If I spend 12 CHF per month on Netflix or 23 per year on CuriosityStream I think little of it. I expect to watch films and TV series once, and then to forget about them. With books and music I feel differently. With books I feel that it is worth paying for Unlimited if I read more than two books per month. With Audible.com the story is a little different. When every book is 25 USD or more, it makes more sense to pay for the subscription....
Posts tagged “subscription”
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Audible Subscriptions and Kindle Unlimited — Oct 2, 2025 -
Content Ownership in the Age of Streaming — May 14, 2024The Guardian has an article from yesterday that dicussses the fragility of content ownership in the digital age. Specifically it looks at how “My whole library is wiped out” after a streaming service stopped streaming content. It told people “pay 200 USD to move to service B”.... -
The Shoe Subscription — Oct 6, 2023Yesterday I switched from the trail gloves I have been wearing since May for some new ones. The old shoes are still wearable, for indoor activities or for road trips but they have reached their limit....
