Business models for m-services: Exploring the e-newspaper case from a consumer view

Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 29-57

  Ihlström Eriksson, Carina ^a   Kalling, Thomas ^b   Åkesson, Maria ^a   Fredberg, Tobias ^c  

^a HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Business models; Consumer view; E paper; Mobile news media

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC PAPER; SURVEYS;

BUSINESS MODELS; CONSUMER PREFERENCES; CONSUMER VIEW; E-PAPERS; MOBILE NEWS MEDIA; NEW BUSINESS MODELS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; UBIQUITOUS ACCESS;

NEWSPRINT;

EID: 56849101808     PISSN: 15392937     EISSN: 15392929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jeco.2008040103     Document Type: Article

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