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The new visions of digital magazines

by John Einar Sandvand on February 18, 2010 · 4 comments

Magazines like Wired, Sports Illustrated, Bonnier and VIV Mag are rushing to present their vision of how a magazine might look on iPad or other digital platforms. Here are six of the demos: Is this the future of digital publishing? And which demo do you like the best?

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The secret of creating scarcity when content is abundant

by John Einar Sandvand on February 5, 2010 · 2 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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8 digital media trends to watch in 2010

by John Einar Sandvand on January 14, 2010 · 15 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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Survey: People will pay (pennies) for online news

by John Einar Sandvand on November 16, 2009 · 2 comments

A majority of consumers may be willing to pay for online news, according to a new survey. However, they will not give more than a few dollars per month.

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How to make readers pay for news … and other links

by John Einar Sandvand on September 18, 2009 · 1 comment

Here are the 5 most popular online media links I have shared on Twitter last week. Topics include: Covering election nights, how to make readers pay for news and Apple’s iTablet.

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How can news sites get paid: Two approaches

by John Einar Sandvand on July 19, 2009 · 0 comments

Realizing that advertising income is no longer sufficient to pay for journalism, news sites managers are looking for ways to get users to foot part of the bill. Here are two different approaches.

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