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Re: [ARSCLIST] Trends in music sales
I think Forrester is being cautious (they were known for wildly optimistic predictions during the
dot-bomb bubble so they probably are speaking with many qualifying clauses these days). My bet is,
back-catalog CD's will sell out of current inventory and then be delisted in almost all cases. Quick
hits will still have an initial CD release for a while.
-- Tom Fine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Miller" <karl.miller@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:18 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] Trends in music sales
http://www.marketingcharts.com/radio/forrester-end-of-music-industry-as-we-know-it-3568/
The article above discusses the increase in sales of downloads and a decrease in CD sales. It
mentions a "Forrester" research report which suggests that by 2012, downloads will surpass CD
sales.
A related item, heard on the news this morning, iTunes is now the second largest music retailer,
with Wal Mart being number one.
Karl