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Old 01-31-2009, 09:31 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by pilotbob View Post
This is a great idea, except for the fact that they would loose all their advertisers... since there are no ads on the Kindle delivered versions.

Then again, if printing and distribution expenses went away would the subscription revenue be enough to replace the add revenue? I have no idea, but I suspect that it would not.

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Not even close. They've got what a million subscribers, that's $10 million a month. Probably wont even pay for the utility bills for their offices. But there is no reason the digital version can't have adds, the Times just has to use a different kind of ad.
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