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New York Times uses Canada as “giant guinea pig” to test-market its new pay wall

By Mishki Vaccaro
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New York Times uses Canada as “giant guinea pig” to test-market its new pay wall

Lucky us. Canadians will be the first readers in the world to bemoan experience the New York Times’s new (and much discussed) on-line pay wall—if only for two weeks, before the program goes global on March 28. Why do Canadians have to pay before any one else? The Times Web site states, “We want to ensure as smooth a transition as possible for our millions of readers. We are launching in Canada first… in order to fine-tune the customer experience before the global launch.” Um, thanks?

New York magazine’s Daily Intel blog reports that customers can access 20 articles for free until hitting a pay wall. To gain access, subscriptions are available for a $15-per-month plan for smartphone access, or $20 to include iPad app access. A subscription with access through every device will cost $35. As Daily Intel succinctly puts it, the New York Times seems to be using “[Canada] as a giant guinea pig.”

• Times Reveals Details of Digital Subscriptions: Only Twenty Articles a Month Before You Hit Pay Wall [New York]

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