http://www.newenglanddiscrepair.com/blog/bid/55527/Scratched-CDs-DVDs-and-Game-discs-there-are-alot-of-them#emart-form-anchor Visit this link to read our Blog and link to our homepage. Or read it here. A few thoughts on CDs. An article in the newspaper last summer noted thatlibraries loan more CDs/DVDs per week than Netflix sends out in the mail. Now that Netflix is moving towards downloads, the libraries will increase the spread. A recent article noted that Compact Disc sales/production have dropped over the past few years, due to the increase of download services such as iTunes...I do love iTunes. Digital downloads exceeded 117 million. Lots of people are downloading....many more are not, yet. We're here to help those still using discs.The article also noted that in 2010,BluRay sales exceeded 76 million, Video games exceeded 356 million, DVDs 644 million and CDs over 239 million...there are alot of compact discs out there in circulation.....over 1.2 BILLION discs sold last year. If you think about CD (DVD, CD, video game) production and sales over the past decade, 10 billion is a low estimate. Sure, sales are down over the past 5 years.....there are still alot of discs being used.Over the years, how many of those discs have ended up in the trash, eithergoing to a landfillor incinerated? Too many! CDs cannot be melted down, and recycled like other plastics. How many are still being used? How many scratched CDs are sitting on your shelf,waiting to be repaired. We are here to help. We can keepyour music CDs, lecture/inspirational CDs, DVDs, Workout videos, Video Gamesplaying for you. Rather than repurchase, copy and/or throw away, your discs can be saved. Think about the money spent purchasing these products and about the number of discs thrown away. For a few dollars per disc, we can repair them and keep them playing or make them useable for someone else - either as a gift, donation or sale via Craig's List, yardsale, etc.We want tohelp you, your family, friends, help your library, your church, school or local hospitalwhere there may be discs on loan...and many arereturned scratched and unuseable. Take a tour of our website and visit our Facebook page for more information about our service and how we can help you and your friends. ...read more
By New England Disc Repair August 17, 2011
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By New England Disc Repair August 01, 2011
A few thoughts on CDs. An article in the newspaper this past summer (ah, summer - we have received over 70 inches of snow since early December) noted that libraries loan more CDs/DVDs per week than Netflix sends out in the mail. Now that Netflix is moving towards downloads, the libraries will increase the spread. An article last week noted that Compact Disc sales/production have dropped over the past few years, due to the increase of download services such as iTunes...I do love iTunes. Digital downloads exceeded 117 million. Lots of people are downloading....many more are not, yet. We're here to help those still using discs. The article also noted that in 2010, BluRay sales exceeded 76 million, Video games exceeded 356 million, DVDs 644 million and CDs over 239 million...there are alot of compact discs out there in circulation.....over 1.2 BILLION discs sold last year. If you think about CD (DVD, CD, video game) production and sales over the past decade, 10 billion is a low estimate. Sure, sales are down over the past 5 years.....there are still alot of discs being used. Over the years, how many of those discs have ended up in the trash, either going to a landfill or incinerated? Too many! CDs cannot be shredded or melted down, and recycled like other plastics. How many are still being used? How many scratched CDs are sitting on your shelf, waiting to be repaired. We are here to help. We can keep your music CDs, lecture/inspirational CDs, DVDs, Workout videos, Video Games playing for you. Rather than repurchase, copy and/or throw away, your discs can be saved. Think about the money spent purchasing these products and about the number of discs thrown away. For a few dollars per disc, we can repair them and keep them playing or make them useable for someone else - either as a gift, donation or sale via Craig's List, yardsale, etc. We want to help you, your family, friends, help your library, your church, school or local hospital where there may be discs on loan...and many are returned scratched and unuseable. We were going to advertise with Groupon and were told that our demographic wasn't a fit. I'm not sure why, as our customers include many of you. You can benefit from our service or have a friend in need of our service - let them know about us: Your local library. Parents of small children using Sing-a-Song CDs or learning DVDs.Parents of elementary school aged children with Disney movies, Sponge Bob, Dora DVDs, etc.Parents of tweens with Miley Cyrus or other music CDs, movies, games.Parent of teens with Xbox, Wii, GameCube or PS games.Anyone with games(adults too), CDs or DVDs that have been mishandled by a child or spouse....we can help save your collection.(looks like a large demographic to me....) Spread the word, tell your friends about us - either to help save the planet or help save your invested money to use for another purchase. You can continue to enjoy what you have. We've help save hundreds of discs from the trash, and numerous users from spending more money on something they already have. Feel free to visit our website (http://www.newenglanddiscrepair.com/) or our Facebook page (under New England Disc Repair) or send us a note via email or twitter (http://twitter.com/GTJinCT). We are open to suggestions and advice. As a new business, we need to work to stay in business. Referrals are the best compliment you can provide. Thanks again, look forward to hearing from you... ...read more
By New England Disc Repair February 05, 2011
The Library of Congress, which was built by Congress in 1800, is the United States Congress's research library. It is located in Washington, D.C. and is the largest library in the world. The following article offers more information and the history of the Library of Congress. ...read more
There are public libraries throughout neighborhoods everywhere that can accommodate your every need. You just have to know where to find them and what they have to offer in terms of resources for free. Here are some things you need to know about public libraries. ...read more