An important
announcement from
the publisher of The New York Times
 
Dear New York Times Reader,

Today marks a significant transition for The New York Times as we introduce
digital subscriptions. It’s an important step that we hope you will see as
an investment in The Times, one that will strengthen our ability to provide
high-quality journalism to readers around the world and on any platform.
The change will primarily affect those who are heavy consumers of the
content on our Web site and on mobile applications.

This change comes in two stages. Today, we are rolling out digital
subscriptions to our readers in Canada, which will enable us to fine-tune
the customer experience before our global launch. On March 28, we will
begin offering digital subscriptions in the U.S. and the rest of the world.

If you are a home delivery subscriber of The New York Times, you will
continue to have full and free access to our news, information, opinion and
the rest of our rich offerings on your computer, smartphone and tablet.
International Herald Tribune subscribers will also receive free access to
NYTimes.com.

If you are not a home delivery subscriber, you will have free access up to
a defined reading limit. If you exceed that limit, you will be asked to
become a digital subscriber.

This is how it will work, and what it means for you:

On NYTimes.com, you can view 20
articles each month at no charge (including slide shows, videos and
other features). After 20 articles, we will ask you to become a
digital subscriber, with full access to our site.

On our smartphone and tablet
apps, the Top News
section will remain free of charge. For access to all other sections
within the apps, we will ask you to become a digital subscriber.

The Times is offering three
digital subscription packages that allow you to choose from a variety
of devices (computer, smartphone, tablet). More information about these plans is available at nytimes.com/access.

Again, all New York Times home
delivery subscribers will receive free access to NYTimes.com and to
all content on our apps. If you are
a home delivery subscriber, go to homedelivery.nytimes.com
to sign up for free access.

Readers who come to Times
articles through links from search, blogs and social media like
Facebook and Twitter will be able to read those articles, even if they
have reached their monthly reading limit. For some search engines,
users will have a daily limit of free links to Times articles.

The home page at NYTimes.com and
all section fronts will remain free to browse for all users at all
times.

For more information, go to nytimes.com/digitalfaq.

Thank you for reading The New York Times, in all its forms.

Sincerely,

Arthur Sulzberger Jr.
Publisher, The
New York Times
Chairman, The New
York Times Company

 

As a loyal
reader of NYTimes.com, you will receive a special offer to save on our
new digital subscriptions. We will e-mail this special offer starting on
March 28, the day we begin charging for unlimited access to our Web site
and mobile apps*. We truly value your readership and look forward to
bringing you the world’s finest journalism every day.

 
*Mobile apps are
not supported on all devices. Does not include e-reader editions, Premium
Crosswords or The New York Times Crosswords apps. Other restrictions apply.

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