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Re: [ARSCLIST] CD versus Download was "All hail the analogue revolution..."
Tom Fine wrote:
Hi Don:
I don't know how many times I've said this, but I will one more. NICHE
PLAYERS can and do keep going profitably. But they own a tiny percentage
of the back catalog in this world. I'm guessing that Naxos sells fewer
total copies in a year -- of all their products -- than one Billboard
top-100 release. They are set up with a business model where small
quantities work. It's been ever thus with small labels. But, again, as I
said many times, most of the back catalog in this world is owned by 5
major mega-glomerates and small quantities fit their business model now
less than ever.
-- Tom Fine
You may be correct about Naxos's sales, but that does not mean it's a
niche label. It sells more classical recordings - its primary product -
than any other publisher, including DG, BMG/Sony and EMI. To the extent
that classical music is now a niche, then Naxos could be considered as
such, but given the fractioning of the rest of the market, what field
would not be a niche?
Mike
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