I have a record store and make a living off selling cds, dvds, vinyl, stereo equipment, books. I have this battle in my head daily.

As far i can tell physical media is here to stay. Books went digital now book sales are re bounding, ipods came around now vinyl is back. Now we are going through the movie streaming thing. We will see but the pattern shows that for convience people will stick with streaming. But real collectos will keep on going.

I think much of this digital vs analog battle equates to pinball as well. We live such digital lives that for us to be social, step away from the screen and share genuine human interaction weather thats playing in a pinball tournament or going to your buddies and spinning records. That is whats going to keep physical media alive.

I will say my cd and dvd sales are trending up. Vinyl is crazy and remains steady. Books are making the biggest return though. I would have never believed it. But my numbers say otherwise.

Rascalh.

We refurbish and sell vcrs with new belts and realign them and sell them all the time for $100. Vcr/dvd combos sell for $150-$200!!