---
title: How does LBRY benefit content consumers? Why should I bother caring?
category: LBRY 101
order: 2
---

Do you watch YouTube? Imagine paying a few cents to eliminate all ads. 100% of the payment will go directly to the content creator – and they'll still be earning more than YouTube offers, so they'll want to make even more of the content you love.

Do you use BitTorrent? Imagine getting [paid to seed](https://lbry.com/faq/host-content) files into the network. Because there is a marketplace for these files, you can finally find rare songs and films that can't support a torrent swarm based on popularity alone.

Do you shop on the iTunes Store? Imagine paying less for songs, TV episodes, and music videos while having 100% of the cost go directly to the creators.

LBRY is a digital media library at your fingertips. It can store any kind of content and make it available at low cost on demand. In a few years, LBRY may become your one-stop-shop for everything digital, from ebooks to video games to movies. One app to rule them all – but still leaving more power in your hands because it is decentralized by design.