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Originally Posted by HarryT
There are a number of "pay for access" web sites which are successful. Examples, to name but two that immediately spring to mind, are the Encyclopedia Britannica and the Oxford English Dictionary sites. It seems to be a model that works especially well for "reference" type sites.
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I've got free online access to both of those, and others, using my library card number and a PIN. There's so much free information on the net that I can't think of anything I'd be prepared to pay for.