Comments on: The Changing Face of News and Journalism http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2010/07/26/the-changing-face-of-news-and-journalism/ Geek News Central is the technical site for Geeks. We Spin tech for the common man. With a Family of Tech Shows and Content. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:38:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tomwiles http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2010/07/26/the-changing-face-of-news-and-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-19594 tomwiles Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:23:50 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=13313#comment-19594 Andrew Marr has a good point regarding people buying more e-books on Amazon than real physical books. Does that not indicate that people are willing to pay for good content? I contend that it does. E-books worth paying for are concentrated information al a carte. The traditional newspaper is akin to cable channel bundling -- make newspaper buyers pay for a lot of content they have absolutely no interest in the same way cable bundles a bunch of channels together. In an ever faster-paced world with increasingly redefined and ever more sophisticated choices, the information publishers that get the formula right will reap the benefits. Andrew Marr has a good point regarding people buying more e-books on Amazon than real physical books.

Does that not indicate that people are willing to pay for good content?

I contend that it does. E-books worth paying for are concentrated information al a carte. The traditional newspaper is akin to cable channel bundling — make newspaper buyers pay for a lot of content they have absolutely no interest in the same way cable bundles a bunch of channels together.

In an ever faster-paced world with increasingly redefined and ever more sophisticated choices, the information publishers that get the formula right will reap the benefits.

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]]> By: Julien Boyreau http://www.geeknewscentral.com/2010/07/26/the-changing-face-of-news-and-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-19404 Julien Boyreau Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:04:34 +0000 http://www.geeknewscentral.com/?p=13313#comment-19404 One point : people NEVER really paid for "news" but for what news were in, that is the paper. Today people KEEPS on paying for what news is in, that is the computers and the distribution (broadband) fee. The main problem is that today the container has become a one-shot universal purchase, decoupled from the content. So the real question is : will people EVER pay for content ? One point : people NEVER really paid for “news” but for what news were in, that is the paper.

Today people KEEPS on paying for what news is in, that is the computers and the distribution (broadband) fee.

The main problem is that today the container has become a one-shot universal purchase, decoupled from the content.

So the real question is : will people EVER pay for content ?

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