I believe that the only way to make customers pay for articles again is in conjunction with hardware (such as the Kindle) and an online store (such as iTunes).

I believe that the only way to make customers pay for articles again is in conjunction with hardware (such as the Kindle) and an online store (such as iTunes). I hate reading long articles on my monitor. (I do it because there's no other option than buying the paper - but for one article?.) I'd be happy to pay in order to be able to read a good article on the subway. Not $1/article, mind you, but even a few cents per article would turn into a nice sum of money for the newspapers.