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NYT.com Pricing Page: http://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/Multiproduct/lp5558.html http://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/Multiproduct/lp5558.htm... NYT Home De
by dgallagher 16y ago
NYT.com Pricing Page: http://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/Multiproduct/lp5558.html http://www.nytimes.com/subscriptions/Multiproduct/lp5558.htm...
NYT Home Delivery: https://www.nytimesathome.com/ https://www.nytimesathome.com/
WSJ.com Pricing Page: https://order.wsj.com/sub/f3 https://order.wsj.com/sub/f3
Both of them suck because it's not easy to figure out how much you'll actually pay annually. They purposely bury the actual subscription cost behind "details" hover-bubbles, and only explicitly show you limited-time rates which are far cheaper than what you'll actually pay in the long run. Basically, it's a signal that they're afraid to tell customers how much they actually cost.
WSJ
Year 1 Year 2 Diff
Online $103.48 $155.48 50%
Print $119.08 $363.48 205%
Online/Print $139.88 $441.48 215%
iPad App $207.48 $207.48 0%
DUAL-PLANS REQUIRED:
Online/iPad $310.96 $362.96 17%
Print/iPad $326.56 $570.96 75%
Onl/Pri/iPad $347.36 $648.96 86%
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NYT
Year 1 Year 2 Diff
Online/Mobile $183.96 $195.00 6%
Online/Tablet $243.96 $260.00 7%
Online/All $423.96 $455.00 7%
10001 (NYC, NY):
Print (S-Sun) $289.80 $327.60 13%
Print (M-Fri) $285.20 $322.40 13%
Print (F-Sun) $349.60 $395.20 13%
Print (7 day) $538.20 $608.40 13%
90120 (LA, CA):
Print (Sun) $345.00 $390.00 13%
Print (M-Fri) $340.40 $384.80 13%
Print (F-Sun) $478.40 $540.80 13%
Print (7 day) $680.80 $769.60 13%
With the exception of the WSJ iPad App, everything increases rates in year 2. The WSJ increases them dramatically.
The NYT print subscription includes free online/smartphone/tablet access (All Digital Access). It's actually cheaper to subscribe to some Print plans to gain All Digital Access, than it is to just go digital!
Online/All $423.96 $455.00
Print (S-Sun) $289.80 $327.60 NYC
Print (M-Fri) $285.20 $322.40 NYC
Print (F-Sun) $349.60 $395.20 NYC
Print (Sun) $345.00 $390.00 LA
Print (M-Fri) $340.40 $384.80 LA
I guess this means it's cheaper to provide online, smartphone, iPad access, AND physical home delivery, than it is to omit delivery. ;)