The Coalition Of Independent Music Stores’ (CIMS) launched today a digital download web site, ThinkIndie.com. The digital store allows you to listen to tracks for free before purchase, and provides high quality mp3s of indie labels like Yep Rock Records and Park The Van Records. The individual songs are priced at $1.11, and album downloads are generally $9.99, which makes the service competitive with major digital outlets like iTunes and Amazon. Read more...
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9.5.09
Think Indie Digital Music Store Launched Today
24.4.09
Record Store Day Boosts Sales, Pirate Bay Reaction
Indie and major labels produced 82 limited-edition exclusive releases for Record Store Day, and most of the indie stores sold considerably better than last year’s Record Store Day. Michael Kurtz, executive director of the Music Monitor Network, told Billboard that “the majority of the stores had matched last year’s volume by mid-afternoon.” Read more...
14.4.09
Indie Record Stores at Risk
Independent record stores are declining in numbers. The Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) reports that just 300 indie record stores remain in the entire United Kingdom, down from over 1000 a decade ago.
The industry shift to online music consumption has also plagued major retailers, as we reported in January, but stores are trying to fight back with the second annual Record Store Day on April 18, when more than 1000 stores worldwide will offer in-store events and performances. Read more...
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