Comments on: New Evidence of Paradigm Shifts in Music Distribution, XXXV… http://www.iamaaronmartin.com/blog/2008/new-evidence-of-paradigm-shifts-in-music-distribution-xxxv I reside here. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:58:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Grant http://www.iamaaronmartin.com/blog/2008/new-evidence-of-paradigm-shifts-in-music-distribution-xxxv/comment-page-1#comment-2151 Grant Sat, 17 May 2008 16:16:47 +0000 http://www.iamaaronmartin.com/blog/?p=253#comment-2151 <blockquote>Being a complete design geek, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll continue to buy albums from my favorite artists because of great design, but for the mid-level artists that I like for now, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll just buy the digital copies and save myself the storage hassle."</blockquote> I do the same thing. Artists now fall into two tiers for me - the ones where I have to buy the physical copy, and the ones where I want the digital version. What will be interesting to watch is the transition to all-digital. I'm working with some bands now that are releasing albums (or EP's at least) that will never take physical form. So we try to do things like include PDF's of the liner notes to help recreate the physical artwork experience.

Being a complete design geek, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll continue to buy albums from my favorite artists because of great design, but for the mid-level artists that I like for now, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll just buy the digital copies and save myself the storage hassle.”

I do the same thing. Artists now fall into two tiers for me - the ones where I have to buy the physical copy, and the ones where I want the digital version.

What will be interesting to watch is the transition to all-digital. I’m working with some bands now that are releasing albums (or EP’s at least) that will never take physical form. So we try to do things like include PDF’s of the liner notes to help recreate the physical artwork experience.

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