Starbucks already offers an in-store CDburning service through its Hear Music outlets, plus it peddles compact discs, usually strategically placed between the cash register and pastry case as a last-minute buy.
Music sales this year are down again, burnt by file sharing and CDburning, among other reasons: So far this year music buyers have bought 423 million units, down 5.2% from a year ago, according to Nielsen SoundScan.