July162009
Music fans still prefer buying CDs over downloads »
Emma Barnett / Telegraph:
Out of 1,000 people polled, The Music Ally Speakerbox survey found that 73 per cent were still happy purchasing CDs rather than downloading and 66 per cent of 14 to 18 year olds prefer CDs.
Just over half, (59 per cent) of all music fans still listen to CDs every day and the research showed that CD burning is top of all music sharing activities. Twenty-three per cent of those surveyed still share music in this way, while 18 per cent use bluetoothing and 17 per cent digitally file share single tracks and 13 per cent digitally share albums.
According to the British Phonographic Industry’s (BPI) most recent data, CD sales accounted for approximately 86 per cent of total revenue, compared to 14 per cent produced by digital downloads, for the 12 months up to March 2009.
