Comments on: Sales of Music, Long in Decline, Plunge Sharply http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8538/sales_of_music_long_in_decline_plunge_sharply/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:18:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: StormNinja http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8538/sales_of_music_long_in_decline_plunge_sharply/#comment-183529 StormNinja Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-183529 And it's going to get worse--for them... And it’s going to get worse–for them…

]]> By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8538/sales_of_music_long_in_decline_plunge_sharply/#comment-183530 mountain_rage Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-183530 Thats what happens when you hold on to a dying business model. What has really happened with the creation of file sharing is the devaluation of music. The problem is that the music industry has not adapted to this shift by lowering the price of their product cd prices have actually increased. This has alienated most of their consumers since very few are willing to spend 20$ on a CD. Even 99cents a song on Itunes is a little high for most. If the music industry wants to raise sales their gonna have to be creative cut profits from investors and execs and put the focus back on the artist and the music. Thats what happens when you hold on to a dying business model. What has really happened with the creation of file sharing is the devaluation of music. The problem is that the music industry has not adapted to this shift by lowering the price of their product cd prices have actually increased. This has alienated most of their consumers since very few are willing to spend 20$ on a CD. Even 99cents a song on Itunes is a little high for most. If the music industry wants to raise sales their gonna have to be creative cut profits from investors and execs and put the focus back on the artist and the music.

]]> By: Boomer The Dog http://www.zeropaid.com/news/8538/sales_of_music_long_in_decline_plunge_sharply/#comment-183531 Boomer The Dog Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 #comment-183531 I was at Wal-Mart with a friend and there was a small rack with latest CD releases from $10-14. I mean I never look at disks in stores these days and barked that I couldn't believe it I could buy two of these and that's my internet bill for a month. The whole scene was like a weird flashback standing in front of that rack.. Music has lost value for me too or rather it has changed value. I didn't have money to buy every disk I wanted so when I'd get one I'd treasure it it was just me and that disk for a while. Individually albums meant more then. Now I can sample much more music to find what I like and listen to whole genres and learn so much more about all kinds of music. With downloads there's no disk box or package to get in the way just the music itself to listen to. I find I don't miss the package now either. I was at Wal-Mart with a friend and there was a small rack with latest CD releases from $10-14. I mean I never look at disks in stores these days and barked that I couldn’t believe it I could buy two of these and that’s my internet bill for a month. The whole scene was like a weird flashback standing in front of that rack..

Music has lost value for me too or rather it has changed value. I didn’t have money to buy every disk I wanted so when I’d get one I’d treasure it it was just me and that disk for a while. Individually albums meant more then.

Now I can sample much more music to find what I like and listen to whole genres and learn so much more about all kinds of music. With downloads there’s no disk box or package to get in the way just the music itself to listen to. I find I don’t miss the package now either.

]]>