Thinking of ditching my subscription to the local news paper

jbcohen · 02-26-2013, 07:33 AM

And instead reading entirely online. I have heard a lot of people ditching the expensive print newspaper subscriptions and instead reading the entire newspaper online for free. What's your opinion:

HomeInMyShoes · 02-26-2013, 08:20 AM

Think of the poor paperboy/girl!!!

Rumpelteazer · 02-26-2013, 08:26 AM

We haven't had a newspaper subscription in years, although mostly because the paperboy/girl was too lazy to put it in the mail box and instead threw it into the doorway of our store and it either got stolen or trampled on. We usually buy the Saturday paper at the news agency, though.

pagansoul · 02-26-2013, 09:44 AM

My town delivers free (taxes) the local paper but I tend to toss it into recycle bin. I get all my news online. I do however retreive the coupons and favorite store flyers/booklets.

sakura-panda · 02-26-2013, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

We haven't had a newspaper subscription in years, although mostly because the paperboy/girl was too lazy to put it in the mail box and instead threw it into the doorway of our store and it either got stolen or trampled on. We usually buy the Saturday paper at the news agency, though.

We cancelled our subscription when the porch had over a foot of snow on it, the driveway (where the newspaper-supplied paper box was attached to the side of the porch) was completely clear, and the paper was thrown onto the porch *two days in a row*. (They also did *not* replace the first day's paper when we called to complain, although they said they would.) We've been in our current house over 10 years, so that was probably 15 or more years ago.

(The paper deliverer before that one had a car and used to drive up to the newspaper box -- he could reach it from his car window!

)

Around the holidays, we'll get the paper so that the kids can have glossy ads to use for their wishlists, but we pretty much just depend on the morning news and the internet to keep us up to date.

Tattncat · 02-26-2013, 11:20 AM

We ditched a paper news source, five or six years ago,for online news. I read my local paper on line as well as two other news sources. We find that it works quite well, for us.

troll05 · 02-26-2013, 04:35 PM

Never bothered with paper version in the last 10 years,only occasionally leafing through it at work

Fbone · 02-26-2013, 04:47 PM

I just get the Sunday paper delivered. My local paper has a paywall online but they give me full access even with just receiving Sunday for $8/mos.

Solitaire1 · 02-26-2013, 05:54 PM

I don't have a subscription to my local newspaper, mainly because of having to rid of them after I finish with them and that I get my news via TV, radio, and the internet. I'd consider getting a subscription if a version of the paper was available for loading on my ebook reader (say PDF), and formatted for ease of use on my ereader.

Bilbo1967 · 02-26-2013, 05:57 PM

My father-in-law recently took out an online subscription for The Times. Not sure of the exact cost, but he got a free Nexus 7 thrown in.

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02-26-2013, 07:33 AM	#1
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HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	Think of the poor paperboy/girl!!!

02-26-2013, 08:26 AM	#3
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,100 Karma: 24047426 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	We haven't had a newspaper subscription in years, although mostly because the paperboy/girl was too lazy to put it in the mail box and instead threw it into the doorway of our store and it either got stolen or trampled on. We usually buy the Saturday paper at the news agency, though.

02-26-2013, 09:44 AM	#4
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	My town delivers free (taxes) the local paper but I tend to toss it into recycle bin. I get all my news online. I do however retreive the coupons and favorite store flyers/booklets.

02-26-2013, 11:20 AM	#6
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	We ditched a paper news source, five or six years ago,for online news. I read my local paper on line as well as two other news sources. We find that it works quite well, for us.

02-26-2013, 04:35 PM	#7
troll05 Harmless idiot Posts: 3,411 Karma: 2154829 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Zuhause Device: PB622, Nexus7, Sony PRS 350, Tolino und nur noch wenig toter Baum:(	Never bothered with paper version in the last 10 years,only occasionally leafing through it at work

02-26-2013, 04:47 PM	#8
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I just get the Sunday paper delivered. My local paper has a paywall online but they give me full access even with just receiving Sunday for $8/mos.

02-26-2013, 05:54 PM	#9
Solitaire1 Samurai Lizard Posts: 14,247 Karma: 66666666 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: NookColor	I don't have a subscription to my local newspaper, mainly because of having to rid of them after I finish with them and that I get my news via TV, radio, and the internet. I'd consider getting a subscription if a version of the paper was available for loading on my ebook reader (say PDF), and formatted for ease of use on my ereader.

02-26-2013, 05:57 PM	#10
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	My father-in-law recently took out an online subscription for The Times. Not sure of the exact cost, but he got a free Nexus 7 thrown in.

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