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FYI Your search for sound & video ends here! Jay Sonin, General Manager Music Hunter Distributing Company 4880 North Citation Drive, Suite # 101 Delray Beach, Florida 33445-6552 <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] 561-450-7152 From: Jerry McBride [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 11:37 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [MLA-L] Future of the CD This has been an interesting discussion. The decline in CD sales in general is a clear trend. The Recording Industry in Numbers, 2014 ed. shows this quite clearly on p. 18. Here are the percentages for global revenues by source 2008 vs. 2013 2008% / 2013% - Category 64/41 CDs 14/26 Permanent downloads 2 /11 Streaming (ad-supported and subscription) 4 / 7 Performance rights (SoundExchange royalties) 0.4/ 1 Vinyl 15/12 All other formats It is even more pronounced for the US for 2013, where the ratio was 30% - 60%, CDs - digital. In 2013, subscription services were the fastest growing segment of the market. Downloads are still the largest part of the digital market. The decline in CD sales slowed, and vinyl increased 26.9% in 2013. These statistics do not show particular niche markets such as classical music where CD sales are probably still strong, audiophiles, special collectables, etc. There are still a lot of CDs being produced, but the trend to downloads and subscriptions overall seems clear. -- Jerry McBride Head Librarian Music Library and Archive of Recorded Sound Braun Music Center, Room 104 Stanford University 541 Lasuen Mall Stanford, CA 94305-3076 650-725-1146 650-384-9817 (mobile) 650-725-1145 (fax)