subscriptions
Coffee and newspapers: a business model blend Paid Members Public
Richard Horgan [http://www.adweek.com/fishbowlny/toronto-star-headline-coffee/385236]: > From north of the border, a rather interesting new revenue experiment. Canada’s largest newspaper, the Toronto Star, this week announced the launch of a new monthly in-house subscription service: Headline Coffee. Yup, a coffee subscription service from a newspaper
Can we be honest about user data? Paid Members Public
You know, the publishing business might not be doing itself any favours with its fervent opposition to the Apple subscription terms [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2011/02/a_little_devils_advocacy_on_ipad_subs.html] . The more posts like this [http://counternotions.com/2011/02/16/stores/] that appear,
Some Afternoon Coffee Links Paid Members Public
A couple of interesting links, that make an excellent *aperitif *to my last post: - [The Newsonomics of Apple/Press+/Google’s pay-for-all](http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/02/the-newsonomics-of-the-applegooglepress-pay-for-all/) – nice breakdown of the key issues around the Apple subs model, publishers’ reaction to it and the relevance of the
A Little Devil's Advocacy on iPad Subs Paid Members Public
The whole discussion about the charging structure for subscriptions that Apple announced earlier in the week has left me rather bamboozled. It feels like rather a lot of people have missed something rather important about this iPad thingamajig. You see, there’s a super-secret way to get all your content
Cross-platform subs: sign of The Times Paid Members Public
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/02/Photo-Feb-17%2C-13-06-03.jpg] Spotted on my morning commute: heavy promotion for subscriptions to *The Times* as a cross-platform offer.
Possibly more significant than The Daily Paid Members Public
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/02/Photo-Feb-03-3-14-50-PM_2.jpg] Following on from yesterday’s launch of The Daily [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2011/02/the_daily_is_here_and_its_national.html] , iTunes has changed its terms and conditions. Above is a screenshot from
About that iPad mag subscriptions panic Paid Members Public
[http://daringfireball.net/linked/2010/07/28/time-sports-illustrated]I saw a lot of buzz overnight about Apple not allowing magazine subscriptions on the iPad [http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100728/time-inc-s-ipad-problem-is-trouble-for-every-magazine-publisher/] , and OMG how is the iPad going to save us now? Steve, you have betrayed us! Except, well, that’s
How I Use Feed Subscriptions: Part 1 Paid Members Public
Dan [http://www.danblank.com] recently asked how many RSS (or atom) feeds I subscribe to [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2008/01/on_a_feed_reading_orgy.html], and how I manage them. Let’s start with how many. Well, in my main subscription group, I have just shy
