he Financial Times will raise its cover price from �1 to �1.30 on weekdays and �1.80 on Saturday. The Wall Street Journal, too, will cost $1.50 instead of $1 from mid July. And The New York Times will be 25 cents more expensive at $1.25.

Some consternation has been expressed on blogs, by readers of The New York Times. People complain that the newspaper, at $1.25 will cost almost as much as the commute during which it is read. Most people in New York and London, where these newspapers are primarily sold, read the newspaper while travelling. No matter how far their destination, it is unlikely that they read all editorial content. For these people, therefore, hikes in price are discouraging and will presumably drive them to read the newspaper on the web, where they can read what they are interested in, alone. In a newspaper, typically, there is all sorts of news � much of which the average reader skips, to reach and consume only that which interests him. Many newspapers are now also letting users also create their own print newspaper and provide the custom-made product in a printable PDF format. ... more