The HMV Crisis: Readers' Survey

Well, I'm not e-mailing you weaseling poseurs, so instead, I shall type it here, and you better read it because I am the best.

1, It depends.
2, It depends.
3, Mostly Amazon or iTunes.
4, It depends.
5, Convenience.
6, Not much ;)
7, Nope.
8, I think that fewer people are buying music as
a physical product because Germans.

i'll just answer here for laughs since its a comment

1. 2-3
2. i hate physical copies, i especially hate vinyl
3. itunes
4.Competitive price
- Bonus items (additional tracks, free poster etc.)
- Complete your collection
5. I don't like the experience of going in a record shop and conveniance
6. about 2 thirds
7. I can't afford to buy the music I want to listen to
8. two words - DIGITAL REVOLUTION! heil!

i'll just answer here for laughs since its a comment

1. 2-3
2. i hate physical copies, i especially hate vinyl
3. itunes
4.Competitive price
- Bonus items (additional tracks, free poster etc.)
- Complete your collection
5. I don't like the experience of going in a record shop and conveniance
6. about 2 thirds
7. I can't afford to buy the music I want to listen to
8. two words - DIGITAL REVOLUTION! heil!

sorry i entered two of the same comment can you delete 1 thanks and i hate HMV so good riddance

This was a huge shock to me, I've been buying CDs since I was 16 I'm now 22 and will continue to for the rest of my life.

1) 50+
2) 45
3) HMV
4) To complete my collection
And I like to have the physical copy no need for backing up on a pc
5) Trying to find some bands I like Is very difficult!
6) 0% I have brought all of my music
7) no
8) I think that fewer people are buying music as a physical product because its too easy to get music illegally. Type in what you want on the net and up come a load of sites you can get it or free.

This was a huge shock to me, I've been buying CDs since I was 16 I'm now 22 and will continue to for the rest of my life.

1) 50+
2) 45
3) HMV
4) To complete my collection
And I like to have the physical copy no need for backing up on a pc
5) Trying to find some bands I like Is very difficult!
6) 0% I have brought all of my music
7) no
8) I think that fewer people are buying music as a physical product because its too easy to get music illegally. Type in what you want on the net and up come a load of sites you can get it or free.

This was a huge shock to me, I've been buying CDs since I was 16 I'm now 22 and will continue to for the rest of my life.

1) 50+
2) 45
3) HMV
4) To complete my collection
And I like to have the physical copy no need for backing up on a pc
5) Trying to find some bands I like Is very difficult!
6) 0% I have brought all of my music
7) no
8) I think that fewer people are buying music as a physical product because its too easy to get music illegally. Type in what you want on the net and up come a load of sites you can get it or free.

This was a huge shock to me, I prefer to buy CDs instead of downloading as i like to have something physical i like have the artwork in my hand it leaves me cold just downloading it from iTunes

1) 30+
2) 17
3) HMV & iTunes
4) To complete my collection
And I like to have the physical copy no need for backing up on a pc and i can also play them in the car
5) Bonus items (freebies for buying through a particular retailer, etc.)
- I don't have a shop close to me at the moment my nearest record shop is HMV and that one is 23 miles away
6) 0% I have brought all of my music i think illegal downloaders should be burnt at the stake
7) no
8) I think that fewer people are buying music as a physical product because its too easy to get music illegally. Type in what you want on the net and up come a load of sites you can get it or free.and some people just don't care that its illegal and might kill music shops off

This was a huge shock to me, I prefer to buy CDs instead of downloading as i like to have something physical i like have the artwork in my hand it leaves me cold just downloading it from iTunes

1) 30+
2) 17
3) HMV & iTunes
4) To complete my collection
And I like to have the physical copy no need for backing up on a pc and i can also play them in the car
5) Bonus items (freebies for buying through a particular retailer, etc.)
- I don't have a shop close to me at the moment my nearest record shop is HMV and that one is 23 miles away
6) 0% I have brought all of my music i think illegal downloaders should be burnt at the stake
7) no
8) I think that fewer people are buying music as a physical product because its too easy to get music illegally. Type in what you want on the net and up come a load of sites you can get it or free.and some people just don't care that its illegal and might kill music shops off

1) 100 roughly
2) All
3) HMV and an independent record shop
4) Don't apply to me
5) Don't apply to me
6) 2%
7) No
8) people are lazy and it's quicker than shopping

1) 100 roughly
2) All
3) HMV and an independent record shop
4) Don't apply to me
5) Don't apply to me
6) 2%
7) No
8) people are lazy and it's quicker than shopping

Maybe if HMV weren't such rip off merchants with their terrible prices then maybe they wouldn't be in this mess. I have sympathy for anyone losing jobs but no sympathy with what has happened to the company. There is nothing wrong with paying to download music when it is considerably cheaper.

