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The Guardian says it’s a bad idea for the the Times of London to build a paywall by next spring.


Spectator Magazine (UK) only lost 3% of readers after putting its content behind a paywall, but realize they serve a more niche audience than general newspapers.

Still, a survey by the Boston Consulting Group found that many are willing to pay for access to online news.

Plus, the Literary Review 2009 bad-sex-in-fiction prize has chosen its nominees. You’ll be hard up to find more titillating entertainment (or not).

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