Matt Molnar
2010-01-26, 10:31 PM
New York Observer:
After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for Newsday's Web Site (http://www.observer.com/2010/media/after-three-months-only-35-subscriptions-newsdays-web-site)
By John Koblin
January 26, 2010 | 3:04 p.m
In late October, Newsday, the Long Island daily that the Dolans bought for $650 million, put its web site, newsday.com, behind a pay wall. The paper was one of the first non-business newspapers to take the plunge by putting up a pay wall, so in media circles it has been followed with interest. Could its fate be a sign of what others, including The New York Times, might expect?
So, three months later, how many people have signed up to pay $5 a week, or $260 a year, to get unfettered access to newsday.com?
The answer: 35 people. As in fewer than three dozen. As in a decent-sized elementary-school class.[Full Article (http://www.observer.com/2010/media/after-three-months-only-35-subscriptions-newsdays-web-site)]
After Three Months, Only 35 Subscriptions for Newsday's Web Site (http://www.observer.com/2010/media/after-three-months-only-35-subscriptions-newsdays-web-site)
By John Koblin
January 26, 2010 | 3:04 p.m
In late October, Newsday, the Long Island daily that the Dolans bought for $650 million, put its web site, newsday.com, behind a pay wall. The paper was one of the first non-business newspapers to take the plunge by putting up a pay wall, so in media circles it has been followed with interest. Could its fate be a sign of what others, including The New York Times, might expect?
So, three months later, how many people have signed up to pay $5 a week, or $260 a year, to get unfettered access to newsday.com?
The answer: 35 people. As in fewer than three dozen. As in a decent-sized elementary-school class.[Full Article (http://www.observer.com/2010/media/after-three-months-only-35-subscriptions-newsdays-web-site)]