Originally published December 14 2005
UK music fans cite reasons for digital music switch
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
According to an ICM survey, UK music fans feel that loss of CDs through theft or lending is a main cause for the digital music movement. Selection is also an issue, as many stores do not hold what fans are looking for.
UK music fans' inability to hang on to their CD collections is driving the adoption of digital music services, according to an ICM survey.
The survey found that we have lost two billion vinyl records and CDs through theft or by lending them out, that's 37 out of the average 126-strong collection.
As a result, the survey claims, one-in-five are now using the Internet to get our music while 42 per cent no longer venture into high street stores where they cannot find what they are looking for.
In fact such is our love of digital music that a quarter of us would rather listen to our tunes through a computer or MP3 player than bother with the hassle of a hi-fi; however thirty-five per cent of us prefer digital collections to a stack of CDs or vinyl cluttering up the living room.
Napster, who commissioned the survey, said that it is 'worth noting' than a monthly subscription to its music service - which gives you access to its entire catalogue as long as you keep paying the subscription fee - costs less than the average �22 per month that each UK citizen is spending on music, albeit on physical products without DRM (sometimes) that you get to keep forever, can listen to wherever you like and only have to pay for once.
'This latest ICM research underlines the tremendous shift towards digital music that we've witnessed all year,' said Leanne Sharman, Napster vice-president & UK general manager.
'Napster UK alone now has over 850,000 members with analysts increasingly pointing to digital subscription as the music retail business model of the future.
This is further borne out by these findings which show how quickly traditional record formats are becoming obsolete.'
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