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How newspapers offer less Unique Value than before

by John Einar Sandvand on March 2, 2010 · 26 comments

Newspapers used to provide strong Unique Value to their readers. No longer is that necessarily the case. Here is why.

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How The New York Times explains its new paywall

by John Einar Sandvand on February 23, 2010 · 1 comment

There has been a lot of discussion about The New York Times’ planned paywall – and whether it will work. Here is how the NYT’s top executives explain the move and why they think it is smart.

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How publishers charge for digital content

by John Einar Sandvand on February 20, 2010 · 14 comments

Here is an excellent overview of how 34 publishers charge for content in different ways, presented by content manager Alistair Bruce from MSN UK.

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For journalists Apple’s iPad is great news. Just imagine how you can tell your stories in new ways. For the business people in media companies, however, life gets even tougher. How to make money on this new device?

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The secret of creating scarcity when content is abundant

by John Einar Sandvand on February 5, 2010 · 13 comments

How to make users pay for online content? Create scarcity, proclaimed experts at an INMA conference in Copenhagen. That is of course easier said than done.

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Five ways to build Unique Value for paid digital content

by John Einar Sandvand on January 17, 2010 · 40 comments

What really makes people willing to pay for digital content? My answer: The product must provide Unique Value by fullfilling at least one of five uniqueness attributes. Here they are.

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The next generation of media is already here

by John Einar Sandvand on January 15, 2010 · 18 comments

I came across this nice and interesting slideshow by Dan Calladine pointing out some of the ongoing trends in media consumption. It is worth flipping through.

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8 digital media trends to watch in 2010

by John Einar Sandvand on January 14, 2010 · 21 comments

User payment, e-reading and more clever advertising solutions. Those are some of the online media trends that will put their mark on 2010.

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The top 5 most popular posts of the year

by John Einar Sandvand on December 20, 2009 · 8 comments

As 2009 is coming to an end, it might be time to sum up a little bit. Here are the 5 posts which have been read my most people on BetaTales this year.

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Making magazines digital: Here is the vision of Time Inc

by John Einar Sandvand on December 2, 2009 · 18 comments

Will there be a digital future for magazine? Time Inc thinks so and has developed an exciting demo of how an interactive magazine might work on a full-color touch screen tablet.

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