[LINK] Fall in CD Singles sales not due to piracy

[Deus Ex Machina]

did you have b1 or b2 milk this morning? how about some dirt on the milk industry?

Vic

Adam Todd [adam at todd.inoz.com] wrote:
> 
> 
> Well, after much public debate about why there was a 17% fall in CD Single 
> sales, I decided to ring around as part of my job and got a sneak tidbit of 
> info.
> 
> CD single sales aren't falling because of piracy at all.  In fact, ARIA 
> made a few mistakes in trying to cover up the realities.  However, the real 
> fact, that wasn't published, was, as usual, the figures that the 17% was 
> based on.
> 
> How does the fact that CD Singles are basically not really being made for 
> the purpose of profitable sales, sound?  In fact there are less CD Singles 
> being published now, than singles being published ever before.
> 
> And the reality of CD Singles is, they are released, as a LOSS LEADER 
> (hence a 17% fall in sales is a bonus, they expect higher numbers) in hope 
> that the single will help pre-promote the album, which is REALLY what they 
> want to sell.
> 
> Anyway, thought you might like the industry dirt :)
> 
> 
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