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I wonder if there's a missing subscription model that allows for casual, not devoted, subscribers. I'm never going to sit down and read the LA Times website li
by IvyMike 7y ago
I wonder if there's a missing subscription model that allows for casual, not devoted, subscribers.
I'm never going to sit down and read the LA Times website like it was a newspaper. That ship has sailed. I will, however, occasionally check it for the breaking news of the day. I'm definitely going to read their annual 100 LA Essential restaurant list, and I will also visit articles that my friends post to facebook. That being said, I know from experience that there will be entire weeks that I will not visit once. In the end, it's just not worth $100 to me.
I know there's someone at the times screaming "But look at what you get", but that same person is ignoring my cries of "but look at what I actually use".
- IvyMike 7y agoAnother thing: for every digital subscription service, I always wonder if someone has tried a "the more subscribers, the cheaper the subscription" model. For example, I imagine a "If we get 1 million digital subscribers, we'll knock $10 off the annual price for EVERYONE" promo.