New subscription cost<\/p>\n
I am surprised to find out that The Jakarta Post has increased
\nits monthly subscription price from Rp 33,000 in June 2000 to
\n45,000 in July 2000 without any notice to its customers. The
\nincrease is quite high, Rp 12,000, or about 36 percent from the
\nprevious price.<\/p>\n
As a comparison, Kompas's monthly subscription price, as a
\nleading newspaper, is Rp 37,000 and other national newspapers are
\nmore or less the same, not exceeding Rp 40,000 (Suara Pembaruan:
\nRp 35,000; Media Indonesia: Rp 39,500). Although the comparison
\nis with Indonesian newspapers which may not be fair but still the
\nincrease of 36 percent is too high.<\/p>\n
I don't know how the Post came out with that price. It is
\nunderstandable that the production costs are higher compared to
\nIndonesian newspapers considering the language factor but the
\nPost should be wise enough to try to keep the price as low as
\npossible to encourage more Indonesians, particularly students, to
\nread English newspapers. If that is not possible, alternatively,
\nthe Post should apply different subscription prices, for example,
\nfor educational institutions and students.<\/p>\n
The Straits Times, Singapore English newspaper is only 60
\ncents per copy. It is very cheap considering the high standard of
\nliving in Singapore. Why can't The Jakarta Post be cheaper?<\/p>\n
ADRIANUS HIYUNG TJUNG<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>\n
Note: With regard to the price increase, notices were published
\nsince early June, announcing the increase in price due to higher
\nproduction costs. It would not be fair to compare The Jakarta
\nPost with the Singapore Straits Times as the latter carries a lot
\nof advertisements which are the backbone of its business. The new
\nmonthly subscription price for the Post is Rp 48,000, and Kompas
\nis Rp 38,000.<\/p>\n
-- Editor<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/new-subscription-cost-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }