Amazon shuts newspaper and magazine subscriptions for Kindle and print

Post by kqr » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 6:23 AM UTC

PradeetPatel wrote: post #28

CobrastanJorji wrote: post #21

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Amazon doesn't want you to have a subscription to the New York Times. Amazon wants you to have a subscription to Amazon Unlimited, which would include access to the New York Times. Amazon would then pay the New York Times and all other periodicals an amount that Amazon thinks is fair based on how many people are reading their articles, like Amazon Unlimited books. This is very bad for big periodicals with many subscr…

Thank you for the thoughtful explanation. I never thought about it from that angle before, that is such a powerful move from Amazon that I believe most of us can learn something from.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 6:27 AM UTC

PradeetPatel wrote: post #28

CobrastanJorji wrote: post #21

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amazon doesn't want you to have a subscription to the New York Times. Amazon wants you to have a subscription to Amazon Unlimited, which would include access to the New York Times. Amazon would then pay the New York Times and all other periodicals an amount that Amazon thinks is fair based on how many people are reading their articles, like Amazon Unlimited books. This is very bad for big periodicals with many subscr…

Thank you for the thoughtful explanation. I never thought about it from that angle before, that is such a powerful move from Amazon that I believe most of us can learn something from.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 6:33 AM UTC

mdavidn wrote: post #19

iz_zi wrote: post #17

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Why haven’t you invested in a open source alternative that doesn’t limit your choices?

What would an "open source alternative" to The Economist look like exactly?

Post by cheeze » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 6:39 AM UTC

mdavidn wrote: post #2

I am really disappointed by this. These days, I mostly use my (fifth) Kindle when flying on aircraft, and there I mostly read The Economist or The Atlantic. They don't publish offline media for laptops. I don't own a tablet. My phone battery is precious on trips. I guess I'll just look for paper copies at the terminal again...?

Post by chemmail » Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 6:44 AM UTC

mrwh wrote: post #3

I had to read the email I got about this several times because it didn't seem to make sense. Hang on, my New York Times subscription is going to end in September and then... that's it? The Kindle is wonderful for reading newspapers on, and now - what? And why? I'm sure that someone has a very good reason for the change. I'm also sure that I've never seen a deprecation so poorly communicated.