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This story offers a scary prospect for the rest of 2010. The biggest retailers of physical music (read: CDs) are big chain stores like Wal-Mart, Target and Best Buy. Word in the industry is that they’re going to shrink the already meagre floor space they devote to CDs. Only the biggest-selling releases will be carried.
And think about the kinds of people who shop for music at Wal-Mart. No wonder Susan Boyle and Taylor Swift have sold millions.
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I am a bit old school when it comes to music, in that I pay for it and I still buy whole albums. I just don’t understand this idea of stealing music. If you like it, then support it.
The cool kids think nothing of dropping $300 on a pair of pre-ripped jeans because it’s got some lame ass designer’s name on it, but they won’t pay $.99 for a song or $9.99 for an album.
It will be a sad day for sure when I can no longer head out to the music store to find that next musical gem. -
NOOOOO! I am a HUGE cd buyer! Frickin Ipods, and all those other fancy doo dads.
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I have resorted to buying nearly all of my music online, from Canadian, American, British and Australian sites. Just about anything you discover here on ExploreMusic or not on some mass-market “corporate” radio station (eg. any Clear Channel station in the U.S.) is practically impossible to find in a “traditional” retail outlet. HMV at least makes a reasonable effort. Apart from them, Walmart, BestBuy, FutureShop have their pathetic two aisles of music pretty much divided in to two sections:
1. I’m not interested in this shite.
2. I already own this.
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