Why it’s Still Cool to Get a Newspaper Subscription
A lot of people are abandoning traditional print for the web. With this the newspaper subscription rates have started to drop. There are still some great reasons to invest in a newspaper subscription however. I have one and you should to. Here are some reasons why.
For starters parents who have print-heavy homes have smarter children. A cheap way to make your home more print heavy is to keep newspapers around all the time through subscriptions.
Newspapers are the best place to get local news. Sure the web can offer you a great deal of information about places that you've never heard of and people that you don't know, but no one can provide you local news like your local newspaper. Getting a newspaper subscription means that you get the latest news on your doorstep relating to the people and places around you. If you want to know what's going on in your community there is no better place to look than a newspaper.
Newspapers offer local classified ads. This can be a great place to find gently used merchandise, a new job, or a babysitter. Though there are some local classified ads on the web they are riddled with scams and misleading information. The local news is fairly void of this stuff. Since people have to pay to post classified ads here they tend to be pretty trustworthy.