Madison, WI - December 12, 2005 - Musicnotes, Inc., the market leader in downloadable sheet music, announced today it has been selected as one of the Top 50 Retailing Web Sites by Internet Retailer Magazine.
Musicnotes.com joins other leading retail web sites such as Amazon.com and BestBuy.com in Internet Retailer's 7th annual "Best of the Web" list. Musicnotes.com was one of three music web sites selected for the distinction, along with audio music download leader, iTunes and independent CD store, CDBaby.com.
"We are pleased to recognize The Top 50 for 2006. They reflect the best of what retailers can do online," says Kurt T. Peters, editor of Internet Retailer. "Musicnotes.com stands out for its technology that allows sheet music shoppers not only to hear the actual piece of music they are considering but also to follow along as it is played. Retailers in our Top 50 aren't necessarily the biggest, the most profitable or the best known-they are the sites that innovate to take online retailing to the next level."
View the Internet Retailer "Best of the Web - Top 50 Retailing Sites" article:
http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=16882
Go directly to the Musicnotes.com profile in Internet Retailer Magazine:
http://www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=16892#musicnotes
The seventh annual Internet Retailer "Best of the Web-Top 50 Retailing Sites" recognizes excellence in web merchandising within a wide range of retailers. The editors base their selections of the Top 50 on consultations with members of Internet Retailer's Editorial Board of Advisers and with industry consultants and analysts, nominations from readers and the editors' own experience in dealing with sites, both professionally and personally, throughout the year.
About Musicnotes: Musicnotes, Inc. has an impressive catalog of nearly 45,000 digital sheet music titles that has been built on the strength of content agreements with Alfred Publishing, BMG, Famous Music, Peer Music, Word Music, EMI Christian, Bug Music and others. They also carry a complete catalog of over 260,000 mail-order items in their online catalog. The Musicnotes multi-genre catalog includes everything from Josh Groban and Coldplay to George Gershwin and Beethoven.
About Internet Retailer: Internet Retailer is a monthly national business magazine and web site that serve the retailing community. It focuses on the Internet's vital role in a wide array of retailing activities, including web merchandising, supply chain management and multi-channel integration. Internet Retailer's circulation represents the largest multi-channel readership base of any retailing magazine.
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Tim Reiland
Chairman and CFO, Musicnotes, Inc.
treiland@musicnotes.com or 414-745-4232
Kathleen Marsh
CEO Musicnotes, Inc.
kmarsh@musicnotes.com or 608-662-1680 ext. 272
Bill Aicher
Director of Marketing, Musicnotes, Inc.
aicher@musicnotes.com or 608-662-1680 ext. 277
