The era of digital freedom

On Habré, there were already stormy discussions on the free price phenomenon: starting from RadioHead and ending with the experiment with World of Goo , there were even topics with numbers (I didn’t find it, tell in the comments?). I must say that the numbers are very, very interesting, they make you think that the new era of digital products is actually here.

And also these figures (or this fair model?) Made someone with a funny nickname think about creating an engine for an online store of free prices. And this someone has already released as many as 15 versions of “ Yerki ” in a week, which, of course, is also sold at a free price.


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Now, this spiritless script already knows how to accept payment from WebMoney and plastic cards, independently monitors product updates and offers new versions to customers, knows how to draw all sorts of beautiful graphics ...



In the future, the developer promises many more goodies : first of all, an English language file and a user-friendly interface, and then a heap of new billing, up to PayPal and Google Checkout.

What to sell?

IT specialists from Habr, of course, software development immediately comes to mind. And the author of the script itself sets an example, spreading with the help of “Yerki” a product that is remarkably suitable for such a model - MicroToDo ( discussion on Habré ). By the way, tudushka recently updated, download if you use.



However, the possibilities are endless for all creative people: designers, musicians, writers. The script will appeal to those who have at least some of the fruits of their creative work and wants to receive from them a pleasant material return.

Lyrical digression

The engine is named after the Polish artist Jacek Jerky, whose picture is shown at the very beginning of the article. It's funny that every update of “ Yerki ” is accompanied by the publication of one of Yerka’s pictures and the response is already visible in the blogosphere. By the way, in 1995, Jacek was awarded a very prestigious world fantasy prize as the best artist, and in 1994, science fiction writer Harlan Ellison wrote a whole book inspired by wonderful pictures.



On Amazon, his book Mind Fields costs $ 20.

Results and forecast

I am sure that the free price cannot be stopped, and it walks on the planet by leaps and bounds. Soon we will be quite accustomed to pay $ 1 for Denver, or, in a good mood and material prosperity, unfasten all $ 100 for a book like Getting Real . With digital goods, everything goes to this. What do you think?

PS Please do not make a common mistake and not confuse the free price with donations (Donations). Of course, in the comments there will still be an argument, but still there are completely different approaches, absolutely. Personally, my donations are associated exclusively with handouts, while selling a product at a free price seems to me a much more worthy option.