Users Demand Expertise at How-To Web Sites

28 APR 2008 from the New York Times | Read the full story»

Quamut differentiates itself from the long list of how-to sites like eHow, HowStuffWorks.com and, to a lesser degree, About.com (which is owned by The New York Times Company), with a somewhat novel twist: selling downloadable documents of its otherwise free content. For instance, users who want to know how to make sushi can browse through 15 pages of information, like "how to make sushi rice," or can copy and print the information themselves. But Quamut sells a more polished version in a six-page color document for about $3. (Subscription required)

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