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I was going to buy a physical newspaper recently thinking it would make for cheap packing material, only to find that the Sunday edition of the NY Times is like
by imgabe 7y ago
I was going to buy a physical newspaper recently thinking it would make for cheap packing material, only to find that the Sunday edition of the NY Times is like $6 now. It's not as fat as it used to be either it seems.
- excalibur 7y agoSomeone keeps leaving physical papers in my driveway despite me never asking them to or subscribing to anything. They usually go directly in the bin, but I also usually feel guilty that I'm not saving them all for some unknown future project.
- kevin_thibedeau 7y agoYou're playing an important role in the economy of unread newsprint. Just keep throwing it away and someone gets to keep their job.
- dredmorbius 7y agoInflation makes up a good part of that. The Sunday Times ran $0.30 in 1969, which is $2.10 in 2019 dollars: https://goodmorninggloucester.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/woodstock-front-page-new-york-times-sunday-august-17-1969.jpg?w=700 https://goodmorninggloucester.files.wordpress.com/2019/06/wo... Price of the Sunday edition was raised to $0.20 in 1952, or $1.92 in 2019 dollars. 1974's $1 Sunday paper would be $5.21 today: https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/29/archives/times-to-increase-daily-price-to-20c-rise-affects-city-and-areas.html https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/29/archives/times-to-increas... The $0.01 daily paper cost of 1898 would (based on 1913 dollars) today be about $0.26. The US dollar actually depreciated generally through about 1900, though at a fairly gradual rate. On September 13, 1987, the Sunday Times reached its maximum extent: 12 pounds (5.4 kg), 1,612 pages. https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-the-new-york-times https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/history-of-the-new-york-... https://www.usinflationcalculator.com https://www.usinflationcalculator.com