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Scribd Cuts Back Romance Catalog for Being Too Popular

Business Media and Publishing, Business Strategy, News / Dana E. Neuts

E-book subscription service Scribd is dramatically reducing its catalog of romance and erotica titles, reported Smashwords, an indie e-book distributor. Smashwords CEO Mark Coker received a letter from Scribd with the news earlier this week. He quoted the letter in his blog post about the situation: “We’ve grown to a point where we are beginning to adjust the proportion of titles across genres to ensure that we can continue to expand the overall size and variety…

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Amazon Milestone: ‘Prime Now,’ 1-Hour Delivery, in London

Business Strategy, Industry Announcements, News / Dana E. Neuts

Amazon’s ‘Prime Now’ has made its way across the pond, launching in London, said Venture Beat yesterday. Thousands of products are now eligible for the one-hour delivery service which is available exclusively to Amazon Prime members in London for £6.99, or within a two-hour, same-day window for free between 8 am and midnight, 7 days a week. Orders must be placed using the Amazon app (iOS and Android), where subscribers can also track deliveries in…

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Pando Daily Moves to Membership Model

Business Strategy, News / Dana E. Neuts

“Welcome to a brand new Pando!” read the announcement last week by Pando Daily’s editor-in-chief Sarah Lacy and editorial director Paul Carr. What’s new about Pando Daily? The two-year-old web publication focused on technology, start-up and Silicon Valley news has made major changes, including moving to a membership model, redesigning the site with an in-house CMS, and going to a daily publishing schedule. For $10 a month or $100 a year (if paid in full) members…

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ClassPass Challenges the Traditional Gym Membership Model

Business Strategy, News / Dana E. Neuts

Celebrating its two-year anniversary in July, New York-based start-up ClassPass is challenging the traditional gym membership model. Instead of paying $50 a month to an all-purpose gym like 24 Hour Fitness or L.A. Fitness or $200 to $300 a month for CrossFit, ClassPass members get unlimited classes to participating boutique studios for $79 to $99 per month, with a maximum of three class per month at any one studio. The cost varies by city, and to…

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Taylor Swift Brings Apple to Its Knees

Business Strategy, Entertainment and Streaming, Industry Announcements, News / Dana E. Neuts

Taylor Swift single-handedly brought Apple to its knees, pushing the company to pay royalties to artists during the free three-month trial membership of Apple Music, set to launch June 30. How did this 25-year-old Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter get her way? By sharing her ire publicly. On Sunday, Swift wrote a post on Tumblr citing her concern that Apple would not be paying artists royalties for songs played on Apple Music during trial memberships of the new…

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Subscription News Round-up

Business Strategy, Entertainment and Streaming, News, Paywall / Dana E. Neuts

Taylor Swift, Google and Netflix topped this week’s subscription industry headlines. Here are those, and others you may have missed: How to Recognize the Warning Signs – Retaining Your Clients Cloud Tweaks News Netflix Unveils Upgrade for Faster, Easier Navigation Subscription Insider Google Launches a New Home for Journalists with ‘News Lab’ Tech Crunch Half Serious Question: Should Google Be Driving Traffic Smack Into Paywalls? Talking New Media How to Offer Great Customer Service with Social Media Business 2 Community The Sun Relaxes Paywall to Attract…

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Google Brings Technology & Journalism Together with New Tools

Business Strategy, Industry Announcements, News, Subscription Apps / Dana E. Neuts

On Monday Google officially launched News Lab, one of several new tools Google has launched recently in its attempt to bring technology and journalism together. “Some of the most important information out there today is quality journalism. We believe the democratization of media has created new opportunities and new roles for journalists to play in the media industry,” said Steve Grove, News Lab. “We are really focused on how we can empower journalists and be entrepreneurs…

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Video On-Demand is In Demand

Business Strategy, Entertainment and Streaming, News / Dana E. Neuts

CBS. Showtime. HBO. WWE. TuYo. NBCUniversal. These are just a few of the companies that have announced over-the-top TV subscription services since the beginning of 2014. Some like CBS All Access have experienced early success, while others like Showtime and TuYo are still in development with launches planned later this year. Why are there so many OTT services? That’s what viewers want, says EMarketer.com. In fact, in a 2014 study by Deloitte, a majority of U.S.…

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Netflix Unveils Upgrade for Faster, Easier Navigation

Business Strategy, Entertainment and Streaming, News / Dana E. Neuts

Last week Netflix unveiled a major upgrade, the first in four years. According to Netflix, the new and improved platform was “built from the ground up to make it faster and easier” for millions of subscribers to find something to watch and to take advantage of browser changes to give users a richer visual experience. The roll-out began on June 15 and will take about two weeks to reach all subscribers. In some cases, viewers…

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The Sun Relaxes Paywall to Attract Social Media Traffic

Business Strategy, News, Paywall, Subscription Apps / Dana E. Neuts

Starting next month, The Sun will relax its paywall in an attempt to attract more traffic via social media, says The Guardian. The News U.K. tabloid will make “select digital content” free. The content will initially be general news and sports, written by news teams, but other subject matter and The Sun stories may be added to the mix. Currently, The Sun has a hard paywall, so readers cannot access full stories without subscribing. “Since last…

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