Gothamist: Get Out an Extra Quarter: NY Post Raises Price to 50¢

bornbrednewyorker

Mon, 19 May 2008 20:32:32 -0500

If I want news I read Gothamist. They save me the 50 cents by linking to every local newspaper anyway!

JenChungsBra

Mon, 19 May 2008 14:25:49 -0500

"Profitless" is an understatement. They've been operating at a loss for a long time.

HowBoutDemCowboys

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:31:37 -0500

50 cents for toilet paper is a pretty good deal.

laughlynne

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:20:29 -0500

I'm a die-hard Post reader, but I'm sorry, it's not worth 50 cents most days of the week (Thursday and Friday with the weekend Arts previews, perhaps, Monday's Pulse featuring pictures of new shoes doesn't even come close to justifying the price).

Spiritof76

Mon, 19 May 2008 13:10:49 -0500

The Post has long been considered profitless I guess it's a Freudian slip that I first read that as "The Post has long been considered pointless."

edEx

Mon, 19 May 2008 12:16:42 -0500

*the Post is pretty bad and is definitely not worth 50 cents.* and oil's really not worth $130 a barrel.

babyhitler

Mon, 19 May 2008 11:42:59 -0500

the post is the most honest newspaper out there. All you have to do is read everything they say in reverse. If they say one thing, believe in the total negative of it and you'll get the truth.

zodak

Mon, 19 May 2008 11:26:07 -0500

(i miss the Cents sign.) 50¢ is too much for the post.

lanciano

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:45:50 -0500

i read whatever is sitting on the subway seat next to me. keith kelley's column is a good read but otherwise, the Post is pretty bad and is definitely not worth 50 cents. (i miss the Cents sign.)

TimSPC

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:34:38 -0500

I read whatever is leftover in the lunch room at work. I'm cheap like that.

JenChungsBra

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:21:02 -0500

I get the Times delivered at home and grab either the Post or News for my subway ride to work. The Post's circulation is going to drop seriously with the price doubled and the size slashed. As embarrassing as it sometimes was to be seen holding the Post it's now even more embarrassing holding its new shrunken form. I had already switched full-time to the News just because of the shrinking. Now there's zero incentive to get the Post.

zodak

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:20:22 -0500

PathToWisdom, 1) your supervisors are not smart 2) i don't read the times either.

NYCSniper

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:10:18 -0500

The Post's new trim size blows. Makes holding and reading the paper VERY DIFFICULT because it's almost square, like the shape of a 12" record. Especially on Sunday all the heavy glossy stuffing just slips right out now, but then again, maybe thats a good thing Page Six magazine. 50 cents an issue means I'll stop reading the post regularly, especially with the freebies (metro & am) getting better.

PathToWisdom

Mon, 19 May 2008 10:00:05 -0500

About Zodak's comment. That's what I thought before I learned 1. Most of my supervisors read it. 2. News from New York Times is not perfect

zodak

Mon, 19 May 2008 09:25:36 -0500

i don't read that crap even when they are giving it away. whenever i see someone reading it, i know immediately that they are stupid.