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Comment by jawns | Hacker News Reader

Here's the link to the story by tech website The Information ... which is also behind a paywall:

https://www.theinformation.com/Amazon-Nears-Deal-to-Acquire-...

This story is literally the first time I've heard of this site. Is it really popular enough to demand payment for reading the articles?

Looks like it was started on Dec. 04, 2013 [1] and has been subscription-based from the beginning. $40/mo or $400/year seems like a lot of money... any indication that they break news before any other site?

[1] https://www.theinformation.com/Letter-From-the-Editor1

What's wrong with wanting a lot of money for content? If nobody reads their stuff, then naturally it will die off.

I wouldn't put having a paywall against them. Capitalism will do the work.

I agree with you, but $40 a month seems so steep for a news site. Do their customers just not know how many free news sites there are out there?

It's not designed for casual readers, it's designed for professional readers who read it for professional reasons. $40/month is nothing in that scenario.

There's nothing wrong with it, and I'm not holding anything against them. Just wondering if anyone here is a subscriber, what their target audience is, and if it's worth a subscription at the price they're asking.

$40/mo or $400/year seems like a lot of money... any indication that they break news before any other site?

The value prop isn't just breaking stories quicker than the next outlet, but we do happen to break a fair amount of news. For instance, we broke a story [1] last week that moved eBay's share price up by 4-6%. [2]

[1] https://www.theinformation.com/PayPal-s-Future-Still-in-Play

[2] http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=EBAY+Interactive#symbol=E...

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