Last week the recording industry released sales figures showing the sales of physical cds is plummeting.
I argued that with digital sales rising, the books should really be balanced because of the decreased costs in manufacturing and transporting music that’s digital. All you have to do is upload a song once and you’re done. You don’t have to burn cd’s, print artwork or stuff jewel boxes, all you do is throw the song on a server and cash the cheques.
I’m a fan of Sia. She’s done work with Zero 7, has her own solo career and has a beautiful quirky style that I find magical.
I was in Starbucks yesterday and saw her new album. A total impulse buy, I thought about getting it until I flipped it over and saw the price was US$13.95 / C$16.95. Hmm .. a little steep, and throw in the exchange imbalance and I said no. Now before you chastize me for wanting to buy music in a coffee shop, you need to know my life does not revolve around a mall. I’m in Starbucks more than HMV, so it’s convenient for me.
So I put the CD back, too expensive (mind you I did pay $6 for a chai latte and a treat), reminding myself to check iTunes later.
I just looked up Sia on iTunes. The CD, the whole album, is $9.99. It’s not a part of iTunes +, so that means the tracks have Digital Rights Management attached to them, and I won’t be able to move them between my devices easily, so I checked Amazon MP3
Almost HALF of what a CD would cost me.
That’s why I’m not buying CDs, cause y’all are screwing us!
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The last CD I bought was RyanDan and after tax, it was 16$…ouch! I should have saved my money and downloaded it off Itunes too. Id still be supporting their sales/career! I ended up getting Paul Potts of Itunes for my mom.
(Just started following you on Twitter.) I buy all my CDs used from Amazon.com sellers. I always like having a physical backup copy just in case, plus the liner notes are important to me. Guess I’m just nostalgic or something.