Boston Herald Raises Newsstand Price

BOSTON — The Boston Herald is raising the newsstand price of its daily newspaper by 25 cents to $1, citing economic pressures affecting the newspaper industry.

The increase for papers sold within 30 miles of Boston will be effective May 11. Outside of the 30-mile area, the cost will remain at the current $1.

The price of the Sunday Herald will remain unchanged at $2.

The Boston Globe recently announced that it will raise newsstand prices within the 30-mile city zone from 75 cents to $1 on May 4. Outside of that area, the price will increase from the current $1 to $1.50.

The Sunday Globe will increase in cost from $2.50 to $3.50 in the city zone and to $4 outside of greater Boston.

Comments

[Bingolong]

Near me is an office with a newspaper machine in front.
They normally stock anywhere from 1 to 4 papers, depending on the tourist season.
The office next to it gets a delivery daily.
The stand is stocked by another person.
And then a 3rd person comes around and collects the money.

Hard way to make a buck.

[NHBill]

Circulation is falling rapidly for both papers. It will be interesting to see if this steepens the decline. Raising prices in a recession is always difficult. $30 is more than many pay for the entire internet.

[VOTER]

Good point.

The one thing in the Herald's favor is the paper has little if any debt while
the Globe is sinking with its debt load tied to the NYT,

[Bluedog12]

I'm unaffected as I use Charmin.