No surprise, but a recent research has just confirmed that the sale of music CDs is on the drop while the sale of digital music is on the rise in USA.

Digital Downloads
Number of digital downloads in 2008 : 36 million
Increase of 8 million over 2007 (29%)

Music CD Sales
Drop in Number of Music CDs purchased in 2008 : 17 million (19% drop)

Overall, there were 13 million fewer music buyers in 2008.

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