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About difference between credit and subscription

I purchased 20 credits when Tookapic has the old Stock-photo system. I got a license for one photo using it. so I have 19 credits. Now Tookapic transitioned new Stock-photo system to subscription (monthly / annual), I think I can't buy credit -license for single photo- anymore. correct? On the other hand, when I looked at the "sales" page from the standpoint of the seller, I find 2 sales display "Single purchases" and "Subscriptions". Can we think that the seller's income will change depending on whether the buyer uses credit or subscription, even if the license of the same picture?

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Paweł Kadysz Yes. The credits you bought are still there and you can use them to license photos. Depending on when you bought the credits the user will get $5 or $2.5 for each photo you download with that credit. Once all stock users use up their credits we'll get rid of the "single purchases" number from the Sales page.

Satoshi T Now Tookapic-stock has left the past credit system as "Backward compatibility" :) . I understood the new business model of Tookapic-stock that keep long term fixed income by subscription system. At a glance, subscriber bring us fewer incomes per pic, but subscribers are downloadable unlimited so if we take better pictures, there is a possibility that more pictures will be downloaded than the old credit system. It might leads to motivation of the members. Thank you @Paweł .