How Many Of Y'all...(Digital Download Related)

[JRK]

Fasho Fam..

You do realize I said World though.. not US..
and the article u posted factors in physical cd sales as well..

Amazon Digital dominates on a worldwide scale.. for the digital market that is.


Peace & Respect

Oh word LOL!!


Chuuuuch!

[Allpaul]

I ain't fucking with that garbage Itunes, and I especially avoid anything related to DRM or any other copy protection system.
I also avoid sites that have some DRM-protected files and some regular mp3-files, and WMA or AAC is out of the question.
I wanted to buy some stuff from Amazon MP3, but they didn't want my money because I'm not American.

What I'd like to see:
A mp3 shop with millions of albums and single tracks available - mp3 format - properly tagged - choose your own bitrate, from 192 to 320.
Easy to use, fast to download, decent prices, easy to sort by genre/year/alphabetically, etc. if you buy the single, you can complete the album later at discount price.
Allofmp3 was such a site, but it's Russian owners set the price so low that RIAA nearly demanded U.S. gov to threaten Russia with war if they didn't take it down. 

As long as the "illegal" market is 100 times better than the half-assed overpriced legal market, I'll continue downloading, and buy the occasional album that deserves it. 

 What's fucked up about it is Apple want's to sell DRM free music, it was the labels that insisted on it. IMO, iTunes has helped the record biz. At least they gave people a choice on whether to download legit or not. The labels then wanted to charge more for certain songs, and apple refused. That's when they gave competitors green light to sell DRM free music. I think that is bitchery at the highest scale!
BTW, Apple does sell DRM free music with their iTunes plus service.

[Allpaul]

On topic, I do buy music occasionally on iTunes. I bought Crook's single....

[Shade Sheist™]

http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/11/amazons-artist.html

Amazon + Amazon Digital = Worldwide Dominance

But the issue is not who is the top digital retailer, that is all a matter of preference..
The point of this post is that digital sales are rapidly replacing physical cd sales and it will be more than apparent in just another year or so..

[aaamusicgroupwest]

I wanna tap into Japan and Germany for digital distribution...

do you know anything about that Shade?? Tech and I are dropping a digital download early next year and I wanna get it available to as far in each direction as I can...

[acgrundy]

naw I am not going to pay for a download when I could get it for free...I mean, where the hell is the sense in that?

[Elano]

The last time i was in l.a. i've spent HOURS inside one of the most beautiful records store that i've ever seen:



once again: fuck digital!

[Elano]

Interesting. I recall hearing a Mr. Shadow interview conducted by Chrymes. He said he made $35,000+ off the trunk of his car. No label, no distribution, nothing. It was all self-made.

it's not 100% legal....

[Birdie]

The Krasnoe Dinamo: Yeah that looks very nice, I have to visit that store too. By the way I checked their website:

http://www.amoeba.com/music/new-releases/2008-october.html

October 28th:
Warren G - G Files

WTF?

[Elano]

it's more than a nice store,believe me: its AMAZING

[DJ ACE CAPONE]

I actually do sometimes because I can't find everything for free. Also there is some specific music, instruments & kids songs & movies I get.

[Shade Sheist™]

I wanna tap into Japan and Germany for digital distribution...

do you know anything about that Shade?? Tech and I are dropping a digital download early next year and I wanna get it available to as far in each direction as I can...

Techniec knows about my arsenal and he is attached to everything..  if this answers your question!

The last time i was in l.a. i've spent HOURS inside one of the most beautiful records store that i've ever seen:


once again: fuck digital!

Amoeba is the "last" great music store..
I never thought I would see the day that the Tower Records on Sunset Blvd would close,
and I hope with all faith that this monumental piece of real estate doesn't fall victim to what the industry has become!