n. A commercial publishing model in which readers view stories and books online and pay only for what they read.
1997
Lofty hopes for a more literate Internet through the "micropayment" pay-per-read concept will be tested with the debut this week of the new Web publishing venture Bylines.
1996
Finance. Will news be free, courtesy of advertisers or governments, or will we pay for it by the month? Or by the article?
Pay-per-read will be the growth segment as soon as micromoney catches on.
Pay-per-read will be the growth segment as soon as micromoney catches on.
1989 (earliest)
It is midsummer, 2012 A.D., and the Rolling Stones are rolling once again for a 50th anniversary tour. …
Rolling Stone magazine (no longer sold on newstands, but serviced to pay-per-read home viewers) dedicated three successive covers to the Stones crisis.
Rolling Stone magazine (no longer sold on newstands, but serviced to pay-per-read home viewers) dedicated three successive covers to the Stones crisis.