Why the Substack hype is much ado about very little

Re:Why the Substack hype is much ado about very little by Gravityloss on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @11:02AM (#27973276)

The writer could just say that in addition to this article being published in NYT, I will retain the right to publish it on aggregator A and B. I don't expect the newspapers to participate.

What's different about news and music is that there's not so much interest in the back catalog in news. So publishers could have less power than record companies.

Regarding streaming, again, that's only a problem if there is exclusivity.

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Re:Why the Substack hype is much ado about very little by ghaff on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @11:25AM (#27973579)

>The writer could just say that in addition to this article being published in NYT, I will retain the right to publish it on aggregator A and B. I don't expect the newspapers to participate.

You do have that with syndicated columns, cartoons, wire service copy, etc. Although the NYT uses less of that sort of content than many papers do.

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Re:Why the Substack hype is much ado about very little by Gravityloss on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @03:28AM (#27981228)

Yes, but not from a consumer point of view. If I want to read those AFP and Reuters stories, I still have to go to a select small paywalled garden, ie I can't get all of them with one monthly payment.

It's a different topology from Spotify and Apple Music.

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