The rapid growth of the Internet and the World Wide Web is transforming the way information is accessed and used. New models for distributing, sharing, linking, and marketing information are appearing. This volume examines emerging economic and business models for global publishing and...

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Speculative Microeconomics for Tomorrow's Economy -- Advertising Pricing Models for the World Wide Web -- Profiting from Online News: The Search for Viable Business Models -- The Economics of Copy Protection in Software and Other Media -- Aggregation and...