So you've finally finished your documentary film and authored a DVD (or a Blu-ray; for the purposes of this article, I will use DVD). Whether or not you have a DVD distributor lined up, it's worth investigating how you can sell DVDs independently, so you can maximize your revenue and/or assess your distributor's terms. Selling DVDs directly to customers will maximize your profit potential on a per-disc basis, and can be quite lucrative. If you have a business license and a website, it's easy to add a payment button or storefront and, voila! You're in business. Of course, your sales will be
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