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Re:We’re the founders of Substack, we just launched an iOS a... by wildbirds on Thursday March 10, 2022 @05:51PM (#30633696)
I noticed some of the magic of Cocoon when I started up the Substack app. While I hate to see Cocoon get neglected (please keep it alive!), I do love to see the Substack app so well designed. It's a pleasure to use. Well done!

Have you ever considered offering subscription packages? I find it hard to justify making multiple paid subscriptions (they add up fast), but would love to be able to build a package of newsletters that I could subscribe to at a bundled rate of some sort. Something like a cable tv plan for Substack newsletters?

Re:We’re the founders of Substack, we just launched an iOS a... by sachinmonga on Thursday March 10, 2022 @06:21PM (#30633993)
Aww, thank you for the kind words. It was fun to get to sneak in some of the Cocoon design patterns here and there throughout the Substack app :)

Bundles of some kind are an often-requested feature by both writers and readers. Something we're really mindful of: the direct connection between reader and writer is the magic that makes the whole Substack model work. So we would be very wary of a bundle product that abstracted that connection. However, I do think there are ways to do a bundle that keep that direct connection front and center, keeping the reader in control, and maintaining the writer's ownership of their audience. It's an interesting problem to think about!

Re:We’re the founders of Substack, we just launched an iOS a... by distrill on Thursday March 10, 2022 @07:15PM (#30634462)
serious question: how is this any harder than just "subscribe to n subscriptions for an x% discount"?