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Re: electronic publishing




On PPV sites -- I have noticed a couple that are pay-per-view, or offer
enhanced services to subscribers.

For example, the Chronicle of Higher Education's website offers instant
job opening information to paid subscribers.  (It's one of the Chronicle's
most popular features in its print version for us Ph.D. students.)  Those
of us who don't want to subscribe get our job info one week late.

But the Chronicle can do that because they provide a unique, valuable
service that you honestly can't find elsewhere.  Most news sites are not
in that position.  If they want to charge for their news coverage, there
are plenty of other sites on the 'Net that provide news free of charge.

Where most newspapers try to charge is in accessing their archives.  The
Washington Post, for example, keeps only the last seven days' worth of
articles available.  If you want to research their "library," they charge.
The Miami Herald does the same thing.  I think both charge around $1-$2 an
article.

John Carvalho



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