Oh boy...I really hope this is good news.
Contributor Subscription Information | iStockphoto.com
It sounds like they will be doing something similar to what we've been asking other sites to do...sell photos under a subscription in credit tiers instead of just a one-price-fits-all-sizes scheme. If so...that would be awesome, because we wouldn't be earning only 25 or 30 cents for our original size photos. It would be 25 or 30 cents multiplied by the credits used for a particular size.
Can't wait to see what the pricing calculator has to show. The whole thing sounds rather complicated...but it also sounds like it could very well be the best subscription plan in the business.