Guardian to offer paid-for content

[sociopath]

The Guardian's award-winning website is set to launch its first paid-for services, including a new digital edition of the newspaper and an advertising-free version of the Guardian.co.uk site.
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The main Guardian Unlimited network of sites will remain free and unrestricted to its 7.3 million users, but it will now charge for an improved version of its email services.
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The digital version of the paper will offer domestic and overseas readers an exact online replica of the daily paper that can browsed page by page. For readers unable to buy a daily paper, it will offer them the chance to experience the Guardian and the Observer in the same way as they would the print edition.
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The online digital editions will cost £98.57 a year or £10 a month for the Guardian and £29 a year or £5 a month for the Observer. Subscribers to both will pay £127.14 a year or £12.50 a month.

Again, early subscribers will be able to take advantage of a special introductory offer costing £69 a year or £7 a month for the Guardian and £29 a year or £3.50 a month for the Observer. Under the offer, subscribers to both will pay £87 a year or £8.75 a month.
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Sounds like a good deal for those wanting the Guardian in the US. The article is a few days old but I haven't seen it posted.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/newmedia/story/0,7496,993436,00.html

[hlthe2b]

1. I love the Guardian....

But I normally stay on their side of the site, rather than the Observer... Anyone have any thoughts/suggestions on subscribing?