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There's been a lot of talk about how newspapers are dying because nobody wants to pay for digital subscriptions. I think this industry seriously gets to blame t
by Puts 5y ago
There's been a lot of talk about how newspapers are dying because nobody wants to pay for digital subscriptions. I think this industry seriously gets to blame themselves for this. I've tried subscribing to a couple of magazines back in the days and with every one of them it was a living nightmare to get out of the subscriptions. Once ending the subscription one even started sending what looked like regular invoices with due date in red and everything, but if you read the fine print at the bottom of the page it just said that "this is to start a subscription, if you are not interested ignore this mail".
Generally I don't have a problem paying for culture, and I also like reading both news papers and magazines but now days I always buy them at the local news stand. I've got enough proof that newspapers and magazines can't handle the trust with personal information and payment details.
I've also always admired journalists and the craft of good investigative journalism. It's sad that these creatives are stuck with the most hostile sales people in probably any industry (except maybe phone companies).
- thedougd 5y agoSubscribing through something like Amazon also makes it easy to cancel.
- hnburnsy 5y agoThis. To give you an example I signed up for a local Gannett newspaper subscription for $17 per month delivered. I have since learned... -twice a moth they claim they send premium content newspapers charged at $7 each extra. This content is trivial mass produced garbage. -there is no billing statement detailing monthly charges. You can pay $5 a month to get an detailed billing statement. -if you go on vacation there is no credit since they claim all the content is online. -the newspaper shows up at my house some days at 12:15 am, so it is devoid of most news from the previous day. I only get this for an elderly family member who reads it cover to cover everyday or I would be long gone.