NYT Digital - Food & Lifestyle

[Rella]

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/opi...

"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."

I'm wondering how this will affect acessing Bittman and other Food/Lifestyle articles.

[phisherking]

If one follows links from a blog does that count as an article? if not maybe there will be "helpful" bloggers out there who will post the wednesday dining section as links. Wishful thinking i guess.

[StephanieTG]

If you follow a link to an article, it does not count toward your 20 article limit. That's what they said (paraphrased) in my email. :)

[Kagemusha]

Although I already have a digital sub, I tested the 20 article counter and, yes, it works, despite some early suggestions that simply deleting cookies would foil it--no such luck.

[tcamp]

I would quickly bust through the 20 views per month. I think I'll just subscribe to the Sunday paper and get free digital access. Now that WAPO delivers most of the sunday sections on Saturday, I need something else to go with my coffee. Plus, the guinea pig likes it shredded afterwards.

[Kagemusha]

I'm already in with a Sunday Times sub here in Toronto where the NYT is running the digital trial on us Canadian guinea pigs first. There are hacks around the 20 visits. I suspect the NYT is really after the handheld market with this play. It's not huge pile of $ for the content.

[tcamp]

I think you're right. I rarely use my iPhone to go to food sites because I'm at my computer much of the day anyway.

I just got an email from Lincoln (cars) offering me a free NYT digital subscription through the rest of 2011. Haven't yet read the fine print.

[small h]

I got the same offer through an ad on the NYT site & signed up pronto, fine print be damned. It's like being handed $120. If this comes back to bite me on the ass somehow, I'll report back.

[goodhealthgourmet]

even if it does, the bite won't be nearly as deep or painful as the ones from Kimball & Co at ATK/CI.

[Kagemusha]

Provided you don't bust 20 views/month, you're good.