Comments on: Holiday sales down 20 percent http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:37:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kingy http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-552293 Kingy Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:43:55 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-552293 Yeah, I think the best way to solve this problem is that we need to make good music and fight against piracy. Just take Josh Groban's "Noel" for example, Wonderful CD and bound to be a classic, I think! And now you can get it only for $12 : dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=75418 , So good music with good price, why people do not buy it? Absolutely impossibel! Yeah, I think the best way to solve this problem is that we need to make good music and fight against piracy. Just take Josh Groban’s “Noel” for example, Wonderful CD and bound to be a classic, I think! And now you can get it only for $12 : dealstudio.com/searchdeals.php?deal_id=75418 , So good music with good price, why people do not buy it? Absolutely impossibel!

]]> By: David Mackey http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-552004 David Mackey Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:14:23 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-552004 CD sales will continue to decrease. Why buy a CD when you can get just the best songs from iTunes? CD sales will continue to decrease. Why buy a CD when you can get just the best songs from iTunes?

]]> By: yoyoma http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-551828 yoyoma Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:32:21 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-551828 I'm always puzzled as to why "bad sales" is news to begin with. What we're talking about is decreased profits, after all. But fine, so be it. But I think it is especially nonsensical to continue writing these stories without including in the such articles data on the increased online sales. Are online sales increasing in such a way to offset "losses" in bricks and mortar sales? What about the absolute profits generated by online sales for back catalog items? Are the hundreds of millions of dollars in ringtones included? I’m always puzzled as to why “bad sales” is news to begin with. What we’re talking about is decreased profits, after all. But fine, so be it. But I think it is especially nonsensical to continue writing these stories without including in the such articles data on the increased online sales. Are online sales increasing in such a way to offset “losses” in bricks and mortar sales? What about the absolute profits generated by online sales for back catalog items? Are the hundreds of millions of dollars in ringtones included?

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-551513 Jon Tue, 01 Jan 2008 03:02:24 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-551513 Wow... I had no clue that me not shopping AT ALL over the holidays would have such a detrimental impact on overall sales. Jon Wow… I had no clue that me not shopping AT ALL over the holidays would have such a detrimental impact on overall sales.

Jon

]]> By: bz http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-551453 bz Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:16:39 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-551453 The bitching and whining about decreased physical album sales is pointless unless the huge RISE in digital sales is included. The margins for digital sales are negligible. The ringtone market is multi-billion, of which artists see none, and companies see all. The music industry can't sell cd's. True. But they're also not selling cassettes, vinyl or 8 tracks like they used to. They're doing just fine, thank you very much, just look at the annual download totals from iTunes alone. The bitching and whining about decreased physical album sales is pointless unless the huge RISE in digital sales is included.

The margins for digital sales are negligible. The ringtone market is multi-billion, of which artists see none, and companies see all.

The music industry can’t sell cd’s. True. But they’re also not selling cassettes, vinyl or 8 tracks like they used to.

They’re doing just fine, thank you very much, just look at the annual download totals from iTunes alone.

]]> By: Marcus http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-551452 Marcus Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:15:45 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/12/31/holiday-sales-down-20-percent/#comment-551452 It feels like I bought 20 albums in the past few weeks, there is a lot of good music, it just seems like the record industry only wants to market crap, any one who listens to crap will inevitably hate music It feels like I bought 20 albums in the past few weeks, there is a lot of good music, it just seems like the record industry only wants to market crap, any one who listens to crap will inevitably hate music

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