Cassettes Still a Big Seller in Prisons
One music retailer in California has cornered the music cassette sales market. Big deal, you say? Well, it is when you consider that, in jail, digital music players are useless and CDs are dangerous contraband. But, for some reason, cassette tapes and players are allowed, which means that millions of people in this country are forced to use an outdated method of music distribution that many labels no longer cater to. That's why Bob Paris of Pack Central started stocking up on cassettes a number of years ago and has developed a burgeoning business that caters specifically to the incarcerated.
While the rest of the music industry struggles to stay afloat, Paris's business has remained flat with more than a million dollars in sales for the last five years straight. "I have dodged every conventional bullet that has hit most music retailers," Paris told the New York Times. "I don't have to worry about downloading, legal or illegally." [Source: NY Times]
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susan @ Jul 25th 2008 2:21PM
You can still get some great bargains on cassette, the older music especially, oldies, classics...cassettes are great not just for convicts but for people who can't afford a computer or any sort of digital music...there is also a site that offers a USB connected gadget that you can use to transfer your old cassettes onto CDs.