Stop the Presses: Newspaper Readers Will Pay for Subscriptions!

By Russell Perkins An Associated Press story this morning reports the seemingly impossible: optimism among newspaper publishers that paid, digital uptake of their content is substantial, growing and is on its way to becoming a significant and durable revenue stream. Digital delivery of news content has a double benefit to newspapers because not only is subscription revenue increasing, publishers are simultaneously able to reduce or even eliminate their print editions, yielding significant cost savings as well. Perhaps…

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