A detailed story on the economics of micropayments systems, mainly from a large publisher’s perspective. The usual suspects are quoted and analyzed. “The cruel irony of microtransactions is that at the same time it opens new markets for content, it also lowers the floor on pricing…Used to a subscription system where they controlled distribution and pricing, publishers could finally have to face a painful reality of the digital age: de-packaged content is de- valued content.”
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