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Los Angeles Times experiments with new e-book
News organizations from around the world, including such prestigious names as The New York Times and The Economist, have tried to find new ways to turn their brands and content into new revenue sources through books in recent years. Thematically packaged compilations of articles by subject have been a popular choice in the the age of the cheap-to-publish e-book. The Los Angeles Times is exploring new relationships between daily news content and eBook offerings, though, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media business, Public news consumption
Long live leaky draw-bridges
Update [10/20] The New York Times Company posted Q3 profits of $15.7 million and now boasts 324,000 digital subscribers. We seem to have turned a corner in the great paywall debate. Last week, the World Association of Newspapers held its annual conference in Vienna, and the central finding was that so-called “leaky” paywalls seem to be working. In the leaky model, only certain content must be paid for; the rest is free. There is also usually … Read entire article »
Filed under: Media business