Newspaper executives often hold up Spotify as a shining example of success in a subscription-based model.
However, this admiration rests on a flawed comparison. Newspapers and Spotify aren’t comparable; rather, Spotify’s business model is more akin to that of an aggregator.
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Continue readingPublishers, get ready
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