Posted by: Captain Haddock September 18, 2007
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N.Y. Times eliminates most fees for online access
The New York Times will stop charging for access to its Web site, except for some of its archives, effective at midnight Tuesday, reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential advertising revenue from increased traffic on a free site.
The move comes two years after The Times began TimesSelect, which charged $49.95 a year, or $7.95 a month, for online access to the work of its columnists and to the newspaper's archives.
TimesSelect was free to print subscribers to The Times, and to some students and educators.
In addition to opening the entire site to all readers, The Times will also make available its archives from 1987 to the present without charge, as well as those from 1851 to 1922, which are in the public domain. There will be charges for some material from the period 1923 to 1986, and some will be free.
The New York Times will stop charging for access to its Web site, except for some of its archives, effective at midnight Tuesday, reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential advertising revenue from increased traffic on a free site.
The move comes two years after The Times began TimesSelect, which charged $49.95 a year, or $7.95 a month, for online access to the work of its columnists and to the newspaper's archives.
TimesSelect was free to print subscribers to The Times, and to some students and educators.
In addition to opening the entire site to all readers, The Times will also make available its archives from 1987 to the present without charge, as well as those from 1851 to 1922, which are in the public domain. There will be charges for some material from the period 1923 to 1986, and some will be free.
Last edited: 18-Sep-07 07:39 PM