Downside: They take by far the largest
cut of any aggregator; they also charge to set each title up, and to convert from PDF (but not if you've got an ePub file ready).
Downside: They take by far the largest
cut of any aggregator; they also charge to set each title up, and to convert from PDF (but not if you've got an
Not exact matches
We also peek at a few select
aggregators from time to time, hoping for improved control over distribution and better options for product format delivery that serve the author as much as the service for its own
cut of the profits.
The
aggregator establishes an automatic process, where hundreds, or thousands,
of small users with whom he has an agreement, will quickly
cut off the portion
of their usage that is not essential.
Now, this has been taken to the extreme, where
aggregators get small users to agree to
cut back their usage
of electricity during peak periods, or when there are unforeseen supply interruptions.
So, for example, the opening paragraphs
of the story on the
cutting of rates by the central banks
of Europe are followed by links to Forbes, MarketWatch, Guardian Unlimited, Seattle Times etc., with a link to even more takes on Blogrunner, a blog news
aggregator acquired by the Times earlier this year.
So even though Facebook is
cutting out the use
of third - party
aggregators, they are still going to make enough money that making this move won't really affect the bottom line.