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Micropayments for most major US news outlets already exists - check out Blendle.com. It's in closed beta right now, but works great, and invites are easy to co
by ripdog 9y ago
Micropayments for most major US news outlets already exists - check out Blendle.com. It's in closed beta right now, but works great, and invites are easy to come by.
It does require you to read articles on its own website and not the original publisher's, but it's a nice clean layout. You own (a license for) articles once you pay for them. There's also fast, automated refunds if you don't like an article.
- Theodores 9y agoThanks for that, not heard of them, sounds like a good business model, I wish them the best but I won't be investing.
- ripdog 9y agoUh, invest? Why not just use them and recommend them to friends? They need users most of all.
- bluetwo 9y agoI've been using them for a couple months and like the service. They send a daily email with a summary of the news and links and I have found they do a good job of curating news. Only gripe would be the price per article, which I assume they negotiate with each publisher, since it varies widely. As more people us e it I would hope this comes down a bit.