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| From | "Jaimie Vernon" <bullseyecanada@hotmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: Box 'n Bruce 'n Fools |
| Date | Sat, 29 Jul 2006 10:59:07 -0400 |
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AT Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 18:24:51 Bryan wrote:
>><< Have people stopped buying stuff online? Cause our retail sales have
>>remained steady in comparison. >>
>
>Do you mean: "Have people stopped buying CDs online?" because all
>physical CD sales are down (even though they're on an upswing from just a
>few years ago, compared to the ratio of CD sales at that time). If you're
>asking about "stuff" in general, I haven't read or heard that -- to me it
>seems like e-tailers like Amazon are increasing sales by adding new
>products, etc.
Yeah, I was more blanket inquiring about anything sold online (because I
know Amazon sells more than just CDs -- books, DVDs, et al). And when they
report that sales are down by $30 million over the same quarter from the
previous year you have to assume they're talking ALL sales. I realize that
Amazon isn't the only place to shop....but it is one of the biggest online.
>If you're asking if all brick-n-mortar retail stores are holding steady, I
>don't think you can safely apply <that to stores that primarily sell CDs,
>music in general (the situation with Tower Records, and the closing of
>stores like Arons here in L.A. are evidence of that).
No, I wasn't asking about this....only stating the fact that OUR sales at
brick-n-mortar are holding steady. Though, I'm expecting a huge spike in
sales for September to December because we release an Ian Anderson (Jethro
Tull) DVD/CD set on Tuesday....pre-sales are already in the 2000 unit range.
With massive promotional tie-ins at radio and print media our projections
for the next 12 month on this one title will be in the 5000 DVD/2000 CD
range. And we've got the new Leo Sayer album which is already well over 1500
units.
But, as I stated....we're seeing a significant drop in sales online....we've
had the Leo Sayer out since May and have only sold two through our website.
>I can tell you that digital sales of music is tapering off a bit but major
>labels are still reporting increases in digital sales because the amount of
>titles are increasing -- it's just that the volume of those individual
>titles' sales is down a bit from last year, but it'll pick up again at
>Christmas time...in the U.S. at least.
Our download sales are up....but I can honestly say that's because of new
public awareness and promotion from the likes of iTunes and our digital
distribution broker. Plus...like you've said, we're adding new titles
quarterly.
Jaimie Vernon,
President, Bullseye Records
"Not Infecting Our Customers' Computers Since 1985!!"
http://www.bullseyecanada.com
http://www.bullseyerecords.com
Author, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedia
http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/
http://www.myspace.com/jaimievernonsmovingtargetz
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