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I live nearby in Asia, and local friends describe their reason for buying CDs as "something to collect" or, as having a piece of the artist's creation to actually hold. Even if online music is accessible, it doesn't give that feeling of "ownership" after spending money.

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> local friends describe their reason for buying CDs as "something to collect"

Also japanese CDs generally bundle lots of extras, it's not just a plastic disc and a 1-ply cover art, they tend to get extensive liner notes, DVD extras, event tickets (e.g. "hand shake" tickets in jpop CDs), etc… And really neat collector boxsets tend to be much more common and normal than in the west e.g. this: http://aap.blackaris2001.org/AlienHead/Alien25thAnniversaryC... was their Alien 25th Anniversary Collection boxset

And do not forget mystical Obi!

The fact that people throw away the obi makes my blood boil.

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