Is Digital Downloading Classical Recording’s Saviour?

So says a spokesman for Naxos. “This is all pure profit for us. There are no post-production costs – no booklet to print, no (disc) pressing costs, no jewel case costs. And really, it hasn’t hurt our CD sales. People out there look at the price of a download in a different way. This is disposable music. It’s a way for them to sample something without making a large investment. They’ll pay the 99 cents for one cut and either decide to try the whole album or not. If they like it, they’ll maybe go out and purchase the CD.”