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DNSB · 06-20-2025, 11:24 PM

Given that a 403 error is an authorization failure, I tried opening https://www.economist.com in a web browser and clicked on Try for free, the only options are paid subscriptions after a 4 week free trial. There is a free trial banner at the bottom of the screen which takes you to a subscription page which offers a 4 week free trial and then $31.90 Cdn per 4 weeks. For Espresso, the offer is a 4 week free trial then $11.90 Cdn every 4 weeks. Perhaps the Economist no longer has a free tier?

06-20-2025, 11:24 PM	#16
DNSB Bibliophagist Posts: 46,490 Karma: 169115146 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver Device: Kobo Sage, Libra Colour, Lenovo M8 FHD, Paperwhite 4, Tolino epos	Given that a 403 error is an authorization failure, I tried opening https://www.economist.com in a web browser and clicked on Try for free, the only options are paid subscriptions after a 4 week free trial. There is a free trial banner at the bottom of the screen which takes you to a subscription page which offers a 4 week free trial and then $31.90 Cdn per 4 weeks. For Espresso, the offer is a 4 week free trial then $11.90 Cdn every 4 weeks. Perhaps the Economist no longer has a free tier?