Coming Unbundled: Media Companies Continue to Adopt Direct-to-Consumer Subscription Models
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- First, the content will be delivered digitally. Physical print will continue to play a valuable but secondary role.
- Second, content will be delivered in the form of a subscription service, in which a customer is given access to digital content for a defined subscription period, rather than a purchasing a physical copy or a perpetual license.
- Finally, whenever possible, content organizations, including book publishers, will seek out ways of creating direct marketing and delivery relationships with the reader.
While the path is not fully clear, the clouds have parted enough for us to see the next steps that lie ahead.
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