Japan may be one of the world’s perennial early adopters of new technologies, but its continuing attachment to the CD puts it sharply at odds with the rest of the global music industry. While CD sales are falling worldwide, including in Japan, they still account for about 85 percent of sales here, compared with as little as 20 percent in some countries, like Sweden, where online streaming is dominant. Do you still buy CDs or do you prefer digital options? nytimes/2014/09/17/business/media/cd-loving-japan-resists-move-to-digital-music-.html?_r=0
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 22:20:01 +0000