Say goodbye to TimesSelect
Well, now we can all read Frank Rich and Paul Krugman online again:
Now, if only the Spokesman-Review would do the same...
The New York Times will stop charging for access to parts of its Web site, effective at midnight Tuesday night, reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential ad revenue from increased traffic on a free site.Glad to see they've realized their mistake.
The move comes two years to the day after The Times began the subscription program, TimesSelect, which has charged $49.95 a year, or $7.95 a month, for online access to its columnists’ work and to the newspaper’s archives. TimesSelect has been free to print subscribers to The Times, and to some students and educators.
Now, if only the Spokesman-Review would do the same...