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CD-Rs and MP3s Not Hurting Record Sales
David Gerard writes "Forget the industry shills' spin - the numbers prove that, for Australia, CD-Rs and MP3s are not hurting record sales in the slightest - based on a recent Australian Record Industry Association survey. It would be interesting to see what the numbers for the US or UK say."
Yep, my band has had a bunch of sales becausepeople can hear it free on my site, and I welcome trading. If you can hear it before you pay for it, and you like it, chances are you'll pay for it. I have several more dollars for beer and guitar strings due to internet sales. Thanks, Al Gore!
Has any article mentioned that while music sales for 2003 were lower than those of 2002, less new albums were also released in 03 than in 02
Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. -Robert Heinlein
I'm not sure that I can believe that the only places available to you to buy music legitimately do not have the kind of music you like. Yeah, when I walk into walmart or target, I'm generally pretty disgusted with the selection, but there are easy-to-find better music venues all over. I just bought two non-riaa cd's from Borders, an underground hip-hop cd on the Definitive Jux label, and a disc of idm/glitch beats on Warp Records. Not only that, but there's a great chain of used, new and local music stores around here that caters to even more unusual tastes than mine. This is Nebraska, and what one would expect to be the low-end of selection as far as music-scenes go, is really quite good. I find it hard to believe the "I just can't find what I like" excuse. Unless you only listen to Polish grindcore or Japanese polka, you're probably not looking hard enough. Do your research so you don't get tricked into buying a one-good-track cd, and then pull out the phonebook. Someone in your area probably sells it. Failing that, try the INTERNET! Amazon is a great resource.