today’s news
In my formative years I remember walking to the street corner to buy the Post for 25 cents. One measly, non-statehood quarter.
The newsstand price is now 50 cents, up from 35 cents in 2007. And it hasn’t been 25 cents since 2001. The 7-11 on my way to work this morning charged me 75 cents (plus tax.) I was told by the shopkeeper that the 50% price increase is the standard Baltimore markup, and he pointed out that ”prices may vary in areas outside metropolitan Washington.” He claims to pay 70 cents for each paper, and thus only make 5 cents profit on each.
I usually read it online for free, but that’s precisely the problem. Newsprint advertising just ain’t what it used to be.
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