Understanding business models to monetize publishing in the digital era

Business models are on shifting sands for a number of reasons.  It’s a good idea for librarians to understand the business models of the free and fee sites that they use – as well as their own social business model.  Follow the money (and the unser information and data.

Here’s a posting from the O-Reilly TOC Conference

Business models to monetize publishing in the digital era

The third in a series looking at the major themes of this year’s TOC conference.

by Jenn Webb

http://radar.oreilly.com/2012/02/monetization-in-publishing-toc-2012.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+oreilly%2Fradar%2Fatom+%28O%27Reilly+Radar%29

How up are you on the revenue models behind fee, free, freemium, subscription,ads, affiliates,  etc.?

Stephen