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There is Blendle, but I hate paying per article — it places a restrictive barrier on freely browsing articles. Blendle also misses a lot of quality newspapers (

There is Blendle, but I hate paying per article — it places a restrictive barrier on freely browsing articles. Blendle also misses a lot of quality newspapers (like the Dutch NRC).

eitland 8y ago
I love the original idea of Blendle, low price articles, no payment if you leave within a few seconds. Haven't used it recently since they hadn't too many of the articles I wanted && I have a sneaking suspicion that refunds aren't as easy anymore.
- Doubl 8y ago
  I tried it and didn't like the model. Paying per article is just crazy, it makes you feel like you have to watch what you're spending all the time. I'd rather a fixed amount that leads me read as much or as little as I choose
  - eitland 8y ago
    Is it somehow worse than browsing a bookshelf in a bookstore or the magazines in a kiosk?
    - Doubl 8y ago
      I don't understand the point you're making. If I was to read the same number of articles in blendle in a month, that I read for my fiver subscription, it would cost a lot more. The model doesn't work for me.
    - givehimagun 8y ago
      No it's not worse. I think the author you replied to was stating that it's nicer to pay a flat fee and get unlimited viewing (itunes, google play, spotify, netflix, etc). Can we have that for journalism?
      - r3bl 8y ago
        Apple News? I'm genuinely intrigued by the promises of that service, but I'm not willing to pay $1000+ for hardware to access it.
        hinkley 8y ago
        Well, if you go iPad, $400 but point taken.
- Baeocystin 8y ago
  I do use Blendle, but my spend has dropped from ~$5/mo when I first signed up to barely a dollar, if that. They really need to get a wider variety of editors to cover topics beyond what would be popular op-eds on the Huff Post.
Doubl 8y ago
I pay a fiver a month for a newspaper subscription. That feels about the right level to me. It's a lot less than I used to pay for physical newspapers but I tend to gauge the value of things in terms of what Spotify and Netflix cost these days.
- OJFord 8y ago
  I use Netflix when I know I want ti convince myself not to pay, and food & wine to convince myself _to_ pay. The monthly cost of most things that may be of great utility is astonishingly low when you think of what tonight's meal (and I mean ingredients, not eating out) will cost, IMO.
icebraining 8y ago
https://inkl.com https://inkl.com has a flat monthly plan, besides a pay-per-article.

There is Blendle, but I hate paying per article — it places a restrictive barrier on freely browsing articles. Blendle also misses a lot of quality newspapers (like the Dutch NRC).

eitland 8y ago

I love the original idea of Blendle, low price articles, no payment if you leave within a few seconds. Haven't used it recently since they hadn't too many of the articles I wanted && I have a sneaking suspicion that refunds aren't as easy anymore.

Doubl 8y ago
I tried it and didn't like the model. Paying per article is just crazy, it makes you feel like you have to watch what you're spending all the time. I'd rather a fixed amount that leads me read as much or as little as I choose
- eitland 8y ago
  Is it somehow worse than browsing a bookshelf in a bookstore or the magazines in a kiosk?
  - Doubl 8y ago
    I don't understand the point you're making. If I was to read the same number of articles in blendle in a month, that I read for my fiver subscription, it would cost a lot more. The model doesn't work for me.
  - givehimagun 8y ago
    No it's not worse. I think the author you replied to was stating that it's nicer to pay a flat fee and get unlimited viewing (itunes, google play, spotify, netflix, etc). Can we have that for journalism?
    - r3bl 8y ago
      Apple News? I'm genuinely intrigued by the promises of that service, but I'm not willing to pay $1000+ for hardware to access it.
      - hinkley 8y ago
        Well, if you go iPad, $400 but point taken.
Baeocystin 8y ago
I do use Blendle, but my spend has dropped from ~$5/mo when I first signed up to barely a dollar, if that. They really need to get a wider variety of editors to cover topics beyond what would be popular op-eds on the Huff Post.

Doubl 8y ago

I pay a fiver a month for a newspaper subscription. That feels about the right level to me. It's a lot less than I used to pay for physical newspapers but I tend to gauge the value of things in terms of what Spotify and Netflix cost these days.

OJFord 8y ago
I use Netflix when I know I want ti convince myself not to pay, and food & wine to convince myself _to_ pay. The monthly cost of most things that may be of great utility is astonishingly low when you think of what tonight's meal (and I mean ingredients, not eating out) will cost, IMO.

icebraining 8y ago

https://inkl.com https://inkl.com has a flat monthly plan, besides a pay-per-article.