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I think downloading as partly affected CD SINGLES sales, the price is the main barrier. I think it would be stupid say that it has had no affect on album sales, purely because I know a fair few people who just download albums and put them on CD.
Personally, Im against that. I download music as a way to sample artists or maybe download a single I like when I would not be interested in the whole album. Nevertheless, the price of all CD's is way to high given the costs involved in making and producing it and that provides a barrier for many people. I dont object to paying £10 for an album (play.com) but if the option is there for a free album, via downloading, people will take that.
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