Optimal bundling strategy for digital information goods: Network delivery of articles and subscriptions

Information Economics and Policy

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-176

  Chuang, John Chung I ^a   Sirbu, Marvin A ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundling; Information goods; Journals

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005991393     PISSN: 01676245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6245(99)00008-6     Document Type: Article

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