Do we really
think subscription models were the big talking point?
Not exact matches
I
think for many developers,
subscription model is a better way to, go than try to come up with a list of features, and different pricing for upgrade, versus for new customers.
I
think a lot of these business
models are moving towards a higher percentage of
subscriptions, where the people who are getting the most value from you are contributing a disproportionate amount to the revenue.
Ultimately, niche markets and the
subscription pay
model are part of the same wrongful
thinking on the part of the online dating industry.
Kominers
thinks online daters could be well served by a service that isn't quite free but doesn't involve a
subscription fee either.Inspired by Jiayuan.com, the largest online dating site in China, he
thinks dating sites would have happier customers overall if they did away with their current pricing
models and charged users per message sent.Both kinds are popular, so you can't go just by that.In the 2016 Consumer Reports Online Dating Survey, more than 9,600 people who had used an online dating service in the last two years were asked which one they had joined.
I don't
think e-book
subscription websites are a viable business
model.
In music, in movies, in newspapers — you can not find a digital medium where
subscription isn't a
model that succeeds at some level, and I don't
think books will be immune to this.
In the end, I
think its tremendously important that e-book
subscription sites pivot from their core business
model and try new things out.
I
think it is in Findaway's best interest to keep their customers successful and develop all of the tools that are need to keep the unlimited
subscription model totally viable.
I am not alone in
thinking that e-book
subscription services are not a viable business
model.
I
think that targeted
subscription models may indeed be the future of digital publishing.
Thinking about more of the product vs service
model... ebooks CAN be a service if say Netflix started offing them or Pandora / yahoo, etc started lettin you read as part of your monthly
subscription.
What non-monetary value could Amazon and other services provide, that would make the
subscription model more attractive to authors would you
think?
Justo Hidalgo, CEO and founder of Spain - based 24symbols, explains the
thoughts behind one of the worlds» first cloud - based
subscription models for books.
That's why I don't
think the big revolution for writers and other content producers will come from Amazon, but rather from startups like Patreon, which allow producers to build audiences directly and develop their own direct
subscription model with their most fervent fans.
I'm a fan of the ebook
subscription models as manifested by Oyster and Scribd because I
think they complement conventional ebook retail channels where readers purchase books one at a time.
There are many interesting experiments going on with direct and social selling (I love Aer.io), new
subscription models for libraries and individuals (particularly digital audio), so I don't
think the game's over yet.
Also, if you've considered joining Scribd and checking out their
subscription model for downloading books, here are a few of my
thoughts on the service.
And with the contracts that are coming out that leave discounting in ebooks in the hands publishers — I
think Amazon 1) needed to have a competing
subscription service so as not to lose out in this new
model and 2) needed content — which is why they turned to indies as they always have to get content when traditional publishers won't play ball.
I always
thought serials were a good idea, but somehow there's no serial based platform where you can follow an author or story in a
subscription model.
I
think this is a
model Overdrive needs to strongly reconsider as that is a deterrent, but I decided to
think of it in terms of a
subscription like a database, which we pay for annually.
Now the industry needs to
think about how the
subscription option can evolve further and enable even more interesting business
models.
I
think it remains to be seen whether the
subscription model as it currently stands has a long - term, measurable effect on author income.
In fact, I
think it is the only
subscription service that has a viable business
model.
In unlimited
subscription models, a user will pay a fee to have open access to any audiobook on the platform, and could access as many books they want without any further costs (
think Netflix).
Doug, I love the
subscription model and I
think you have a great idea for it.
While I
think we will see a growth in book
subscription and crowdfunding
models, I'm unconvinced just how well authors are really using them.
Neowiz has previously said it leaned toward a buy - to - play
model in order to avoid pay - to - win pitfalls, but the premium membership time mentioned makes players
think the game is more a hybrid
model with an optional
subscription.
From the perspective of participant experience, it is helpful to
think of community solar arrangements in two broad categories:
subscription and ownership
models.
That is, I don't
think the best idea is running a self - serving sting operation run by a
subscription - journal intended to expose the unscrupulous and call into a question people's right to knowledge through this
model known as open access (Bohannon's tag line — «A spoof paper concocted by Science reveals little or no scrutiny at many open - access journals»).
It is widely
thought among those who are advocates of these new
subscription services, that this new
model is going to be particularly appealing to the millennial, or Gen Y generation, who value experience over ownership.
At the end of the SET period, which we
think should be three years in duration, the journals and libraries should be in a position to decide whether to move forward or to revert to
subscription model.
But in the beginning, I
think which is why I came to the project
model of a
subscription service now, was that I did it on an hourly
model.
It is a risk, but a small one, and will give you the opportunity to start
thinking along the lines of fixed pricing,
subscription models and the king of alternative fees: value pricing.
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.
I
think a lot of these business
models are moving towards a higher percentage of
subscriptions, where the people who are getting the most value from you are contributing a disproportionate amount to the revenue.
And lots of individual apps, suites, and services like Dropbox, Office365, Sketch, and 1Password embrace the
subscription model, and move away from the old way of
thinking.