noteworthy wrote:
] When it comes to online news, consumers are happy to read
] it but loath to pay for it.
]
] At NYT, the number of people who read the paper online now
] surpasses the number who buy the print edition. This
] migration of readers is beginning to transform the newspaper
] industry.
]

When I'm presented via the NYT (or other newspaper) login page from a link I just don't bother: I don't want to register because I feel that more than enough people know my details already :-) However I did read an article in an online UK newspaper last week and happily paid the $2 needed to read deeper into the article. The payment was through a trusted intermediary that I'd used before, so I didn't have a problem with that.

Maybe the NYT and similar publications need to have a rethink about what they ask for up front !

RE: Can Papers End the Free Ride Online?