Newspaper price increase to $1.50 helps street vendors

Last increase in The Taos News price was 10 years ago

Editor’s note: The price of The Taos News rises from $1.00 to $1.50 effective with the July 11 edition. Here’s information concerning the price increase.

Q. Why is The Taos News raising the price of the paper?

A. The price increase was necessitated by rising production and distribution costs. Over the past 10 years, we have absorbed these increases and have not passed them on to you, our readers.

Q. When was the last time the newspaper’s price increased?

A. Ten years ago; 2009 was the last time we raised the newspaper price.

Q. Will this price increase hurt the street vendors?

A. No, just the opposite. We are giving all our street vendors a raise. We will sell the paper to the street vendors at 75 cents a copy, instead of the current rate of 50 cents a copy. They will be making 75 cents on each paper sold, for a raise of 25 cents.

Q. Is The Taos News offering special subscription rates or offers to offset the price increase?

A. Yes, if you want the paper mailed to your home anywhere in Taos County we will guarantee Thursday delivery and get the paper for only $1.06 a copy, which is a 29% discount off the newsstand rate. Annually you will save $23 a year. And, you can get the paper delivered to your home before 7 a.m. every Thursday.

You can have the paper delivered to your home. If you live within a half mile of the Taos Plaza, Smith’s, IHOP, Walmart, Rio Grande Ace Hardware or Storyteller Theatre, you live in our home delivery area for early delivery of The Taos News. You can have it brought to your house for the same price as mailed delivery.

In addition, you can read the entire newspaper online with full access to our website for only $1.99 a month, which is a 69% discount off the newsstand rate. Annually you will save $54.12 a year.