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Seems expensive, $0.10 to read an article?

• NietTim 12y ago
  Have you ever bought a news paper?
  • LunaSea 12y ago
    I'm going to be the devil's advocate for a second and ask the hard question: "Why would you ?". In an age where the level of connectivity and communication is so high, most content can be found on the Internet and that before the newspaper is printed.
    • timjver 12y ago
      Newspapers aren't really about being the first to inform people about something that has happened, but more about being very informative, well-written, objective and complete. Many articles are somewhat timeless, anyways.
      • dublinben 12y ago
        You have an incredibly idealistic view of newspapers. I don't think they've ever lived up to those principles, especially not now.
• michh 12y ago
  For the average article in a newspaper: yes. But that includes a lot of the stuff already out there for free. It'd be silly to pay even a cent for a copy-pasted press release or a 100-word article reporting on how firemen rescued a kitty from a tree the other day. For stuff like in-depth analysis and backgrounds, imo the only area in which newspapers still add value nowadays, I think $0.10 is perfectly reasonable.
• raimue 12y ago
  When you buy a newspaper, you expect to get a lot of information from the whole thing. However, you do not distribute the money to single articles you actually read. After reading, you will feel informed anyway. The advantage of a full newspaper is that you can start reading and then stop again once you realize the content is not interesting to you or you don't need any more details. Just taking a glance is often enough. However, spending money on a single article on this service when you only want to take a glance? I would ponder bit, but I would be less likely to hesitate spending the money on it due to their refund policy.