Posted January 11, 200916 yr Most CD stores are shutting down fast, first Woolworths then Zavvi and later this year HMV.... Is the internet killing the music industry as we know it ? :cry: Will the CD Album disappear soon and we'll only have the option of downloading songs from Internet retailers or illegaly???
January 11, 200916 yr HMV are up to their eyeballs in debt and are continually restructuring, given the way things have gone with Woolies and Zavvi they must be looking over their shoulder I said a similar thing as the thread starter in the Zavvi thread last night and to me the answer is YES More and more download services are starting such as Amazon's one, I Tunes are scrapping DRM which will lead to even more sales for them, places like Play and CD-Wow are booming so yes I see a stage where the choice is supermarket or net
January 11, 200916 yr Author More and more download services are starting such as Amazon's one, I Tunes are scrapping DRM which will lead to even more sales for them, places like Play and CD-Wow are booming so yes I see a stage where the choice is supermarket or net it's a huge disaster i think.... :cry: back in the 90's you could find two or 3 record shops on every corner, some of them indie.... now the only way you could get them is by waiting for a few weeks b4 receiving them by e-mail or download them for free on any of the blogs which are available by the millions....
January 11, 200916 yr I'm afraid so...but it's just the next exciting movement for the music industry (which has FINALLY caught up with technology) in the same way that sheet music was all but phased out by recorded versions of songs. Moving forward is natural.
January 11, 200916 yr soon, it's only a matter of a few months.... Hmm I don't know. :lol: Everytime I go to the one in MK it's packed.
January 11, 200916 yr HMV are up to their eyeballs in debt and are continually restructuring, given the way things have gone with Woolies and Zavvi they must be looking over their shoulder But surely they'll benefit somewhat from the demise of their High St competition?
January 11, 200916 yr But surely they'll benefit somewhat from the demise of their High St competition? Not if the prices are unreasonable they won't If they have prices that are the same as the net then yes they will have to do that, people are more net savvy than 5 years ago and HMV have to bear that in mind in their pricing structure
January 11, 200916 yr I guess so. Downloads are more popular and relevant than ever. Only in the singles market. I don't think downloads will ever take over the albums market. [That's if they sort out the sale prices. I once read that the manufacturing cost of an album is around £1.20. Selling it at £11.99 is quite ridiculous if that's the case].
January 11, 200916 yr i had know idea about hmv!!! Yes your probably right :( I have to admit i always download singles on the net however when it comes to albums i'll never not be buying cds physically.
January 11, 200916 yr Only in the singles market. I don't think downloads will ever take over the albums market. Don't see why it can't happen Josh Artwork is easily downloadable online for CD covers and people can buy blank CD's or DVD's and put the downloaded album onto blank CD and even use lightscribe to make it look identical to a High St copy
January 11, 200916 yr Author If they have prices that are the same as the net downloads aren't the same thing as a physical CD.... sometimes you can have an album as a download but you want the buy the physical CD with the cover and booklet and extra-content and music video... it's never the same and it will never be the same :o
January 11, 200916 yr Author Artwork is easily downloadable online for CD covers and people can buy blank CD's or DVD's and put the downloaded album onto blank CD and even use lightscribe to make it look identical to a High St copy isn't it a lot better to buy the original CD with the nice packaging and High Quality Pictures for 5.99 instead of blank CD's with their awful look?????? :wacko:
January 11, 200916 yr downloads aren't the same thing as a physical CD.... sometimes you can have an album as a download but you want the buy the physical CD with the cover and booklet and extra-content and music video... it's never the same and it will never be the same :o When I download songs anything in a 320Bitrate is the equivalent of the quality of a CD in the High St I anticipate that download sites will sell artwork, sleeves, covers and so on as well as just an mp3, it is possible to recreate an identical CD
January 11, 200916 yr Author I'm afraid so...but it's just the next exciting movement for the music industry (which has FINALLY caught up with technology) in the same way that sheet music was all but phased out by recorded versions of songs. Moving forward is natural. yes but nothing will replace CD's because people will still want to buy the actual physical thing.
January 11, 200916 yr isn't it a lot better to buy the original CD with the nice packaging and High Quality Pictures for 5.99 instead of blank CD's with their awful look?????? :wacko: I have Lightscribe technology built into my Blu Ray drive on my laptop so with that that can create identical looking CD's to the ones you buy in the High St, not that I have tried but the technology is there to totally recreate a High St CD
January 11, 200916 yr yes but nothing will replace CD's because people will still want to buy the actual physical thing. But they are buying them less and less mate, if people were buying physical CD's in great numbers 2 of the big 3 stores wouldn''t be bust, another one losing money hand over fist and WH Smith pulling out of sales, the demand isn't there and the main reason for that is download sites and Play/CD Wow
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