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Five on Friday: Chatbots, Malicious Ads and the Freemium Model

Featuring Cengate, Windows 10 Mail, Facebook, Forbes and GeoEdge

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In Five on Friday this week, college textbooks are becoming more accessible, thanks to the subscription model, Microsoft's Windows 10 mail client tries an ad-supported freemium model, Facebook is making changes to its subscription messaging chatbot permissions, malicious ads are being embedded in ad images, and the traditional publishing model isn't working.          Cengage Makes College Textbooks More Affordable with Unlimited Subscription 

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Dana E. Neuts

Dana Neuts is Subscription Insider's Editorial Director, covering our daily subscription news as well as member features, case studies, premium content, and reports. Dana is also a writer, editor, marketer and communications professional. Her work has appeared in AARP Bulletin, The Seattle Times, Seattle Business, 425 Business, 425 Magazine, South Sound Magazine, Northwest Travel and more. Her specialties include business writing, community news, senior issues, travel and, of course, subscriptions!
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