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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Spotify have created a brilliant and elegant solution that should satisfy all parties (hopefully we'll see the music publishers die out and leave only the artists behind to gain the true fruits of their labours). I wonder how long it will be before movies and books go this route? Add supported and premium memberships for extra stuff.
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While I won't go that far (yet), what they have is one of the best subscription services around.
by offering a free ad supported version, people can easily try it out for however long they need to get a feel for it, before deciding whether or not to pay the subscription price.
The upfront cost before letting me see how it works, what the selection is, etc has kept me away from a lot of the other subscription services, as I find limited feature/time trials annoying, as i often may sign up for a service, but not get around to using it for a while.
I'll love something like this for movies, but with the caveat of allowing offline access, as I'm often away from a fast connection, or am on 3G where you don't want to rack up huge download charges
I'll definitely love something like this for books, as I tend to read a lot, and on a lot of different subjects. being able to just select a book and begin reading without thinking about the price would be lovely.