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Jul
Music fans who download songs from the internet go on to buy more albums, a survey has suggested.
The survey’s findings oppose the music industry’s long-standing argument that internet downloading is responsible for a slump in CD sales, with album sales falling 5% in the last year.
Market research company Music Programming Ltd (MPL) said 87% of its respondants who downloaded music admitted they bought albums after hearing tracks through the internet.
An MPL spokesperson said: “Downloading is actually a ‘try before you buy’ tool for a significant amount of people. [more @
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