The New York Times to Erect Paywall March 28

Users will be able to read 20 articles per month free-of-charge, after which they can pay $15 per month for access to the website, $20 for the Web and an iPad app, and $35 for access via all digital platforms. Home-delivery subscribers will receive free access to all platforms except e-readers (Amazon’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook).

Visits through search engines or social-networking sites will not count toward the 20-article monthly limit, but there will be a cap of five articles per day via Google.

The Times added that the paywall will be enacted immediately for users in Canada, to allow it to test operations and handle software issues before March 28.

The New York Times Co.