![]() ![]() ![]() As noted previously by Slate’s Jacob Weisberg, you don’t really have to get the iPad apps to read these newspapers online, because the screen is big enough to make their Web sites decently readable.ĩ) The human will answer, “It will default back to regular pricing”-back into the Marzorati Flytrap, faithful reader!-”but I definitely recommend you call at that time to see what we can do.” Translation: The Times-assuming you remember to phone before your subscription comes up for autorenewal-will offer you some discount at that time, though not necessarily the same discount you had before, because Times discounting policy may change by then.ġ0) The human will take a moment to check your account to see when your current subscription is due to autorenew. Meanwhile, you can use your iPad to also read the Washington Post app (free now early next year it will cost about $4 per month or about $1 per month if you’re a print subscriber) and the Wall Street Journal app ( about $17 per month free, at least for now, if you’re a print subscriber). (The cellular connection will cost you $15 to $25 more per month, depending on which data plan you choose, provided you stay within your monthly data allotment.) The Times app will stop being free early next year, but no way will the subscription price be anywhere near $700. For $29 more, you can buy a 32-gigabyte iPad that you can use with either a Wi-Fi or a cellular connection. Seven hundred dollars, after all, is about what Apple will charge you for a 64-gigabyte iPad on which you can now read the entire Times free of charge provided you have a Wi-Fi connection. ![]() The blogosphere was titillated that a top Times editor would admit that Times readers aren’t savvy consumers. ![]()
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