what do digipaks do?

a digipak is a way in which the artists can make more money from their work as people have now turned to downloading their music off the internet making it harder from them to make money.  so by having a digipak, which often includes a little book with behind the scene pictures, people are willing to pay to get 'something special' 

some artists also release songs which are only accessible if you buy the album. these are called bonus tracks  e.g beyonce released a platinum edition of her album

what should be on the front of a digipak

the name of the artist is very important 

a picture of the artist so that the audience can be familiar with their face. however this only is a must for certain genres  e.g pop

the name of the album 

what should be on the back cover of a digipak?

a track list of all the songs on the album

record label logos and information

barcode

information about the artist e.g websites and info about the album