Digipacks are a type of CD packaging made out of card or other heavy paper/cardboard material. Digipacks can flip open like a book, or it can have three parts, so that one part of the packaging opens to the right and one part to the left, with the CD in the center middle part. Usually the part that holds the CD is made out of plastic to ensure that the cd is safer and will not fall out as easily.
Digipacks were first created by MeadWestvaco, and their product, called Digi-Pak, is trademarked. As the digi-pak became more popular and began to be used by more manufacturers, the generic "digipack" came to be used to describe all soft CD packaging.
Pros
• They look nice, and many bands and labels like to use them. for aesthetic reasons.
• The 3 part packaging allows for more design options.
• They don’t crack like cases made out of plastic.
• They are more environmentally friendly.
Cons
• More expensive than traditional liner notes and jewel cases.
• Will eventually rip and paper begins to peel away.
• The trays in digipacks break more easily.
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