How has the availability of music online affected your CD-buying habits?
“Actually, I think I buy more CDs. Just because I hear the song, and then I go out and buy the CDs. It’s definitely increased. Just over the summer I probably spent $800 to $1,000 just on music [in stores].”
— Mike Mantas, 19 student, Twin Lakes, Wis.
“Hell, yeah. If there are free downloads, then why would I [go to a record store] and buy the whole album.”
— C.J. Taylor, 22 student, Chatham
“I don’t really download music. I still just go into the store like I always have and get them from there. I’d rather just … get a CD that I can put into my car radio or just put into my CD player at home rather than trying to listen to something through a computer.”
— Gennifer Jackson, 22 student, Park Forest
`I buy more CDs because of it. When I download music, I listen to music I normally wouldn’t listen to, and when I download more than one song by the artist, it makes me want to buy the CD more so I know I’m going to like everything on the CD.”
— Debbie Weiner, 18, student, Scherville, Ind.
