Comments on: I bought a CD today, and I liked it (with apologies to Katy Perry) http://www.npdgroupblog.com/2009/01/i-bought-a-cd-today-and-i-liked-it-with-apologies-to-katy-perry/ The official blog of The NPD Group Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:42:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Craig http://www.npdgroupblog.com/2009/01/i-bought-a-cd-today-and-i-liked-it-with-apologies-to-katy-perry/#comment-49 Craig Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:05:25 +0000 http://www.npdgroupblog.com/?p=377#comment-49 Russ - oddly enough I was at Best Buy looking for a small cd-player for our nursey. At the same time I was on the phone with a friend debating about CD sales and how even CD's were going the way of the dodo bird. I could find plenty of Ipod docks, but no cd-players. Then we hung up and my blackberry chimed that I had received a new email. That email was about this story. Very strange. Also very true. Russ - oddly enough I was at Best Buy looking for a small cd-player for our nursey. At the same time I was on the phone with a friend debating about CD sales and how even CD’s were going the way of the dodo bird. I could find plenty of Ipod docks, but no cd-players. Then we hung up and my blackberry chimed that I had received a new email. That email was about this story. Very strange. Also very true.

]]> By: Henry http://www.npdgroupblog.com/2009/01/i-bought-a-cd-today-and-i-liked-it-with-apologies-to-katy-perry/#comment-48 Henry Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:40:38 +0000 http://www.npdgroupblog.com/?p=377#comment-48 I buy lots of music every year. I prefer CDs over downloads if I want most of the songs. iTunes is great if you just want one or two of the songs. I can even abide by the new iTunes pricing structure and will pay a little more for the best songs. I do buy most of my CDs on the internet rather than in bricks & mortar. I think the biggest issue is that most of the new releases are mediocre at best. There are still CDs that sell well just not enough to keep overall sales from declining. I buy lots of music every year. I prefer CDs over downloads if I want most of the songs. iTunes is great if you just want one or two of the songs. I can even abide by the new iTunes pricing structure and will pay a little more for the best songs. I do buy most of my CDs on the internet rather than in bricks & mortar.

I think the biggest issue is that most of the new releases are mediocre at best. There are still CDs that sell well just not enough to keep overall sales from declining.

]]> By: Robert http://www.npdgroupblog.com/2009/01/i-bought-a-cd-today-and-i-liked-it-with-apologies-to-katy-perry/#comment-46 Robert Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:20:10 +0000 http://www.npdgroupblog.com/?p=377#comment-46 It's very dissapointing seeing the medium suffer when many still truly feel its well worth the value. Like you said about 'satisfaction with their collection' apathy has set in for many, but I hope it spurs marketers to try new things with book art, exclusive collections, or in-store promotions. Only a few years back the local Virgin Megastore had in-store signings and performances on what seemed a weekly basis. I haven't heard about too many of those in a long while. It’s very dissapointing seeing the medium suffer when many still truly feel its well worth the value. Like you said about ’satisfaction with their collection’ apathy has set in for many, but I hope it spurs marketers to try new things with book art, exclusive collections, or in-store promotions.

Only a few years back the local Virgin Megastore had in-store signings and performances on what seemed a weekly basis. I haven’t heard about too many of those in a long while.

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