For Audio Publishers, Digital Media Is the Wave of the Present: APA President Anthony Goff on How Publishers Are Adapting
Extra: What are the bright spots in the industry?
Goff: [Digital downloads and library purchases] are certainly two very bright spots for audio right now, in that, in this economy, the libraries have more and more people going to them, [plus] the ease of download, with people not needing to leave … the comfort of their own home to purchase [a book]. ... Digital MP3 players ... [are] so very standard now that you don't see that many people [without them]. And now that cars will have plug-and-plays in their dashboards that make it possible to listen to your MP3 device right in your car, there's no longer a barrier. … The CDs are still holding on, but they've been declining a little bit more than the downloads have been growing over the last year. So it's now a rapid transformation. ...
- People:
- Anthony Goff
- Heather Fletcher
- Places:
- New York City