Well, I'm personally glad to see that physical media still represents 70% of music sales. As much as I like the iTunes store and being able to sample music before buying, I much prefer to rip my own CDs @ 320k VBR. And to cite yet another example, the new MGMT album is $9.99 on iTunes and $9.99 on Amazon for the actual CD. I think this is a clear example that digital music prices are too high. I mean really, why would I want to pay the same price for less quality. Now if the digital version was $2 or $3 less, then maybe we'd have something.
Yeah, I still buy CDs when I like most or a few of the songs.
Yeah, I still buy CDs when I like most or a few of the songs.
Right, the only time I buy from iTunes is for the single songs where I don't like the rest of the album. But if there's 2-3 decent or good songs, I'll buy the full CD.
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Just trying to understand the numbers...
Apple's iTunes had a 25 percent market share of all U.S. music downloads.
Walmart, which took 14 percent (#2 seller)
Apple as the largest online music seller, taking a whopping 69 percent of the total market.
The next closest seller was Amazon, with 8 percent of all paid downloads.
What are these actually referring to?
I agree with you. I don't understand the number either....
If iTunes and Walmart make up 39% of all US music downloads, who makes up the other 61%?
I agree with you. I don't understand the number either....
If iTunes and Walmart make up 39% of all US music downloads, who makes up the other 61%?
I'm not understanding the confusion here.
Edit:
In the US, Apple takes 25% of all music sales
In the US, Walmart take 14% o all music sales*
In the US, everyone else accounts for the other 61%.
Online, Apple takes 69% of all music sales
Online, Amazon takes 8% of all music sales†
Online, everyone else accounts for the other 23%.
* 12 tracks per CD averaged per CD sales?
† Downloads only, not physical sales
Well, I'm personally glad to see that physical media still represents 70% of music sales. As much as I like the iTunes store and being able to sample music before buying, I much prefer to rip my own CDs @ 320k VBR. And to cite yet another example, the new MGMT album is $9.99 on iTunes and $9.99 on Amazon for the actual CD. I think this is a clear example that digital music prices are too high. I mean really, why would I want to pay the same price for less quality. Now if the digital version was $2 or $3 less, then maybe we'd have something.
Yeah, I still buy CDs when I like most or a few of the songs.
Yeah, I still buy CDs when I like most or a few of the songs.
Right, the only time I buy from iTunes is for the single songs where I don't like the rest of the album. But if there's 2-3 decent or good songs, I'll buy the full CD.
I'm not understanding the confusion here.
Edit:
In the US, Apple takes 25% of all music sales
In the US, Walmart take 14% o all music sales*
In the US, everyone else accounts for the other 61%.
Online, Apple takes 69% of all music sales
Online, Amazon takes 8% of all music sales?
Online, everyone else accounts for the other 23%.
* 12 tracks per CD averaged per CD sales?
? Downloads only, not physical sales
Got it... Thank you.