Media News - Thursday, October 08, 2009
Economist introduces pay-wall for archive articles
The Economist is restricting the number of articles that online readers can view for free, the latest sign that publishers are rethinking their attitude to web content. Only articles from the last 90 days will be available to general readers, rather than 12 months under the current system. From 13 October, anything more than 90 days old will be put behind a pay wall and thus be available to subscribers only. In another change, only subscribers will be able to look at the "This week's print edition" feature that allows online readers to browse the current edition of the magazine as it appears on the page. "We consider this to be a premium reading experience and plan to develop the online edition of our magazine for our most loyal and engaged readers: subscribers," said Ben Edwards, the publisher of the Economist's website. An online subscription to the Economist costs USD 79 a year (GBP 50), while a print subscription costs GBP 127, or GBP 102 by direct debit. Both deals give access to the online archive, which goes back to January 1997. (The Guardian)
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