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Originally Posted by HarryT
How much does a print subscription cost?
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this year it's costing about $17/wk (about $770/yr). But the price varies by location. I might add it's about $120/yr more than in 2010. For the first time the cost gave me pause at renewal time. But given that nothing really beats a real newspaper yet, not ready to give up the print edition. I wonder if the idea is to ween people off the print edition and over to the digital. I would be willing if there was a true large format device that ran all day, you know like the battery in the daily rag.
BTW the home delivery sub also includes all of the digital versions and crosswords. I don't believe it includes the new iOS crossword puzzle app though and that is very disappointing.
The price for the digital sub at about $20/mo (tablet edition) is actually a good value if a person reads it every day Right now I'm not sure I would pay it as long as there are other sources. It's not as if I am in NY or even the east coast, I'm on the west coast. But I could make do with any sites which remain free.
Now if we finally get a decent large format device then maybe. But right now not yet, I'm sticking with home delivery as it gives me everything. Still the difference in price is about $450 bucks which is definitely in the area where it is worth revisiting as it off-sets the cost of a new iPad though we would need two iPads so, hmmm, maybe not.
We'll see what Android and Windows slates come out later this year.
I am somewhat perplexed that there are different prices for the phone ($15/mo), tablet ($20/mo) and Times Reader ($5/wk) versions. I don't see why there should be any difference.