Newsstand prices going up
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The Boston Globe said it will raise the newsstand price of the newspaper to $1 from 75 cents in the city zone, and to $1.50 from $1 outside Greater Boston, effective May 4. The newsstand price of the Sunday Globe will rise to $3.50 within Greater Boston and $4 outside the region from $2.50
Home delivery prices remain unchanged.
The higher prices, aimed at generating additional revenue, are part of the strategy to improve the paper's financial position, as noted by Globe publisher P. Steven Ainsley in a memo sent to staff Monday.
Many newspapers have raised prices over the past year. The Boston Herald raised its newsstand price to 75 cents from 50 cents in the summer, following a similar increase by the Globe last year. Globe spokesman Robert Powers declined to comment on whether the price increase might result in fewer newsstand sales.
"While it is never easy to raise the price of the newspaper, we feel it is necessary under current economic conditions," Powers said. "We remain committed to providing our readers high quality journalism with tremendous depth and breadth."
Robert Gavin
