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The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Time, and more are now publishing on the Netherlands-based micropayment platform. Will a market awash in free content be interested?
CEO Evan Ratliff says the company is sticking around. But internal stops and starts — and the publishing industry’s increased focus on big platforms like Facebook — have made Atavist’s mission difficult.
“There’s an expectation now that it doesn’t have to be painful to publish stuff online.”
Seeing declining resources and newshole in newspapers, they believe there’s room for something like Byliner or The Atavist in Brazil.
The Boston NPR station is using an early version of Creatavist, the new storytelling and layout platform from Atavist, in its coverage of the notorious mobster’s life and upcoming trial.
Subscriptions will offer the story/technology publisher a way to expand its readership and create a persistent source of revenue. Justin Ellis
The ebook platform is moving into direct sales and exploring a subscription model. Justin Ellis
“…I liked the idea of being part of something new and something that attempts to reinvigorate the field of long-form journalism by re-engineering the business model that pays for it.” David Wolman
April 14, 2011
March 15, 2011