From the Financial Times, the New York newsagent that doesn’t sell newspapers. It is a witty story, with the reporter in a “state of shock” and “nauseous” at the lack of newspapers.
But the reason, from the newsagent’s point of view, was purely economic:
The people who distribute newspapers in New York are always late, said our man. “And they rip me off.” He was making 2c on a Post (cover price 25c), 5c on a Daily News (25c) and 9c on a New York Times ($1.25, or about €0.9). A plastic bag costs him 3c.
So is the newspaper distribution model broken? Or is it simply that, as a comment on the story says, you don’t need to buy a paper since it is available online?
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