Online sales, Internet use, file sharing, and the decline of retail music specialty stores

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 288-300

  Zentner, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

E commerce; File sharing; Intellectual property; Music stores

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; BRICK; BRICKMAKING; CODES (STANDARDS); CODES (SYMBOLS); ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INTERNET; MORTAR; PLASTER; PROBABILITY; SALES; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

BROAD-BAND PROVIDERS; DATA ON INTERNET; DEATH RATES; E-COMMERCE; FILE SHARING; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INTERNET USE; MUSIC STORES; ONLINE SALES; PHONE BOOK; SURVIVAL PROBABILITIES; UNITED STATES; ZIP CODE;

RETAIL STORES;

E-COMMERCE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; MARKET CONDITIONS; METROPOLITAN AREA; TELECOMMUNICATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49749084690     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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