seems like in these times you can get what you want, how you want it, and when you want it. you have different phone and cable and internet plans, packages at the spa and gym, meals at restaurants, clothing made to order, home furnishings, etc. you can get those things the way you want it ... but not the new york times.
some of you might be saying: "you're still having the nyt delivered? read it online." well, i tried that for about 3 months and i missed certain sections - arts, living, home and garden, fashion, science, dining, week in review. the fluff. i read all the news i need online, but i miss reading these sections live, with the paper on my lap and ink on my fingers.
the nyt offers only a few versions for delivery - 7 days a week, monday thru friday, saturday and sunday, and the weekender (which i guess also includes friday). how about the "i read enough news and would just like the fluff" option? it couldn't be that difficult to send all the fluff sections on sunday. i think in this electronic age, it's a buyers market and the nyt might want to re-think their options.
wwcd: start writing an op-ed piece - "have it your way"
your blog makes me realize that i can't imagine what it is like to be a kid who grew up reading the paper solely on line. i would so miss scanning the layout, smelling the newsprint & ink, turning pages...and as for your idea, it is those specialty sections that bring life to the city paper (arts! science! garden!) ... not just the news, news, news... send the marketing dept a little note...
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