Google just couldn’t leave the bone alone. When Apple announced its digital content subscription service on Tuesday, Google came back with its own on Wednesday, complete with a lower margin for publishers. On Wednesday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced a new subscription service, Google One Pass, at Humboldt University in Berlin. One Pass is a way for publishers to offer subscriptions that customers can access on their smartphones and tablets. Google reportedly will take 10 percent of sales as commission, in contrast with Apple’s 30 percent commission for its subscription service.
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Google Cozies Up to Publishers With Friendlier Subscription Plan
Posted by: Rob Spiegel February 16, 2011 12:16 PMGoogle just couldn’t leave the bone alone. When Apple announced its digital content subscription service on Tuesday, Google came back with its own on Wednesday, complete with a lower margin for publishers. On Wednesday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt announced a new subscription service, Google One Pass, at Humboldt University in Berlin. One Pass is a way for publishers to offer subscriptions that customers can access on their smartphones and tablets. Google reportedly will take 10 percent of sales as commission, in contrast with Apple’s 30 percent commission for its subscription service.