The New York Times' Delusional Digital Pricing Scheme

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		SAI THE WIRE CLUSTERSTOCK MONEY GAME GREEN SHEET WAR ROOM LAW REVIEW LATEST VIDEO Tuesday, March 22, 2011 The New York Times' Delusional Digital Pricing Scheme The New York Times is about to roll out a payfence that charges users $35 every four weeks for all you can eat digital access. That means you can read the Times on your smartphone, tablet, and the web. How does that compare to other digital media subscription services? Not very well. This chart from Michael DeGusta shows what a massive outlier the New York Times is when it comes to cross platform digital media subscriptions. DeGusta thinks the Times' digital plan is "delusional" and notes you could subscribe to the all-in digital plans of the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, and The Daily (not listed, but $39 per year) and still have $99 in your pocket instead of buying the all in New York Times digital plan. Read » Also On SAI Today: GROUPON SURVEY RESULTS: Everything You Need To Know About How People Use Daily Deals The 10 Best Features In Firefox 4 Conde Nast Wants To Spin-off Reddit At $200 Million Valuation Here's How Amazon Could Quietly Become A Huge Tablet Player Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Apple's Mac App Store Sales Already Half As Large As The iPad App Store CHART OF THE DAY: The Real Reason AT&T Is Buying T-Mobile CHART OF THE DAY: Watch Groupon Go From 0 To $25 Billion In The Blink Of An Eye Share this email: Buzz Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.careers@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI: Silicon Alley Insider RSS Feed Business Insider. 119 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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