October 9, 2015

Weekly Subscription News Round-up for Oct. 9

Dow Jones and Google are taking big risks, Evernote is scaling back, and Blendle is up to something big. Those headlines and more, right here, for a little light weekend reading: WSJ Owner Takes Battle to FT with City News App The Guardian Too Many Emails: LinkedIn Settles Class Action Suit for $13 Million Subscription Insider How Fox Sports Boosted Site Traffic – and Engagement – in 6 Weeks Digiday What Publishers Need to Know about Google’s New Plan to Speed Up…

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Will Jet.com Crash, Just 3 Months In?

Jet.com, the anticipated rival to Amazon, is dropping its $50 membership fee, just three months in, reports the New York Times. Marc Lore, founder and former CEO of Quidsi, launched Jet.com in July to offer retail discounts of 10 to 15% to customers on goods including clothes, books, electronics, appliances, jewelry and more. Initially funded with $225 million in venture capital, Jet’s initial business model must not have been working as expected, because now this members-only…

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