[Web4lib] New York Times opens TimesSelect to .edu for free

[Isabel Danforth]

They would not allow my alumni email that ends in an .edu to 
subscribe.  I tried that one.

Isabel


At 02:35 PM 3/19/2007, Paul R. Pival wrote:
>Rich et al, actually it's not just .edu addresses - I just 
>successfully registered with my ucalgary.ca address, so it's either 
>*really* an honor system, and/or they have a list of schools outside 
>the US they recognize.  Either way, you can apparently add however 
>million users of higher ed in Canada to your 15.9 million 
>count...  (looks like just over 1 million students here, plus 
>however many faculty/staff...)
>
>Paul R. Pival
>Distance Education Librarian
>213E MLT
>University of Calgary
>Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4
>*Phone:
>Toll Free:
>Fax:
>IM:
>Website:*
>         (403) 220-2119
>1 (866) 210-9637
>(403) 282-6837
>MSN, AIM, Yahoo! 
><http://library.ucalgary.ca/services/libraryconnection/contactus.php>
>Library Connection <http://library.ucalgary.ca/services/libraryconnection/>
>
>
>
>Richard Wiggins wrote:
>>The New York Times is opening TimesSelect for free to people who register
>>from a .edu address.
>>
>>I bet they are going to see a lot more leakage than they realize.
>>They are
>>calling it an honor system but I can see a grey or even black market in .edu
>>mailboxes for people who want to read The Times online for free.
>>There are
>>15.9 million college students in the U.S., and countless alums with .edu
>>addresses, not to mention moms and dads who just will ask junior to sign 'em
>>up.   The Times is down to 1M paid daily subscribers.
>>
>>/rich
>>
>>...TimesSelect will be available for free to all registered college students
>>and faculty with a .edu in their e-mail addresses. TimesSelect is
>>NYTimes.com's paid offering that provides exclusive access to 22 columnists
>>of The Times and the International Herald Tribune as well as an array of
>>other services, including access to The Times's archives, advance previews
>>of various sections and tools for tracking and storing news and information.
>>Current student subscribers will receive pro-rated refunds for their
>>previously paid subscriptions. College students interested in registering
>>for free TimesSelect subscriptions should go to
>>www.nytimes.com/universityfor more information.
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