Last year, the Canadian daily became the first North American paper to introduce per-article payments. It’s found fewer takers than expected, but they’re buying more on average.
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?
The company, based in the Netherlands, is trying to prove its model can work in a larger market. Investment capital in hand, its eyes are set on the United States.
Lichterman, Joseph. "A money-back guarantee: How Blendle hopes to convince Dutch news readers to pay by the article." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 21 Apr. 2014. Web. 5 Jun. 2023.
APA
Lichterman, J. (2014, Apr. 21). A money-back guarantee: How Blendle hopes to convince Dutch news readers to pay by the article. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/04/a-money-back-guarantee-how-blendle-hopes-to-convince-dutch-news-readers-to-pay-by-the-article/
Chicago
Lichterman, Joseph. "A money-back guarantee: How Blendle hopes to convince Dutch news readers to pay by the article." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 21, 2014. Accessed June 5, 2023. https://www.niemanlab.org/2014/04/a-money-back-guarantee-how-blendle-hopes-to-convince-dutch-news-readers-to-pay-by-the-article/.
Wikipedia
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