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

[Richard Wiggins]

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.