2014-04-11 CoinDesk - Chicago Sun-Times Gets 11% of New Subscriptions in Bitcoin

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Quote from: Bit_Happy on April 13, 2014, 01:42:55 PM

Bitcoin needs an improved fee system so tiny micro payments are possible/practical.
...along with low fees for huge amounts.

I agree.
How would that work?
The price of bitcoin must go up until 1 satoshi is used as a tx fee, and 1000 satoshis can actually be used to buy something.

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This is awesome news! and further supports the idea that accepting bitcoin can help a company achieve a new revenue stream.

bryant.coleman

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For people here thinking that the Chicago Sun-Times is some neighborhood news paper with just a few thousands in circulation: the daily is owned by the Sun-Times Media Group, and the circulation is around 500,000 copies / day.

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It is interesting news.

I wonder if any one else would like to take advantage of it. 10% is a lot!

Bit_Happy

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A Great Time to Start Something!

Bitcoin needs an improved fee system so tiny micro payments are possible/practical.
...along with low fees for huge amounts.

bryant.coleman

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I am sure that 90% of those people would have gone elsewhere had they not accepted Bitcoins. That means that the decision to accept Bitcoins resulted in a 10% rise in subscriber numbers for the Chicago Sun-Times. Grin

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Thanks for posting. These parts really highlight an enormous advantage Bitcoin has over legacy payment systems with regards to small purchases making "pay-for-story" possible:

"The paper launched a voluntary paywall trial in February and it was a success – receiving small donations from more than 700 readers."

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"However, bitcoin has the potential to offer custom subscriptions or even an ‘a la carte’ approach to paywalls. In other words, readers could simply buy a single story rather than a full subscription.

This is not practical with traditional payments services, as the fees are too high – few people would be willing to “buy” a news piece or column for $0.50 and pay a $2-$3 fee on top of it."

They talk about fees but I think the main disadvantage with legacy systems like credit cards is the enormous hassle you have to go through to make a payment when compared with Bitcoin.

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Chicago Sun-Times Gets 11% of New Subscriptions in Bitcoin

http://www.coindesk.com/chicago-sun-times-gets-11-new-subscriptions-bitcoin/

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