One BIG problem with charging for online newspaper access is that it's currently given away for free. Once you give something away, people react very badly if y

One BIG problem with charging for online newspaper access is that it's currently given away for free. Once you give something away, people react very badly if you start charging for it (eg Jot). This mistake has killed a number of software companies over the years. Look at TimesSelect - that was a stunning failure. If they want to subscribe, the newspapers need to figure out how to sell something that they haven't already given away for free. Wish I could tell you what that is, because they already give everything away. The only other option would be to figure out a new way to make money off their content.