> If someone ... would you consider it? Sure, but you'd have to convince me that it wouldn't turn away users who haven't heard of the service. Also, you'd have

> If someone ... would you consider it? Sure, but you'd have to convince me that it wouldn't turn away users who haven't heard of the service. Also, you'd have to show some people that they'll make more money than an ad-supported model. Example: I'm working on some tutorials on integrating Rails apps with iOS apps. I'm deciding between selling an eBook + code versus just blogging it. If such a service allowed me to sell access at $3 per chapter/turoial, I'd consider it. All in all, you might take this angle and focus on a specific type of content in order to get traction. Maybe coding/tech tutorials would be a good place to start. > What must such a service have or offer in order for you to consider using it? Users + growth > How do you believe it should work? That's your problem. Make it easy and people will use it. Show publishers that they'll make more money and they'll get on board. > Would you accept a large % in fees in exchange for ease of use and removing the credit card barrier? Definitely not more than Apple's app store (30%). But something below that would be nice, say 20-25%.