Popular news reader Pulse has seemingly found a way to make some cash – by selling content subscriptions for Premium Sources. Initially they are offering 3 different paid channels from The Wall Street Journal – WSJ Water Cooler ($0.99/month), WSJ Political Report ($3.99/month), and WSJ Technology Digest ($3.99/month).
At the moment, the new service is available for iOS users only, who can get this content using the power of in-app purchases. The process is apparently super-easy, requiring just a few clicks before your iTunes account is charged for the subscription.
Of course, this is just a start, with Pulse saying they have “many more exclusive and noteworthy Premium Source offerings in the works” which will be announced “soon.”
As far as I can tell, both Pulse users and content providers/creators benefit from this scheme. As an end-user, you still get a ton of free content, while Premium content will cost you few bucks per month. We’ll see whether enough users will to pay to get their news delivered through Pulse…
Pulse (FREE) [iTunes link]