Paywalls and the problem of competition
Clay Shirky has brought forth another long piece on the economics of the paywall business that’s worth a read. I’d just like to highlight a single sentence, though, as I think it’s a point that’s missed far too often in discussion of the economics of content online:
Newspapers compete with other newspapers, but newspaper websites compete with other websites.
[emphasis mine]
Not with other newspaper websites, but with other websites in general…
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Some Good Reading About The Future of News Paid Members Public
Good stuff I’ve read recently, haven’t linked to yet, but don’t have much to add to right now: * The Nichepaper Manifesto [http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/07/the_nichepaper_manifesto.html] – an articulate and well argued guide to how niche publishing might looks going forwards. * Media