The New York Times is going to require a paid subscription for selected online content, starting Sept. 1. What riches await?
Most of the material on the Web site, NYTimes.com, will remain free to users, The Times said, but columnists from The Times and The International Herald Tribune will be available only to users who sign up for TimesSelect, which will cost $49.95 annually.TimesSelect will also provide subscribers access to TimesPast, the paper's archives; exclusive multimedia, including audio and photo essays and video; TimesFile, a tool that will help users organize articles; and Ahead of The Times, which will allow subscribers to take an early look at articles that will appear in The New York Times Magazine, and the newspaper's Travel, Sunday Arts and Real Estate sections.
$49.95 to read leftist heavy-breathers like Frank Rich, Bob Herbert, and Paul Krugman? I think not.
It will be interesting to see if they get many takers.
Posted by Alan at May 16, 2005 12:03 PM