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  • July 2008

    • As Digital Gains, Album Sales Plunge 11%

      newser  |  Variety  |  Jul 3, 08 6:35 AM CDT

      As Digital Gains, Album Sales Plunge 11%

      CDs continue to go the way of the 8-track, losing further ground to digital music. Another big drop in CD sales is being driven by the closure of Virgin stores and reduced shelf space at outlets like Target. CD sales are off 16% over the last 12 months and total album sales have dropped 11%, Variety reports. More »

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      music industry  • Madonna  • digital music  • Universal Music Group  • Target  • Best Buy  • CDs  • Mariah Carey  • Lil Wayne  • EMI  • Usher  • Lenny Kravitz  • Coldplay  • Virgin Records  • Leona Lewis

  • May 2008

    • Taking Analog Stuff Digital? Skip the Gadgets

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 29, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      Taking Analog Stuff Digital? Skip the Gadgets

      If you’ve been lamenting the fate of your analog media recently, wishing you could bring records, tapes, or photos into the digital world, new devices are here to help. They just don’t do a very good job of it, laments David Pogue in the New York Times , reviewing the Hammacher-Schlemmer photo converter, and vinyl and cassette-tape converters from Ion. More »

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      digital music  • digital photography  • record  • digital media  • cassette tape

  • April 2008

    • Amazon MP3 Sales Aren’t Hurting iTunes

      newser  |  Apple Insider  |  Apr 15, 08 9:54 PM CDT

      Amazon MP3 Sales Aren&rsquo;t Hurting iTunes

      Amazon.com’s digital music download store isn’t stealing iTunes customers—the six-month-old service is attracting a new consumer demographic, analysts say. A market research firm found that only 10 percent of Amazon MP3 customers surveyed in February previously bought iTunes music, AppleInsider reports. That’s a “healthy indication that the digital music customer pool can expand into new consumer groups,” an analyst says. More »

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      Apple  • Amazon.com  • iTunes  • digital music  • digital downloads  • digital video  • Amazon MP3

    • Amazon Keeps Building on Digital Transformation

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 7, 08 3:16 PM CDT

      Amazon Keeps Building on Digital Transformation

      Sales of downloadable digital media continue to gain ground on conventional formats—last week, Apple’s iTunes passed Wal-Mart as top US music seller. Not to be outdone, Amazon.com is rapidly expanding its venues for digital Web delivery, the New York Times reports. This year, the company debuted a music download store, its Unbox video service and the recent download-capable Kindle e-book reader. More »

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      Amazon.com  • digital music  • digital downloads  • digital video  • Amazon  • Kindle  • e-book

  • March 2008

    • Tech Toy Splurges for That Tax Return

      newser  |  ComputerWorld  |  Mar 30, 08 8:33 PM CDT

      Tech Toy Splurges for That Tax Return

      This year, the government’s economic stimulus package will add $600 to the average $2,300 refund each taxpayer receives. That’s a sizable chunk of change, perfect for a little tech-toy indulgence, reports ComputerWorld. Casio Exilim Pro Ex-FI high-speed digital camera: Snag 60 frames in a single second, to score a shot in which everyone’s eyes are open. More »

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      list  • technology  • green technology  • digital music  • robot  • artificial intelligence  • digital photography

    • Apple Is Unlikely to Offer Unlimited Music, But If It Did...

      newser  |  Ars Technica  |  Mar 24, 08 10:51 AM CDT

      Apple Is Unlikely to Offer Unlimited Music, But If It Did...

      Don’t expect a subscription music service bundled with iPods anytime soon: that’s the consensus emerging from the news flurry since last week’s report Apple was considering such a move. Still, the flurry made two things clear, declares Nate Anderson in Ars Technica: Apple would need to tread carefully to avoid antitrust complications if it did go there, and consumers finally seem ready to “rent” music. More »

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      Apple  • iPhone  • iPod  • music downloads  • digital music  • portable media players  • subscription music

    • Apple May Offer Unlimited Tunes in iPods, iPhones

      newser  |  Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 19, 08 10:00 AM CDT

      Apple May Offer Unlimited Tunes in iPods, iPhones

      Apple is considering bundling unlimited access to the iTunes library with its next generation of iPods and iPhones, reports the Financial Times. In a similar move launched in December, Nokia will pay music industry partners almost $80 per handset for “comes with music” phones. Apple has offered just $20 to labels included in its library. One insider says, “It's who blinks first, and whether or not anyone does blink." More »

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      Apple  • music  • iPhone  • iTunes  • digital music

  • February 2008

    • iTunes Store Now No. 2 Music Retailer

      newser  |  Ars Technica  |  Feb 26, 08 3:00 PM CST

      iTunes Store Now No. 2 Music Retailer

      iTunes is the world's No. 2 music retailer, a ranking that includes stores that sell CDs. The reason is a combination of a modest increase in digital music sales and a sharp dive in CD sales, so the news isn't much to celebrate for the music industry. And kids are leading the way in abandoning the CD format, Ars Technica reports. More »

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      Wal-Mart  • music downloads  • iTunes  • digital music  • iTunes Store  • CDs

  • January 2008

    • CBS Lets You Decide What's on the Radio

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jan 24, 08 12:53 PM CST

      CBS Lets You Decide What's on the Radio

      CBS’ Last.fm used to be plain old Internet radio – you picked a station, and listened to whatever it streamed. That all changed yesterday, when the company announced its plan to let users listen to any song they wanted for free, a risky but potentially game-changing move that has the music industry nervous, the New York Times reports. More »

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      CBS  • music industry  • digital music  • Internet radio  • streaming media

