The Boston Globe Launches Electronic Edition

Posted on June 27, 2002

The Boston Globe has launched its Electronic Edition in partnership with NewsStand, Inc., a provider of digital publishing and delivery solutions. The electronic version of the newspaper allows customers to download exact digital replicas of The Boston Globe directly to their personal computers. Sales of publications through the NewsStand service qualify as paid circulation according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

The Boston Globe is a subsidiary of The New York Times Company. The New York Times Company is an investor in NewsStand, a private company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Other newspapers using NewsStand include The New York Times, International Herald Tribune and Harvard Business Review.

"We are very excited to extend The Globe's reach to new markets," said Globe Senior Vice President of Circulation, Yasmin Namini. "With NewsStand's digital publishing solution, we now have the ability to offer our quality content in its original format to readers who may not be able to obtain the printed copies."

Single digital copies and subscriptions to The Boston Globe can be purchased at bostonglobe.com or via NewsStand's website. The single copy price is $0.50 for the daily edition and $2.00 for the Sunday edition. Subscriptions are listed at $3.75 per week for 7-day and $1.50 per week for Sunday only subscriptions.