Decisions, decisions. . .

So after months and months of renewal notices, my 3-year subscription to The Economist has lapsed.  And holy smokers! (to put it politely) is it expensive, more so than I had remembered, with rates ranging from $1.99 to $3.04 an issue, depending on subscription type, compared to Time Magazine’s $30 a year.  (I was curious what the difference in cover price at the newsstand was, but I couldn’t find this in a quick google search.)

Am I going to switch to Time?  No.  But, wow, is this a huge difference in price.  And what’s fueling my indecision is this:  The Economist, unlike any other paper or magazine I’m familiar with, charges extra to get access to The Economist online.  For just the magazine arriving at my doorstep every Saturday, it’s $127 a year (modestly cheaper for multi-year subscriptions).  To add digital access, it’s $155 a year.  Would I really use  $28’s worth of digital content?  Probably not.  But it’s still new to pay extra for digital content.