    • Napster Moves to MP3-Only Format

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 7, 08 3:30 PM CST

      Napster Moves to MP3-Only Format

      Bad news for digital music copyright advocates: Napster plans to sell music downloads as MP3s and stop selling DRM-protected songs, the digital music retailer said today. Digital rights management blocks consumers from illegally sharing music but is unpopular with users because DRM-protected songs will often only play on certain players and can’t be moved from one computer to another, reports Reuters. More »

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      digital music  • DRM  • DRM free music  • MP3  • Napster  • digital rights management

    • US Album Sales Plummet In '07

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 4, 08 11:25 AM CST

      US Album Sales Plummet In '07

      Album sales in the US fell 15% in 2007, to just 500.5 million units. The total represents both the lowest sales figure and sharpest decline since Nielsen began keeping track of music sales estimates in 1993. Total digital sales, including both albums and singles, were up 14% with 1.4 billion units sold, but still 19% short of last year’s figures. More »

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      music industry  • digital music  • music sales

    • Online Music Sales Surge in Britain

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 3, 08 3:28 PM CST

      Online Music Sales Surge in Britain

      Online music downloads in Britain surged during the last week of 2007, more than doubling the corresponding week of 2006, Reuters reports. With physical album sales still down and digital piracy continuing, analysts saw a high note: "The news should help induce optimism that the recorded music industry may be seeing the roots of recovery," one said. More »

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      Apple  • iPod  • digital music  • piracy  • online music

    • Digital Music Packaging Getting Jazzed Up in '08

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jan 2, 08 1:12 AM CST

      Digital Music Packaging Getting Jazzed Up in '08

      Part of the reasons CDs are still popular in the age of digital music is the extras, Reuters reports. When you buy a CD, you get extended album art, lyrics, and liner notes. With an album downloaded digitally, it's just song titles and thumbnail art. The industry hopes to change that in 2008, and Apple's iTunes is expected to lead the way. More »

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      music industry  • iTunes  • digital music  • music label  • digital downloads

  • December 2007

    • Amazon Gets Funky With Warner Music

      newser  |  Digital Trends  |  Dec 27, 07 2:21 PM CST

      Amazon Gets Funky With Warner Music

      Amazon’s burgeoning mp3 service landed another big fish today, adding Warner Music’s catalog to its online store. The Amazon shop aims to compete with Apple’s iTunes, selling songs for 89 cents as opposed to Apple’s 99 cents and without digital rights management software that makes sharing songs difficult and limits which players will play them. More »

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      Apple  • music industry  • Amazon.com  • digital music  • iTunes Store  • Warner Music  • DRM  • DRM free music  • Amazon MP3

    • Interest Grows in Music-for-Rent

      newser  |  BusinessWeek  |  Dec 7, 07 2:32 PM CST

      Interest Grows in Music-for-Rent

      After years of the iTunes model dominating digital music sales, the time for subscription music services could be near. So far, fewer than 3 million Americans have signed up for such services. But as customizable online radio stations and social networks where users sample and recommend music grow in popularity, the public may be ready for the subscription model, reports BusinessWeek. More »

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      music industry  • digital music  • web radio  • subscription music

    • MySpace Will Transmit Blunt

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 5, 07 1:47 AM CST

      MySpace Will Transmit Blunt

      MySpace will host and sell videos of exclusive musical performances on its MySpace Music site, reports the New York Times . Artists will record a series of exclusive videos for the site, and will be able to set their own prices, unlike Apple's iTunes flat-rate prices. The system, called Transmissions, won't require users to leave MySpace, as an earlier, failed system did. More »

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      social networking  • MySpace  • music downloads  • digital music  • music label

  • November 2007

    • Shoppers Swoon for Zunes

      newser  |  PC World  |  Nov 23, 07 11:04 PM CST

      Shoppers Swoon for Zunes

      Microsoft's new Zune digital music players have been flying off the shelves, reports PC World. But big retailers have been running out, frustrating hordes of Thanksgiving shoppers attracted by big discounts and plenty of hype. Microsoft,  which seems to have seriously misjudged demand for the best-selling model, the Zune 80, said the shortages will be over in around a week. More »

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      Microsoft  • Apple  • iPod  • consumer electronics  • digital music  • Zune  • MP3

    • Microsoft Finally Makes a 'Pretty Good' Media Player

      newser  |  PC World  |  Nov 12, 07 2:12 PM CST

      Microsoft Finally Makes a 'Pretty Good' Media Player

      Microsoft released its latest Zune portable media players today, garnering approval from PC World . "This latest generation of Zunes should finally provide some real competition," declared the reviewer. The magazine praised the players for high sound quality and good extra features, but pointed to improvements to the Zune software, Zune Marketplace and online environment as most significant. More »

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      Microsoft  • music  • technology  • digital music  • Zune  • portable media players

    • Digital Music for Audiophiles

      newser  |  CNN  |  Nov 5, 07 10:39 PM CST

      Digital Music for Audiophiles

      New York based Sooloos is producing a digital music system for the most discerning consumers, those who want a totally digitized music system but don't want to sacrifice any audio quality. Starting at $12,900, their fanless Sooloos system speedily accesses a vast hard drive that can accommodate an uncompressed music collection of—to start—12,000 albums. More »

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      iPod  • digital music

  • October 2007

    • Harrison's Catalog Goes Online

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Oct 11, 07 9:57 AM CDT

      Harrison's Catalog Goes Online

      George Harrison today became the final Beatle to release material online, as nine albums from his solo catalog were made available through iTunes and Amazon.com. Calling the release "exciting," Harrison's widow, Olivia, said: "He had begun digital remastering but had no idea how the digital world would change the way we access and listen to music." More »

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      iTunes  • Paul McCartney  • Beatles  • digital music  • John Lennon  • George Harrison  • Ringo Starr

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