Free information sites

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We have to list the ten most visited sites in a selected country according to a reliable source. So we have chosen the ten most visited sites, in France. Indeed, according to a report by Cyberestate for October 2004, among the 57 most visited sites there were more than 15 sites by written press. We think it is a good idea to analyze these ten sites in the same field. In the trend of free information, we wonder how these web sites earn money in spite of all the services they offer and why they do this. In the first part of our analysis, we will distinguish between free and commercial services or products of L'Equipe, Le Monde, Libération, Le Figaro, Le Nouvel Observateur, Le Parisien, Les Echos, L?Express, La Tribune et Le Monde Diplomatique. Then, in the second part we will highlight the other sources of income.

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[...] This is the case in latribune.fr. In conclusion these 10 most visited websites in the field of press have low sources of income. The aim of the websites is to encourage the visitors to come to visit their sites every day (that's why you only can access to daily news) and to subscribe to their newspapers to have more details (either virtual newspaper or not). But do you think that you will be ready to pay for having news in a society where news is more and more free? [...]

[...] Indeed, lesechos offers a subscription to receive the newspaper in your mailbox or on the web to have an access at all the information available on the site. Generally, all subscriptions are not free in this kind of websites. Different ways to pay exist: every month or by year. You can also pay to consult files that is to say articles which have been already published. Then, some websites, like latribune.fr, propose the administration and firms to subscribe and to become a partner of the club La Tribune. [...]

[...] With this subscription, people can have an access at all the information the website contains: news, files, archives etc. People can choose to buy just the articles they whish to consult. The price is per article People can buy a "pass info", which enables to have an access at all the information but contrary to the one year subscription, the access in limited at just one day. The price for one day is The Paper subscription: People can decide to receive the newspaper La Tribune at home. [...]

[...] Free information sites We have to list the ten most visited sites in a selected country according to a reliable source. So we have chosen the ten most visited sites, in France, in the field of written press. Indeed, according to a report of Cyberestate of October 2004, among the 57 most visited sites there are more than 15 sites of written press. We think it is a good idea to analyse ten sites in the same field. In the trend of free information, we wonder how these web sites earn money in spite of all the services they offer and why they do this. [...]

[...] With this offer, people receive each month the newspaper La Tribune at home and can have an access at all the information which are on the website latribune.fr. Latribune.fr proposes also some partnership to the firms to join to a club: This club is reserved to the administrations and the firms. It enables to the members to receive some free invitations for the different events which are organised by La Tribune, like conferences concerning subjects of the actuality, professional show etc. [...]