In 2005 I first speculated about the commercial value to publishers of setting articles free from a masthead. Overnight, Instapaper announced moves to a paid model. Instapaper makes it easy for users to collect content from a range of online sources for later reading. This opens new revenue streams for online content providors. It will also open new revenue streams for astute publishers who climb over their current barrier of expecting consumers to buy their content from their website.
I like the concept, but surely cut/paste will do the same thing for you? It doesn’t appear to circumvent anything.
Flipbook has more potential in this sphere.