On 2016-08-21 9:53 AM, Gary wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2016-08-21 9:33 AM, Gary wrote:
>>
>>>> I'm surviving but they may not. Subscriptions are way down these days.
>>>
>>> Printed newspapers won't last much longer, sadly. I always renew my
>>> subscription for 13 months only (3 months). The price for this has
>>> doubled in the past few years. I'll send in a renewal this week...13
>>> weeks (plus the weekly tv guide that's extra) for $66.30 + tip for the
>>> carrier.
>>
>> If you think newspaper subscriptions are down you should take a look at
>> magazine stores.
>
> Yeah, no kidding. Not only reduced magazines, have you looked at the
> price per issue in a store lately. Unbelievable. You can still get some
> decent subscription deals but not by buying a single issue at the drug
> store, etc.

It is even worse up here because of the current exchange rates. Our
dollars used to be close, then our's took a nose dive and the exchange
rate was in the 20-30% range, so they started adding at least 30% to the
Canadian price, so a $5.99 magazine would be $9.99 here. Our dollar
rose and even surpassed the US dollar for a while, but those higher
prices stayed the same.
>

>> That is the other reason for me to subscribe. It is actually cheaper for
>> me to get it for the week than to buy 3-4 issues each week.
>
> Me too. Plus it's delivered each morning. My carrier is good. My paper
> is always on my doorstep by 4:30 or shortly afterwards.

That is a bonus. I used to have to walk or ride my bicycle a mile and a
half to the newspaper box and it would often be sold out, or I could go
three miles to a store. Now it arrives in my mail box around 6:00 am,
later on weekends.

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