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# A New Music Business Reading List For The Dog Days Of Summer
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/a-new-music-bus/
- Published: 2007-08-25T16:19:02.000Z
- Updated: 2007-08-25T16:19:02.000Z
- Description: >>> The 2007 Digital Music Survey, a UK study by Entertainment Media Research showed that illegal downloads are at an all time high just as paid download growth is slowing and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2007/08/a-new-music-bus.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Marketing, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:06

[![Books](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/08/10/books.jpg "Books")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/08/10/books.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\>>> **The 2007 Digital Music Survey**, aUK study by  
Entertainment Media Research showed that **illegal downloads are at an all**  
**time high just as paid download growth is slowing** and chronicles a shift in 13-60 year olds towards social networking sites for socialization,  
information and music discovery. You can read the entire study or download the entire 89 page PDF for free [here](http://www.entertainmentmediaresearch.com/reports/EMR%5FDigital%5FMusic%5FSurvey2007.pdf?ref=hypebot.com). It’s not good news for DR.

\>>> On a similar note read "**[Drop DRM Or Become Irrelevant](http://www.gerdleonhard.net/2007/03/drop%5Fdrm%5For%5Fper.html?ref=hypebot.com)** – Why the music industry needs to drop DRM, and sell unprotected digital music, NOW" by Gerd Leonhard. It was written back in March and it still rings true.

\>>> Andrew Dubber’s free [e-book](http://newmusicstrategies.com/ebook?ref=hypebot.com) **"20 Things You Must Know About Music Online"**

\>>> From the Shameless Plug Department – check out out new sister blogs:

- **[OurDigitalMusic.com](http://ourdigitalmusic.com/?ref=hypebot.com)** – A consumer’s guide to the digital music revolution.
- **[TheRockDose.com](http://therockdose.com/?ref=hypebot.com)** – A daily dose of rock wisdom….or at least some great quotes from musicians.

[![4_hour_work_wee](https://hypebot.typepad.com/hypebot/images/2007/08/10/4_hour_work_wee.jpg "4_hour_work_wee")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.shared/image.html?/photos/uncategorized/2007/08/10/4%5Fhour%5Fwork%5Fwee.jpg&ref=hypebot.com)

  
\>>> **The #1 NY Times business book bestseller by Tim Ferris –** ‘**"[The 4-Hour Workweek](http://fourhourworkweek.com/?ref=hypebot.com)"**. OK, this isn’t a music industry book and when I got the review copy and started browsing I almost dismissed it as over-blown hype. But I keep coming back to it; if not not for the perhaps unrealistic dream of working only 4 hours a week then for techniques like outsourcing mundane tasks, batching tasks like answering email and cutting down on information clutter. There’s a story here that I need to write based on this book for all of us overwhelmed by work, email and RSS feeds and some lessons for the music industry. **If you’ve read this book I’d love to hear from you.**