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I pay for my digital newspaper subscription. I pay to read stories (McSweeney's Small Chair) online. I use the tip jar on blogs I like and I buy their merchandi
by Samuel_Michon 16y ago
I pay for my digital newspaper subscription. I pay to read stories (McSweeney's Small Chair) online. I use the tip jar on blogs I like and I buy their merchandise. I'm also planning to get into Kindle Singles [1] (I just don't like Amazon's proprietary ebook format, I'm hoping another etailer comes up with something similar using ePub).
So no, I don't think direct sales are dead and I'm willing to pay not to see ads.
[1] http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=2486013011 http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=2486013011
- namityadav 16y agoWell, good thing that these businesses know that Samuel_Michon is just one data point, and what he does doesn't necessarily reflect the majority of the market.
- Samuel_Michon 16y agoNot every business chases the majority of the market, and aforementioned businesses do just fine. I'm convinced there's always money to be made offering quality content, without having to rely solely on selling ad space.
- IdeaHamster 16y agoProbably true, but the money to be made is probably less than what can be made by catering to the 80% of people who buy supermarket tabloids and are influenced enough by the ads therein to drive the ad supported economy...