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"In a major shift for online commerce, Amazon is quietly changing how it entices people to buy. The retailer built a reputation and hit $100 billion in annual revenue by offering deals. The first thing a potential customer saw was a bargain: how much an item was reduced from its list price...

Bloomberg: "Streaming music is officially a bigger business than physical music sales in the U.S. for the first time, according to new data released today by the Recording Industry Association of America. If current trends continue, streaming will surpass digital download sales as the biggest...

This was posted today on Facebook by Swedish record label BIS, and I thought it worth sharing: The album was released in 2003 so the high sales aren't what you might call an overnight success, but it's a nice reminder that quality continues to be valued, without the need for slick marketing.

Or at least supported by advertisements, as is so much else? This article from Atlantic reports a significant decline in sales of both CDs and digital downloads, and a big increase in streaming. Hard to imagine what this future will be like...