Music Sales Decrease by 21-Percent; Spotify, YouTube, 'ADD' to Blame
The CD market has been dying a slow, inglorious death for more than a decade now, since consumers having long ago shifted to the quicker, easier digital download format. According to a new study, though, it's not just CD sales that are suffering, but the music industry as a whole -- including those vaunted download sales. A report from market research firm NPD shows that between 2007 and 2009, ...
In news that should surprise no one, NPD Group, a market research firm, recently released statistics detailing the demise of CDs, and purchased music as a whole. According to the group's findings, over the last year, sales of CDs declined 19-percent, and the number of CD buyers in the U.S. decreased by a whopping 17 million. The decline in purchasing isn't limited to CDs, though. The number of ...








