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Supporting Web Publishers With Scroll

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Scroll is a new monetization platform for news sites and blogs alternative to advertising. The readers who pay a subscription to the platform can access the partner sites without ads. Scroll shares the revenue with publishers based on the visits they get. The home page of Scroll. After a free trial and an introductory price of $2.49/month, the subscription will cost $4.99/month . I stumbled upon the platform when Android Police announced joining Scroll as a partner. Android Police is my favorite Android tech news site for its great content and distinctive voice. I have been subscribing to Scroll for four months and, of the over 300 partner sites, Android Police is the only one I read regularly . My visits to other sites are a blip on the radar. The fraction of my visits to Android Police vs other Scroll partner sites. And this is the problem with Scroll. If I subscribe at the full price, I'll end up paying $60/year for a single publication, which would be too much for the valu