The NY Times Announces Laughable Digital Subscriptions

The New York Times is one of the most popular and respected newspapers in the world, but it has its head up its ass when it comes to digital subscriptions. The company unveiled the pricing for its digital offerings. Users can read 20 articles each calendar month on NYTimes.com for free. After that the costs for unlimited reading are:

  • $15 every four weeks for NYTimes.com + smartphone app
  • $20 every four weeks for NYTimes.com + tablet app
  • $35 every four weeks for NYTimes.com + smartphone app + tablet app

That’s frickin’ hilarious! Considering all the free (i.e. ad supported) and excellent news sources available online — for PCs, smartphones, and tablets — I can’t imagine anyone paying these prices. This business model is so ’90s. I can’t see it being anything other than a complete flop.

Then again, I could be underestimating the power, reach, and demand for The NY Times. What do you think? Will this subscription model be successful? Or is it just ridiculously outdated?

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5 thoughts on “The NY Times Announces Laughable Digital Subscriptions”

  1. Holy shit…they want to charge extra for using iOS on the iPad as opposed to the iPad? Why not just pay the $15 and use Safari to navigate to NYTIMES.com?

    I'm not subbing to this. I sub to WSJ, but only because it comes with membership in some accounting groups.

    1. I'm sure NYT is going to try to justify it by claiming that the iPad app offers a better experience than going to the site through Safari. The NYT iPad app is pretty sweet, but paying to use it is hilarious.

      1. @Ray

        Indeed it's hilarious. I'll just continue using London Times for my news needs in addition to WSJ.

        It's so damn laughable at the price difference between iPad and iPhone though.

        If you were to get the printed NYTimes out of state on weekdays only…it would be $5 per month cheaper. Kind of backwards isn't it? Printed media will kill itself.

      3. a buddy of mine likes that site. I have nothing going on today since I have the day off…i'll browse it.

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