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CD singles 'in terminal decline'



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Published Date: 27 May 2008
THE high street chain Woolworths yesterday announced it was to stop selling almost all CD singles, saying the format was in "terminal decline".
The group will axe the single from its shelves from August as demand for the format has plummeted in recent years amid the soaring popularity of digital downloading.

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  • Last Updated: 26 May 2008 10:08 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Online music industry
 
1

Charles Linskaill,

Edinburgh 27/05/2008 00:59:43

NO BIG DEAL IS IT,?? Why the News,?

Other supermarkets have not been selling CD singles for about a year now!

Sign of the times,..'MOVE ON' Don't moan!
2

Guga II,

Rockall 27/05/2008 05:46:01
Given the cost of a CD single, the decline in their sales is not surprising. It is a lot cheaper to legally download a single song than it is to pay for an overpriced CD single.

It's about time that Woolworth's moved into the modern world.
3

Bill the Baboon,

Edinburgh 27/05/2008 07:12:07
# 2
The record companies are trying to price CD singles (and cd albums) out of the market because they make bigger profits selling cheaper to produce poor quality mp3 downloads. Its the record companies that should enter the modern world by offering better quality downloads. Mp3 is a hangover from the dial up era and is as outdated as the Labour government. They could also help themselves by being more discriminating as to what is deemed worthy of release, today's music market is not about quality its about grabbing money. On this one I'm happy living in the past
4

eric,

27/05/2008 08:08:33
not surprised the music today is just garbage anyway,my nephews have bought music on line downloads and they say thy dont feel as if they have purchased anything ,Biggest rip off since sliced bread,GLAD I LIVED TO SEE PUNK.
5

Boy Wonder,

27/05/2008 08:57:35
Having MP3 players or iPods means no-one needs CDs or Vinyl ... except DJs.
6

Bien E. Bien,

27/05/2008 12:46:57
I have never paid for an mp3 download, and never will. The quality is just not there. May sound on an ipod when you are walking outside or listening in the car, but if you compare mp3 with cd or vinyl on a decent audio system, then you will hear the difference.

 

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