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Re:Ask HN: Monetizing newsletter with 2M and 1M members by erainey on Friday August 11, 2017 @05:38PM (#14994536)
It seems like you've got everything needed for a thriving marketplace without the market.

Why is your content all free? Have you tried to directly monetize the content? Why not have the first x,xxx downloads free, then monetize the content and split revenue with the author & publisher? Or have a graduated cost based on popularity, similar to what pinboard did? Something like this may have the side benefit of creating a sense of urgency and anticipation for your newsletter.

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Re:Ask HN: Monetizing newsletter with 2M and 1M members by dangelov on Saturday August 12, 2017 @12:11PM (#14998443)
We're already doing some of those things on our website, or we have experimented with them in the past. At the moment we are trying to focus on the newsletter a bit and find ways to better monetize it. Thanks for your comment!
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