Reader's Digest-an example of the economic future for print

Here is an interesting thought from Steve Borris.

Is the readers digest displaying the business model for news aggregation that will survive through the next few decades.

What does it do.Well quite simply it packages a mixture of stories from numerous sources,it puts them together into an easy to read pacakage and sells most of its copies through subscription.

As Steve adds

It’s old original cover contained a list of stories contained inside, allowing it to be read like a web site, from front page link to story and back again. And it knew its audience, providing a mix of serious, human interest, educational, and humorous stories. It was also upbeat, not providing stories that make readers feel uncomfortable, helpless, or negative

and is read by many people who don't pay for it thus attrcating additional advertising.