ScribeSub

Newspapers are experimenting with paywalls of all flavours to try and replace declining advertising revenues. As we see it, there are two problems with the current breed of newspaper paywalls:

1. Revenues go to supporting outdated cost structures

Instead of printing presses, distributors and newsstands, we have the internet. Instead of an editorial staff we have a community of users. The majority of ScribeSub’s revenue is paid out directly to writers.

2. Fixed monthly fees

Charging a monthly fee to access all content behind a paywall is the equivalent of charging a monthly fee for permission to walk into a shop. You don’t know what’s inside and you don’t even know if you will visit at all in any given month. Consumers should be allowed to wander freely in the aisles, to pick up the available products and then to decide what to spend their money on.

Find out more on our help page.

ScribeSub is a publishing platform on which writers can make a living directly from their supporters. Bloggers can now offer a new premium tier of content through ScribeSub, or link to the ScribeSub version of the same content so that readers can show their appreciation.

On Scribesub every article costs $1 to read. Exploring articles is free. Each article has a short summary, a word count and the number of times it has been read. You can choose to pay $1 to read an article. Of that dollar, $0.60 goes directly to the writer. Once you have paid, you can access that article whenever you like.

Find out more on our help page.