The newspaper today

ucla695 · 05-04-2009, 09:42 PM

I used to deliver a free, local paper in my neighborhood on my bike. It made money from advertising and I got paid a couple cents more per paper when there were inserts. Luckily, it only came out once a week so it didn't take up that much time.

I lost my job when they decided to find delivery people who could cover more area in a car. Anyway, I still get the paper every day and enjoy reading it more on paper than I do online. Gotta like the ability to write on it and take it with you wherever you want (read: easy to toss after sitting on the throne a while - a place you might not want to bring a laptop or 3G phone

). That said, unless it can reinvent itself, I think it's just a matter of time before old media dies out.

rizzle · 05-05-2009, 09:56 AM

Never had a route, but I still have the paper delivered every day. It's just something I do. I really hate going to a newspaper website.

05-04-2009, 09:42 PM	#1
ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: The newspaper today I used to deliver a free, local paper in my neighborhood on my bike. It made money from advertising and I got paid a couple cents more per paper when there were inserts. Luckily, it only came out once a week so it didn't take up that much time. I lost my job when they decided to find delivery people who could cover more area in a car. Anyway, I still get the paper every day and enjoy reading it more on paper than I do online. Gotta like the ability to write on it and take it with you wherever you want (read: easy to toss after sitting on the throne a while - a place you might not want to bring a laptop or 3G phone ). That said, unless it can reinvent itself, I think it's just a matter of time before old media dies out.

05-05-2009, 09:56 AM	#2
rizzle Order Restored Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: st pete, fl Posts: 2,679 Trading: (23)	Re: The newspaper today Never had a route, but I still have the paper delivered every day. It's just something I do. I really hate going to a newspaper website.