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> The New York Times costs $7 for a hard copy This made me WTF. Crikey.

• kjkjadksj 3y ago
  Cheaper to print it yourself
• ghaff 3y ago
  I didn't know but I can't say I'm really shocked. It was at least a couple bucks years ago. And newsstand prices for most periodicals have long been multiples of the subscription price. I'm always a bit surprised there's a big enough market for magazines at grocery stores and airports but impulse purchases I guess.
• _delirium 3y ago
  I think he may have been confused by looking at the NYT online store [1]. They will sell you back issues for $7 for a weekday paper, or $12 for a Sunday paper. But the back issue price is marked up from the cover price. The newsstand price if you’re buying today’s newspaper in person somewhere is currently $4 for Mon-Sat and $6 on Sunday. [1] https://store.nytimes.com/products/print-newspapers?variant=40695958929478 https://store.nytimes.com/products/print-newspapers?variant=...
  • johnnyanmac 3y ago
    $4 is still quite the inflation. Maybe I'm just a boomer recalling the old days where you could throw in a few quarter at a kiosk and get today's paper. Perhaps I'd feel better if I knew that 800% markup went to paying writers, but I've also become much more cynical in those 20 years.
• brightlancer 3y ago
  The Sunday edition may be $7 at a newsstand; I'm pretty sure they M-Sa isn't near that (yet). I checked home delivery to the Bronx and the regular price is $20/week ($1,040/year). There was a default offer of 50% off to bring it to $520 for the first year, but maybe he saw $845 the last time he looked. Regardless, it's very expensive.