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Originally Posted by dadioflex
The problem with the Escapist model is that people like me don't see the ads, because we're using Adblock. There are only a handful of sites I don't adblock. And I only wear plain black tees. Put some trousers on, they say. But no, just plain black tees. The escapist business model washes over people like me. If my choice between two bottles of water was a plain one and one with a ZP cartoon on it, I'd be influenced to buy the one with the cartoon but I can't see that happening any time soon.
I'm actually amazed that the business built around advertising has lasted as long as it has. It started with those travelling shows where hucksters sold lethal medicines to wide-eyed rubes, and rapidly degenerated from there.
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I use adblock too, and like you I unblock sites I want to support - ZP, MobileRead (which I visit a couple times a day without logging in and click on the ads). Advertising seems to be the way forward at the moment (not sure about books, don't think it would work there) but I'm happily using Spotify that has ads and I like it. If I could get Hulu I would also use that. In both instances piracy is pointless, you get what you want (for the most part) when you want it with little inconvenience and the bills are still paid.