Willingness to pay for online news: An empirical study on the viability of the subscription model

Journal of Media Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-142

  Chyi, Hsiang Iris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 17444380019     PISSN: 08997764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327736me1802_4     Document Type: Article

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