tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post6007564406762507542..comments2024-02-01T12:31:52.518-05:00Comments on Personanondata: BISG Launches Research Study into Subscription ModelsMChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08121709548793388116noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post-56415755841923330232014-02-07T18:36:23.669-05:002014-02-07T18:36:23.669-05:00Michael - Nice to hear from you. I will let Ted k...Michael - Nice to hear from you. I will let Ted know about Inkbok. I agree looking into library models is also needed. Maybe I will suggest that to BISG as a follow-on project.<br />MChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08121709548793388116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28278131.post-21756588969762706452014-02-05T12:54:30.564-05:002014-02-05T12:54:30.564-05:00It's good to see the BISG studying subscriptio...It's good to see the BISG studying subscription models, but the market itself has already kicked in. Within a couple of years, we'll not only know if it works, but what works best. My hunch is that the little known Inkbok is going to end up the winner. They're about half the price of the others and have a business model that's virtually no-risk.<br /><br />Of far more value would be an investigation of what library checkout models work. Are ebooks like lawnmowers? Should the entity loaning have to buy an ebook for each copy they loan, or does renting digital need a dramatically different model--perhaps a per checkout fee based on no-limits on size collection? That publishing needs to know.<br /><br />And the two business areas aren't mutually exclusive. If the subscription model takes off, it could draw the busiest readers away from public libraries, leaving them with less support in these troubled times. <br /><br />--Michael W. Perry, Inkling BooksInklinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272203500649628022noreply@blogger.com