Beginning Thursday, May 10, Leader readers who prefer to read their weekly newspaper online using the digital e-editions will need a paid subscription.
E-edition subscriptions cost $25 per year and give online readers unlimited access to full digital reproductions of all four Leader publications – Jefferson County Leader, Arnold-Imperial Leader, West Side Leader and Eureka Leader – at www.myleaderpaper.com.
The Leader’s print editions and additional content on the newspaper’s website will remain free.
“We have no plans to start charging for the print editions of the Leader or to put up a pay wall for our myleaderpaper.com website,” said Peggy Scott, assistant publisher for the newspaper company. “The e-editions are the single most expensive part of producing our website. We want to continue offering this premium service for readers who like to read the e-editions enough to support them through their subscriptions.”
Online readers may sign up and pay for their e-edition subscriptions on the website using a credit card.
“We kept the price low and the value high,” