The compact disc is dying along with the concept of the cheap CD store, according to AP.
While punters are rushing to buy their music online, the days of budget CDs bought from a discount shop are fading fast.
Second hand CD shops? Nah they are history too, apparently.
The final New South Wales franchise of Dirt Cheap CDs has shut down meaning Aussies can't get $10 CDs any more. Six years ago it had five stories in Sydney.
Walter Lehne, the owner of the chain, says the market has changed completely and a huge amount of music is now legally downloaded.
No one is interested in second hand CDs either and shops are shutting up faster than Jonathon Ross under a ten-week suspension.
All that is left are the big-chain CD retailers who still have a lot of buying power these days, AP reports.
But specialising might be the key to survival. Some CD retailers who have refused to sell the latest Coldplay album are making good money flogging unusual stuff.
Story source:
theinquirer.net.
