{"id":38802,"date":"2023-03-17T14:05:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T18:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=38802"},"modified":"2023-03-17T20:13:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T00:13:30","slug":"amazon-shuts-newspaper-and-magazine-subscriptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/17\/amazon-shuts-newspaper-and-magazine-subscriptions\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Shuts Down Newspaper and Magazine Subscriptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2023\/03\/goodbye-newspapers-on-kindle-amazon-stops-selling-newspaper-and-magazine-subscriptions\/\">Laura Hazard Owen<\/a> (via <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=35192906\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.niemanlab.org\/2023\/03\/goodbye-newspapers-on-kindle-amazon-stops-selling-newspaper-and-magazine-subscriptions\/\"><p>It doesn&rsquo;t matter whether they&rsquo;re for your Kindle or in print &mdash; starting this week, Amazon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/kindle-dbs\/arp\/B0BWPTCP4K?deviceType=A1FG5NAKX0MRJL\">is no longer selling<\/a> newspaper and magazine subscriptions.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>Instead, Amazon wants publishers to add their content to its $9.99\/month digital subscription program, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/kindle-dbs\/fd\/ku-aycr-magazines\">Kindle Unlimited<\/a>, which includes a bunch of magazines and access to one newspaper that I saw &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/USA-Today\/dp\/B001KBZ3D2\/ref=lp_165389011_1_2?sbo=0oPp5w93%2FdZvu%2Bv9k%2B4HBA%3D%3D\">USA TODAY<\/a>.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>Anyway, while this all feels very 2011, news publishers in particular should check out some of the comments on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/kindle\/comments\/11nljhe\/amazon_dropping_kindle_magazine_and_newspaper\/\">last week&rsquo;s Reddit thread<\/a>, where customers talk about why they liked reading newspapers on Kindle, and why they&rsquo;re sorry to lose the subscriptions &mdash; and it <em>still<\/em> has to do with the &ldquo;satisfying reading experience&rdquo; Sulzberger talked about more than a decade ago.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/19\/amazon-closing-amazonsmile\/\">Amazon Closing AmazonSmile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/07\/apple-news\/\">Apple News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/01\/what-publishers-should-know-about-ios-9\/\">What Publishers Should Know About iOS 9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2013\/10\/16\/the-final-straw-for-newsstand\/\">The Final Straw for Newsstand<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/18\/kindle-periodical-improvements\/\">Kindle Periodical Improvements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/09\/app-store-subscriptions-revised\/\">App Store Subscriptions, Revised<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laura Hazard Owen (via Hacker News): It doesn&rsquo;t matter whether they&rsquo;re for your Kindle or in print &mdash; 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