But the challenge won't likely come from
any kind of subscription service, at least for now.
Any kind of subscription service eeks me out.
In the days before Amazon.com and digital books, there were two
kinds of subscription services that worked for consumer books.
Not exact matches
We've seen examples across all
kinds of industries like software - as - a-service, home
services, and other
subscription businesses who have perfected this model.
GORDON T LONG: Right now I am pretty well restricted to my work because I am retired, I'm an investor, I just manage my own money and I do this work to really narrow in on where my investing should be, but I publish and put all
of this at www.matasii.com and there's a
subscription service for it depending on what
kind of detail you want to go down to, but a lot
of it is right out on a public page.
I have never done a
subscription service before, and it was
kind of exciting waiting for the box full
of mystery jewelry to arrive.
Pipsticks was
kind enough to gift me a one month
subscription to their
service for the purpose
of this post.
The first level
of membership is free, and for those who upgrade to additional
services the site will not carry out automatic
subscription renewals, unlike most other sites
of its
kind.
There are also different
kinds of payments that you can make use
of to pay for your
subscription service.
I think that
kind of aspirational purchase will happen with these
subscription services.
Okay, it's still
kind of sitting in the rumours phase, but it appears HBO is finally ready to launch their standalone
subscription streaming
service (supposedly called HBO Now).
It's early days for this
kind of service — for skittish publishers, there's obviously a balance to be struck between the
subscription model and standalone sales.
It was the only
kind of deal publishers would sign (for lots
of good reasons, and some less less good reasons), but that did not make the economics stack up any better: the writing was on the wall back in July when rival
subscription company Scribd culled a range
of romance and erotica titles from its
service because they were costing the company too much money.
Storytel is launching their first e-reader this summer and it is the first device
of its
kind that is directly tied into an ebook
subscription service.
Today, emerging crossmedia business models, such as film / publishing company Cinestate and audiobook / ebook
subscription streaming
service Storytel, and storytelling platform oolipo, allow content creators to envision a new
kind of world, uninhibited by format or borders.
There are further rumors that the Kindle will be low priced, maybe around $ 50 with some
kind of tying agreement similar to cell phones or a
subscription based
service.
As far as I can tell from a quick read
of the ninth installment, titled Take the Money and Run, Escapology is a
kind of very extreme early retirement worldview that puts the focus on freedom rather than material possessions and the myriad
of costly
services most
of us regard as a necessity in this gadget - crazy 21st century (i.e. wireless access, cable TV, smartphones and social media,
subscriptions to movie
services and magazines and all those other
services provided by businesses such as my employer, Rogers).
About The Farmer's Dog TheFarmersDog.com is a
subscription dog food delivery
service that urges pet parents to rethink the
kinds of food they are feeding their pets.
Hippo Manager offers a one
of a
kind veterinary practice management solution package with unlimited resources and
services included in the monthly
subscription of only $ 80 per vet per month!
It might feel like there's a saturation
of subscription food
services right now — and there
kind of is — but this one has a twist that makes it perfect for globetrotting snackers.
I think it's a great product but maintains a much higher price point than other
subscription services of its
kind.
Your more likely to see a
subscription based
service to play mine craft
kind of like Warcraft.
Destiny is
kind of like an MMOFPS but isn't built with a
subscription service or pay - to - win model in mind.
In this way, the game's season passes function as a
kind of optional
subscription service - albeit a much cheaper one than something like a typical MMORPG.
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick knows all - to - well about the
kind of profit one can make with a
subscription based gaming
service.
Its members will begin to share data, explore in -
kind contributions, look for grants, seek additional members, and explore other options to provide an improved level
of publishing
services, compared to their
subscription model.
There is more
of a move towards the Internet because you do have a little bit more freedom
of choice, people do have — when it comes to television, they find they don't need 700 channels, they just need a handful
of channels that they watch all the time and that they are willing to pay a monthly price for that, it's most
of the time less than cable, and I think that's an interesting other notion that traditional
services with the judicial pricing is fading out in favor
of, and I think that that was another piece that Mary Meeker brought up, is the idea
of the
subscription that
subscription services on the Internet are also
kind of all the rage being able to subscribe to things that you receive on a regular basis, Office 365, Acrobat, they are all on
subscription services, a very model
of how we purchase these things is changing as well, and that's all due to the Internet.
«
Subscription - based
services are unlikely to allow this
kind of access but we have not explored this option,» Aprile says.
EBSCO is the leading provider
of research databases, e-journals, magazine
subscriptions, e-books and discovery
service to libraries
of all
kinds.
Other theater chains will likely keep a close eye on that
kind of behavior as those companies decide how cozy to get with the disruptive movie
subscription service that's keen on driving potential movie - goers back to the popcorn lines.
All will include in - app purchases, or some other
kind of paid
subscription, to use the higher tiers
of service, but many will give you a certain amount
of free VPN usage per month.
Of course, switching costs still exist; if, in some far future Bitcoin economy, recurring billing services like Coinbase become mainstream, then merchants would be more willing to create subscription services, and the average user might end up saddled with dozens of subscription services, which would be nearly impossible to keep paying without a third - party provider, and would be a considerable expense to switch over if Coinbase decides not to include any kind of «export» featur
Of course, switching costs still exist; if, in some far future Bitcoin economy, recurring billing
services like Coinbase become mainstream, then merchants would be more willing to create
subscription services, and the average user might end up saddled with dozens
of subscription services, which would be nearly impossible to keep paying without a third - party provider, and would be a considerable expense to switch over if Coinbase decides not to include any kind of «export» featur
of subscription services, which would be nearly impossible to keep paying without a third - party provider, and would be a considerable expense to switch over if Coinbase decides not to include any
kind of «export» featur
of «export» feature.
According to a new report, Google may be working on some
kind of game streaming
service that would allow a
subscription model to be used, streaming content into gamers» homes via a Chromecast or Google - made gaming console.
It boasts both free and
subscription services that include music, shows, comedy, sports, and all
kinds of other content for you to enjoy.