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To: LindyBill who wrote (94179)	1/7/2005 4:14:51 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) of 793843

I'd love to know how some websites are able to provide content without charging, and others are not. Some of them it's pretty understandable why they charge -- they don't accept advertising, period. I have online subscriptions to CooksIllustrated.com and ConsumerReports.com, neither of which accept advertising on line or in the dead tree version. WallStreetJournal.com probably could pay for itself via advertising but the content is valuable to people with money, hard to find elsewhere, so they charge because they can. Why not? It's the ones in the middle that mystify me. I have been looking for a good roasted-garlic-and-artichoke soup recipe today. Epicurious.com provides Gourmet magazine recipes without charge, but they have a lot of upscale ads. Others in the same category include Saveur.com, while SouthernLiving.com and Sunset.com require subscriptions. Why bother? Epicurious.com and FoodTV.com have just as good recipes without charge. Why would I pay to read NewYorkTimes.com when I can read WashingtonPost.com for free?

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