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Pew study: Tablet users don't want to pay for news

... just 14 percent of those who consume news on tablets said they have paid for news content on their devices. Another 23 percent, though, pay for a print subscription that includes tablet content. So in all, about a third of tablet news consumers have paid to access news on their gadgets.

Senh: That sounds about right. Only hardcore users will want to pay for something. It's like that on every content site. In IGN, only about 15% of their users pay for premium content.

 

The Times Announces Digital Subscription Plan

The Times Announces Digital Subscription Plan

The New York Times rolled out a plan on Thursday to begin charging the most frequent users of its Web site $15 a month in a bet that readers would pay for news they have grown accustomed to getting free.

Senh: I think this is a good compromise. The hardcore users will pay for it. Hopefully, that's enough to make up for the lost in print advertising.

 

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