Reply #17: I Still Buy CDs

[NashVegas]

And will continue to.

If nothing else, there is a generational difference between people who will continue to prefer albums and those who would be happy to go and stay digital.

A CD, if you mistreat it can get messed up, but it can't be erased. You'll never lose a CD forever due to hard drive failure. Even vinyl still has a market.

We did a survey among website users for a radio station that serves 25-49 year olds, with a core demo of 35-45 and found that 95% of respondants had no real interest in buying an iPod or other digital music player. The older you get in the spectrum, the more people were happy to continue listening to albums, listening to the songs in the order the artist intended them to be listened to. They have less need to be in control of their listening experience as long as the product is good.