Article: Are cassette tapes dead?

Have CDs taken over? Are cassette tapes coming to an end? After speaking to some Canadian custom duplicators, it's clear that CDs have certainly stolen the popularity that cassettes once had. But according to Linda Evans of Ambassador Records who said 70 per cent of their business is still in cassettes, "The market is changing, but I don't think cassettes will ever completely go out."

Artists need to decide how many cassettes they should make... if any at all. And the answer differs for different musical genres. Jazz and classical music are almost completely dominated by the CD format where as acoustic, folk, bluegrass, ethnic, and albums for children still have strong cassette sales. Other ...

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