New York Times paywall coming March 28

oberliner

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Thu Mar-17-11 02:31 PM
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New York Times paywall coming March 28

Source: CNN

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The New York Times announced "digital subscriptions" on Thursday, revealing the long-awaited details of its paywall plan. Starting March 28, non-subscribers will be able to read only 20 online articles for free each month.

Home delivery subscribers can continue to access online and app content for free. Non-subscribers can choose from three packages: $15 per month for Web access and smartphone content; $20 for Web plus access to the Times iPad app; and $35 for Web, tablet and smartphone access.

There's still some room for free, though: Readers who reach online Times articles through links from search engines, blogs and social media will be able to access those individual articles, even if they have reached the 20-article monthly limit.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/17/technology/new_york_times_paywall/

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niyad

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Thu Mar-17-11 02:34 PM
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1. so we google everything first, yes?

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Skink

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Thu Mar-17-11 02:38 PM
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2. Half the articles in the times appear here before I ever see them online.

Edited on Thu Mar-17-11 02:39 PM by Skink

a lot without a mention of where thy come from.

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GodlessBiker

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Thu Mar-17-11 02:53 PM
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3. Should we start a pool as to when they declare this experiment a failure?

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EFerrari

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Thu Mar-17-11 02:55 PM
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4. In 30 day increments? I'll go with 30. n/t

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GodlessBiker

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Thu Mar-17-11 03:14 PM
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5. I think they'll give it six months.

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EFerrari

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Thu Mar-17-11 03:27 PM
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7. They have to, to justify the setup expense.

But it will be DOA. :)

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oberliner

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Thu Mar-17-11 05:02 PM
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8. What is the alternative?

You think they will go back to all free content?

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EFerrari

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Thu Mar-17-11 05:16 PM
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9. They will when this doesn't work and they lose traffic

because at that point, they won't have subscribers and their on line ad revenue will be down.

If I knew the answer, I'd be the only one in the American news business that did. But this model has already failed once.

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KamaAina

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Thu Mar-17-11 03:19 PM
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6. Because that worked so well for them before

remember "TimesSelect"?

Welcome to irrelevancy, NYT.

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starroute

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Thu Mar-17-11 06:46 PM
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10. I just want to be able to get my daily dose of Krugman

Don't give a damn about the rest.

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