I have a site in development which is a small independent record label. As well as wanting to sell physical CDs from the site, I want to be able to make these recordings available as downloads in varions formats. For example: Recording A has the variants of Complete CD (physically shipped), 24-bit/192KHz .flac, 24-bit 192KHz .alac, 24-bit 96KHz flat etc. Is there a store front available that would be able to list the individual tracks against the product, with the option of downloading the entire recording, or selecting tracks from it? Also, can these downloads be housed in a https:// secure environment?

Sorry if I haven't made myself quite clear here. For anyone that might have bought recordings from sites such as Hyperion, TheClassicalShop.net etc (both of which use download managers after a purchase has been made), theirs is the sort of approach I would like to take, possibly with the use of a store manager that would handle the downloads also, or a combination of store manager and a download manager.

Many thanks.

Bear in mind that ecommerce modules can be problematic.

However, one nice ecommerce module that supports digital downloads is Cart Viper (cartviper.com). Be sure to check the features to see that it meets your need, and also I would encourage you to try the free trial version. It is good for 14 days, but you can probably get an extension if you need additional time.

I recommend that you try to completely implement the store, but without a full set of content and perhaps not doing all of the skinning that you will need. Verify that it works, and that it works in a way that is what you need.

Like I said, try before you buy. This is one area where you don't want to make a mistake. Payment processors, shipping/handling and other features are bits that you should test.

Many thanks for your response Joe, and sorry for the delay in acknowledging it. I'll certainly give Cart Viper a try, and will let you know how it goes.