Music: Vinyl collectors celebrate milestone at Denver Record Collectors Expo
Denver Post
Sunday. The future of vinyl records has never been certain, but it's been an especially bumpy ride over the past two decades. Still, the industry has recently experienced year-over-year sales growth thanks to indie bands and the still-robust collector ...

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For the Record
Packet Online
VINYL records are back, and if you read about them, you'll undoubtedly come across words glorifying the warmer, richer tones of music played on vinyl compared to the tinnier sounds of digital. But John Chrambanis says that's not the main reason people ...
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Vinyl record sales have hit their highest point since 1997 - Washington Post
Washington Post (blog)
Every third Saturday of April, labels offer limited-edition vinyl records at some 700 independent stores. The event has morphed into something of a cultural phenomenon, and independent stores have, per Nielsen, seen a gain in sales. Many labels have ...

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Beer vs Records a tough Record Store Day choice
Scotsman
The Song by Toad vinyl records, going up against Barney's Beers with the music available as downloads. Picture: Contributed. By MATTHEW YOUNG Published on Thursday 11 April 2013 00:00. FOR Record Store Day Matthew Young decided to pose a ...

Vinyl-Record Sales Up 18 Percent In 2012 - Huffington Post
Huffington Post
While vinyl records saw a surge, overall sales of physical albums across formats saw a decline of 5 percent worldwide and 13 percent in the United States. CD sales fell 13.5 percent domestically. As expected, things are looking good for digital music ...

Sales of vinyl records increase - The Republic
The Republic
By BOB CUNNINGHAM — I've been into music as long as I can remember, but until last fall I had never owned a vinyl record, let alone a turntable. That all changed on my 40th birthday. My wife thought some nostalgia might be in order to help me ease ...

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Amazon Now Adding on the MP3 Version for All Vinyl and CD 'AutoRip' Purchases.
groovyPost
Vinyl records and Audio CDs sometimes lag behind MP3 album releases by up to a month. AutoRip lets you listen to the music while you wait for the physical media to show up. (thanks Brian Burgess for this tip); The MP3s are stored on Amazon's cloud ...

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Amazon AutoRip for Vinyl Records - Analyst Blog - NASDAQ.com
NASDAQ
The world's largest online retailer Amazon.com Inc . ( AMZN ) recently announced that the AutoRip facility will now be extended to vinyl records, in a bid to expand its cloud music offerings to better compete with rivals like Apple Inc . ( AAPL ) and ...
Amazon Now Adding on the MP3 Version for All Vinyl and CD 'AutoRip' Purchases.groovyPost
Amazon Offers Free Music, But You've Got To Buy Some Vinyl FirstTone Deaf
Amazon Gives Free MP3s to Vinyl BuyersElmore Magazine
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Amazon AutoRip for Vinyl Records
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Amazon's strategy of offering users free digital copies of CDs and vinyl records on its site makes its service more ambitious. We believe AutoRip will expand Amazon's retail market share and increase awareness of its Cloud Player. The extension of ...
Amazon Now Adding on the MP3 Version for All Vinyl and CD 'AutoRip' Purchases.groovyPost
Amazon Gives Free MP3s to Vinyl BuyersElmore Magazine
Amazon Offers Free Music, But You've Got To Buy Some Vinyl FirstTone Deaf
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Amazon's AutoRip Service Now Includes Vinyl Purchases
Tom's Guide
That means customers who have purchased qualifying vinyl records through the online retailer's Music Store since its 1998 launch will automatically have free digital copies shoved into their personal Amazon Cloud Player account. The same is true for ...

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Amazon extends AutoRip perk to vinyl records
Los Angeles Times
Amazon.com's AutoRip, which gives customers free digital copies of CDs they purchase, is now available for vinyl records -- including those purchased in the past. Starting Wednesday, when customers buy AutoRip-eligible vinyl records, MP3 versions of ...
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Amazon Now Gives Vinyl Buyers A Free MP3 Of The Record's SongsHuffington Post
Amazon Adds Vinyl Records to Auto-Rip OptionKCEN-TV
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Amazon extends free digital song offer, AutoRip, to vinyl records
Minneapolis Star Tribune
SEATTLE - In an odd combination of old and new, Amazon says that every time a person buys a vinyl record from its online store, it will give that customer a digital version of the songs for free. The feature, called AutoRip, was launched in January for ...

Now When You Buy Vinyl from Amazon, You Get a Digital Copy for Free
Wired (blog)
“We're thrilled to extend this experience to vinyl records.” Steve Boom, Vice President of Digital Music for Amazon said in a statement. “Many of our music customers are vinyl fans and it's traditionally been very difficult to make digital versions of ...

TechHive
Amazon's AutoRip now offers MP3s to vinyl snobs
TechHive
Amazon's AutoRip feature, which launched for CDs in January, is now extended to vinyl records purchased through the site. AutoRip provides free 256-kbps MP3 tracks for every song on the album, and automatically adds them to Amazon's Cloud Player ...

TweakTown
Amazon to expand its Auto Rip service to include vinyl records
TweakTown
Today Amazon announced that it will be adding vinyl records to its AutoRip service. AutoRip is a service by Amazon that offers purchasers of music on physical storage, free MP3 downloads of the same album.

Amazon Extends Free MP3 Digitizing To Vinyl Records
Investor's Business Daily
Amazon.com (AMZN) said Wednesday that it's extending its AutoRip service, which offers free MP3 digital copies, to vinyl records purchased on Amazon. Customers purchasing an AutoRip vinyl record will get a digital copy of that music automatically added ...

TechSpot
Amazon extends AutoRip service to vinyl records
TechSpot
Amazon today announced they have extended their AutoRip service to include vinyl records. The product, first introduced in January of this year, gives customers access to digital copies of music they have purchased on CD with the retailer dating back ...

Amazon Tacks Vinyl Siding Onto Digital Music Locker
Variety
Amazon extended its AutoRip service, launched in January for CDs, to vinyl records. Under the program, when customers purchase an AutoRip vinyl record or compact disc from Amazon, digital copies of the music will be automatically added to their Cloud ...

VentureBeat
Amazon adds AutoRip music perk for all vinyl record purchases
VentureBeat
While the majority of people still buying music on vinyl records are doing so because of the sound quality, it's nice to know that Amazon is at least stretching that purchase to the digital side. Today the company announced that its AutoRip feature ...

Business Insider
Amazon extends AutoRip to vinyl records
CNET
Amazon extends AutoRip to vinyl records. Customers buying vinyl records will get free digital copies of those albums in their Amazon Cloud Player, as part of the company's extension its new AutoRip service for CDs. Marguerite Reardon. by Marguerite ...
Amazon extends AutoRip perk to vinyl recordsLos Angeles Times
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