Maybe if HMV weren't such rip off merchants with their terrible prices then maybe they wouldn't be in this mess. I have sympathy for anyone losing jobs but no sympathy with what has happened to the company. There is nothing wrong with paying to download music when it is considerably cheaper.

Call me old fashioned but I have never downloaded anything in my life. I'm a sad get who likes the physical thing in my hand. Love artwork, reading lyrics, linear notes etc. I'm a total nerd for things like that but i dont give a flying fuck! Still cheaper to buy online than in an actual HMV shop.

1) About 30 or forty, maybe? Give or take.
2) All of them, I like to have the physical product.
3) Major High Street chain stores, independent stores, and other (Friends or at stalls at gigs)
4) All of the above!
5) I barely order online, except for pre-orders.
6) Perhaps 6% or 7%, mainly from my cousin!
7) Ilike to try before I buy!
8) I think fewer people are buying music as a physical product because it is a tiny bit harder to go out and face the Brrrrritish weather and buy the damn thing than to click some buttons and have the file downloaded straight into 'My Music'. I disagree with downloading it almost entirely as it isn't the same. People have lost the
feeling of clutching a brand new CD in the car all the way home before inserting it into their CD drive and listening to the words recorded onto the silver plate. My
entire genertion seems to believe that there is a better way.
There isn't.

1) About 30 or forty, maybe? Give or take.
2) All of them, I like to have the physical product.
3) Major High Street chain stores, independent stores, and other (Friends or at stalls at gigs)
4) All of the above!
5) I barely order online, except for pre-orders.
6) Perhaps 6% or 7%, mainly from my cousin!
7) Ilike to try before I buy!
8) I think fewer people are buying music as a physical product because it is a tiny bit harder to go out and face the Brrrrritish weather and buy the damn thing than to click some buttons and have the file downloaded straight into 'My Music'. I disagree with downloading it almost entirely as it isn't the same. People have lost the
feeling of clutching a brand new CD in the car all the way home before inserting it into their CD drive and listening to the words recorded onto the silver plate. My
entire genertion seems to believe that there is a better way.
There isn't.

1) About 30 or forty, maybe? Give or take.
2) All of them, I like to have the physical product.
3) Major High Street chain stores, independent stores, and other (Friends or at stalls at gigs)
4) All of the above!
5) I barely order online, except for pre-orders.
6) Perhaps 6% or 7%, mainly from my cousin!
7) Ilike to try before I buy!
8) I think fewer people are buying music as a physical product because it is a tiny bit harder to go out and face the Brrrrritish weather and buy the damn thing than to click some buttons and have the file downloaded straight into 'My Music'. I disagree with downloading it almost entirely as it isn't the same. People have lost the
feeling of clutching a brand new CD in the car all the way home before inserting it into their CD drive and listening to the words recorded onto the silver plate. My
entire genertion seems to believe that there is a better way.
There isn't.

1) About 30 or forty, maybe? Give or take.
2) All of them, I like to have the physical product.
3) Major High Street chain stores, independent stores, and other (Friends or at stalls at gigs)
4) All of the above!
5) I barely order online, except for pre-orders.
6) Perhaps 6% or 7%, mainly from my cousin!
7) Ilike to try before I buy!
8) I think fewer people are buying music as a physical product because it is a tiny bit harder to go out and face the Brrrrritish weather and buy the damn thing than to click some buttons and have the file downloaded straight into 'My Music'. I disagree with downloading it almost entirely as it isn't the same. People have lost the
feeling of clutching a brand new CD in the car all the way home before inserting it into their CD drive and listening to the words recorded onto the silver plate. My
entire genertion seems to believe that there is a better way.
There isn't.

