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<blockquote data-quote="DaveMage" data-source="post: 4711865" data-attributes="member: 10447">Monte was also one of the .pdf pioneers, so he has more than just design cred, he likely also knows how to best use the strengths of the electronic medium.&nbsp; In addition, he has experiece doing a giant project (Ptolus).There are very few others, IMO, who could pull this off.&nbsp; Also, now that it exists, someone else doing this would have to give a *really* good reason why I should shell out the $$ for two such projects.&nbsp; (I'm sure there are such reasons, but there won't be many of them that would entice me.)&nbsp; Finally, this is new.&nbsp; Once the shiny wears off (after the 1 year subscription ends, perhaps), will people still be willing to participate?&nbsp; Heck, will Monte even have the desire to continue doing it?There's no doubt that a subscription model can be very lucrative, but it's only sustainable if the content quality matches the cost.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DaveMage, post: 4711865, member: 10447"] Monte was also one of the .pdf pioneers, so he has more than just design cred, he likely also knows how to best use the strengths of the electronic medium. In addition, he has experiece doing a giant project (Ptolus). There are very few others, IMO, who could pull this off. Also, now that it exists, someone else doing this would have to give a *really* good reason why I should shell out the $$ for two such projects. (I'm sure there are such reasons, but there won't be many of them that would entice me.) Finally, this is [B][I]new[/I][/B]. Once the shiny wears off (after the 1 year subscription ends, perhaps), will people still be willing to participate? Heck, will Monte even have the desire to continue doing it? There's no doubt that a subscription model can be very lucrative, but it's only sustainable if the content quality matches the cost. [/QUOTE]

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