Article: CDs: Casualty of iTunes age, but not dead yet

Sharan Kumar
University Wire
09-04-2007
(The Pitt News) (U-WIRE) PITTSBURGH -- Bruna Martins is skeptical about the future of CDs. A junior at the University of Pittsburgh, she believes that the CD is outdated and rarely purchases them.

"I usually don't buy CDs unless I really like the artist. Music is so easy to access today online that I don't think that there is a very big demand for CDs," Martins said.

Statistics seem to support Martins' claim. CD sales across the country have declined 20 percent from a year ago, according to Nielsen SoundScan. At the same time, digital sales of individual songs from programs such as iTunes have risen 54 percent from last year.

There are several reasons ...

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