4 ms·The coffee shops most likely paid for those subscriptions.by troyvit 3y agoThe coffee shops most likely paid for those subscriptions.kjkjadksj 3y agoAnd then could do whatever they like with them unlike the digital equivalenttroyvit 3y agoThat's a good point. The publisher got paid and the coffee shop probably made a decent amount bringing in customers who knew they'd find a free paper there.