On: CD sales grow for first time since 2004

[willcipriano]

I buy CD's on Bandcamp but leave them in the wrapping since they also give you a flac copy. I imagine others do the same.

[mostlysimilar → willcipriano]

Bandcamp was recently bought by Epic Games. Do you happen to know of an alternative of the same quality?

[willcipriano → mostlysimilar]

I do not. I listen to all my music through Plex so I'll probably go back to ripping CD's and finding stuff on the open seas at the first sign of funny business. The nice thing about being able to download your content is Bandcamp can close and I still have what I paid for.

[tehnub → mostlysimilar]

Is there something wrong with Epic?

[henriquecm8 → tehnub]

I don't if there's something specific, but there's a pattern of companies getting bought than after a year or two, your favorite thing about the platform gets remove or put behind a paywall. It might not happen, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

[theandrewbailey → henriquecm8]

My favorite thing about Bandcamp is buying albums and downloading them. That's already behind a paywall by definition.