5 posts and columns on compact disc

Like Old Music On Compact Discs? Sony Has a Deal For You.

in Media on June 20, 2011 at 4:16 pm PT

Some pretty good ones, actually: Lavish box sets featuring artists like Aretha Franklin and Miles Davis. Important to remember: People are still spending more money on discs than on digital music.
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Don’t Blame Apple for Its Music Monopoly. Blame the Big Labels.

in Media on May 26, 2010 at 3:30 am PT

Federal regulators are looking at Apple yet again, this time at the company’s dominance of digital music. But the big music companies are the ones that gave Apple that power, and they’re the ones that could take it away. Don’t hold your breath.

Not Dead Yet! The CD Still Rules Music (But iTunes Is Closing the Gap).

in Media on August 18, 2009 at 6:41 am PT

Ready to toss dirt on the old, unloved CD? You’re going to have to wait a while. Compact discs are increasingly hard to find (at least in physical stores), but someone out there keeps buying them: The ancient format still makes up the majority of music sales in the U.S. And since album-length CDs are a whole lot more lucrative for the industry than iTunes singles, expect to see the industry cling to them as long it can get away with it.
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