i believe a large part of the damage is caused by record shops not buying vinyl from distributors anymore but just posting up distro's new release sheets on their websites and ordering a piece of vinyl when a kids asks for it online.

i have found 14 record shops online 'stocking' my labels vinyl but only 3 actually have bought copies.

online record shops with 'immdiate inventory ordering systems' are what is killing distributors.

regardless of level of technology the techno industry is grassroots. technology cant change that. for distributors to survive they have to sell vinyl. than means stores have to buy it and place it on shelves and kids have to walk into the store and pick it off of teh shelves.

the internet is going to shut down all but one record shop. because in cyberspace you only need one.