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Originally Posted by rem736
these subscription could be modified with different pricing models depending on how much the subscriber expects to consume, like netflix. so if you only want up to 2 a week, you pay a different price than someone who consumes 20 a month.
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You could.
But the big publishers' revenue expectations don't match readers' assessment of value. Especially for outright rentals.
Going by their library pricing, the BPHs think a one-time rental is worth $5. Avid readers *buy* DRM-free books at $2.99-$4.99. Odds are, if you ask the Randy Penguin guys they'll say the Scribd $10 monthly fee is good for two rentals and most heavy readers would expect no less than 5 and preferably 10 for that fee.
Until the BPHs change their expectations the numbers won't add up.