The newspaper stand that won’t sell newspapers anymore

Steve Safran October 2nd, 2007

Wonderful story from Financial Times about a New York City newsstand that has stopped selling newspapers. Reporter Dominic Rushe, relates his experience:

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… Can it be true that newsagents no longer need to sell news?

(Via Fimoc)