CD burning spawns new business -- 500 million CD labels strong
Amateur CD labels are getting more and more sophisticated and label manufacturers are even sponsoring design contests according to this New York Times story (registration required):
"This wasn't even a business a few years ago," said David Kennough, vice president for sales for the Neato division of Fellowes, which sponsored the competition won by Mr. Smith. This year, Mr. Kennough anticipates that he and his major competitors - Avery/Stomper, Memorex and SureThing - will sell more than 500 million CD labels.
In fact, secondary label markets are already springing up. At least a dozen small developers offer software for designing and printing CD covers and other labels. An entrepreneur who goes by the online name 70's Dude now offers a small selection of generic "indie labels" at cut-rate prices at www .labels-cdrs.com.