A New York Times article hosted by C|Net looks at the unique post of the Consumer Reports website; they're one of the few online resources that gets by completely on public antenna boob tube* fees. They have no ads. One key seems to be valuing their online readers as much as their print readers - and instruction both the same amount. "The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times tried ukase for some online content, then abandoned the practice. For a decade, however, Consumer Reports has charged world wide web readers the same price as print subscribers, currently $26 a year (or $5.99 for a month's online access or $45 a year to get the slick both in print and on the We
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