response 89 of 160:

Nov 7 06:57 UTC 2002

Assorted sales news:  A story reports that online sales of CDs 
have taken a sharp nosedive this year, down 25% from last year, 
which is much sharper than sales overall.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20021104/ap_on_hi_te/onli
ne_music_sales_1
 (note the URL wrapped)
 
Meanwhile, USA Today reports that while overall CD sales are down 
over 10% this year, country music sales are *up* 5%.    
This correlates with sales being up at Wal-Mart and other 
"rack accounts;" such retailers sell about half of the 
country sales.  

Is this the effect described by Moby: would country music fans
be less computer-literate than rock and rap fans?
Or is this evidence that what's going on is a huge shift in 
public tastes?
 
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/2002-11-06-cover-country_x.htm