1) About 30 or forty, maybe? Give or take.
2) All of them, I like to have the physical product.
3) Major High Street chain stores, independent stores, and other (Friends or at stalls at gigs)
4) All of the above!
5) I barely order online, except for pre-orders.
6) Perhaps 6% or 7%, mainly from my cousin!
7) Ilike to try before I buy!
8) I think fewer people are buying music as a physical product because it is a tiny bit harder to go out and face the Brrrrritish weather and buy the damn thing than to click some buttons and have the file downloaded straight into 'My Music'. I disagree with downloading it almost entirely as it isn't the same. People have lost the
feeling of clutching a brand new CD in the car all the way home before inserting it into their CD drive and listening to the words recorded onto the silver plate. My
entire genertion seems to believe that there is a better way.
There isn't.

1) About 8.
2) About half the physical object and the other half downloaded.
3) HMV and iTunes
4) Free poster, album art.
5)I don't have a music store nearby to be able to by them from.
6) None.
7) No, I find them annoying. I tried out Deezer, and it kept not having all of the bands that I wanted to listen to.
8) I think that fewer people are buying music as a people find it more convenient to just carry around whatever music they want a small hand held device

1) 20-30+

2) About half of these

3) iTunes, play.com or HMV

4) If it's an artist I really like, it's nice to have the art work or lyrics in the sleeve.

5) If I can't find it in a shop, or if it is considerably cheaper.

6) 25%

7) I use Spotify or We7 to hear new music I might not necessarily want to purchase.

8) It is cheaper and more convenient to purchase it in Mp3 format, especially with iPhone's/iPod's etc.

1) 20-30+

2) About half of these

3) iTunes, play.com or HMV

4) If it's an artist I really like, it's nice to have the art work or lyrics in the sleeve.

5) If I can't find it in a shop, or if it is considerably cheaper.

6) 25%

7) I use Spotify or We7 to hear new music I might not necessarily want to purchase.

8) It is cheaper and more convenient to purchase it in Mp3 format, especially with iPhone's/iPod's etc.

1) How many albums do you buy, on average,
every year? 5-8

2) How many of those albums do you buy as physical products (CDs, vinyl) rather than as downloads?
usally all cds

3) Where do you buy most of your music (be it physical products or downloads)?
- Major High Street chain (e.g. HMV)

4) What factors would lead you to buy an album as a physical product (CD, vinyl) instead of
a download? (Please delete those that don't apply)
- Competitive price
- Sleeve artwork
- Bonus items (additional tracks, free poster etc.)
- Complete your collection

5) What factors would lead you to purchase music online instead of from a shop? (Please delete those that don't apply)
- Convenience
- Bonus items (freebies for buying through a particular retailer, etc.)
- I don't have a shop close to me that caters for my music taste

6) What percentage of your music is unpaid for (either downloaded 'illegally', or shared with friends etc.)? (WE WON'T TELL ANYONE!)
20

7) Do you regularly use a music stream service (Spotify, Deezer etc.)? If yes, why? (Tick delete those that don't apply)
- I can't afford to buy the music I want to listen to
- I like to try music out before buying it

8) Complete the following sentence: 'I think that fewer people are buying music as its usally cheaper and more convientnt to use ITunes of spotify
a physical product because...'

1) How many albums do you buy, on average,
every year? 5-8

2) How many of those albums do you buy as physical products (CDs, vinyl) rather than as downloads?
usally all cds

3) Where do you buy most of your music (be it physical products or downloads)?
- Major High Street chain (e.g. HMV)

4) What factors would lead you to buy an album as a physical product (CD, vinyl) instead of
a download? (Please delete those that don't apply)
- Competitive price
- Sleeve artwork
- Bonus items (additional tracks, free poster etc.)
- Complete your collection

5) What factors would lead you to purchase music online instead of from a shop? (Please delete those that don't apply)
- Convenience
- Bonus items (freebies for buying through a particular retailer, etc.)
- I don't have a shop close to me that caters for my music taste

6) What percentage of your music is unpaid for (either downloaded 'illegally', or shared with friends etc.)? (WE WON'T TELL ANYONE!)
20

7) Do you regularly use a music stream service (Spotify, Deezer etc.)? If yes, why? (Tick delete those that don't apply)
- I can't afford to buy the music I want to listen to
- I like to try music out before buying it

8) Complete the following sentence: 'I think that fewer people are buying music as its usally cheaper and more convientnt to use ITunes of spotify
a physical product because...'

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