I heard shakira's first single on tv. really loved it. downloaded an mp3 and the video, and couldn't wait till the album came out. i bought the album from america.
i downloaded about 3 of bond's songs and then got the album for christmas.
i bought the K-PAX film album after having downloaded about 3 songs.
so, it was a positive effect on the market, as i might not have been sure about buying the albums and might not have bought them if i didn't downloaded the songe beforehand.
i like the little booklets you get in albums, good booklets, not crap ones that just thank everyone and thats it.
also, they have been producing really shiet music lately, so its not our fault that we don't want to buy unbelievable bullcrap, masquerading as music.