Here is another example of a Self-publishing success with MySpace.
TIME Europe Magazine: Jul. 31, 2006 — Reasons to Be Cheerful – 1
A handful of free tracks posted on Allen’s page on virtual community MySpace has garnered almost 3 million listens. “Obviously I’m really grateful for MySpace and what it’s done for me,” says Allen, “but at the same time MySpace is just a website; it’s the music that people are attracted to, not the Internet.”