Paywall software provider Press+ released new data today about the more than 400 publishers who use its service to charge for digital content. (Poynter uses Press+ to solicit donations.) Overall, publishers are gradually squeezing readers with higher digital subscription prices and fewer free articles per month.
Infographics below, provided by Press+, show the trends. Earlier data from the company showed that sites producing more content made more money from digital subscriptions.
- Digital subscription prices have risen $2.60 a month, or 39 percent, since 2011.
- A plurality of publishers set their “meters” for six to 10 free articles per month.
- The overall average of free monthly views allowed by metered paywalls is now 10, down from 13 at the start of 2012 and 11 late last year.
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