patrickWebJohn Patrick's weblog @ patrickWeb focuses on Internet technology trends including WiFi, e-business, digital identity, public policy, and blogging. He also shares stories about travel, music, motorcycles, and other hobbies.MP3 for Sale- June 30, 2008 The shift to digital music is well underway, but -- believe it or not -- the total digital music business is still only about 15% of total music sales. Physical recordings accounted for 82% of the $20 billion in total recorded music sales last year. Needless to say, the mix is shifting. Apple announced that it has now sold 5 billion tracks of music. The good news for consumers is that competition is increasing and we are getting more and more choices. Single track downloads grew 53% last...http://www.patrickweb.com/weblog/archives/2008_06.php |