How does the DIY approach to music differ from DIY publishing?

How does the DIY approach to music differ from DIY publishing?

Derek Johns (Managing Director - AP Watt Literary Agency) gives expert video advice on: Should I consider using a vanity press?; Are there any good alternatives to traditional publishing routes?; Can an agent help me publish my work via non-traditional routes? and more...

The DIY approach to publishing is more difficult, and the reason for that is quite simple. The experience of listening to music on downloads is exactly the same as the experience of listening to music in any other way. The experience of a book via download is different from sitting, reading on the page. And for the moment we, all of us, still prefer to read a printed book which is sitting on our laps.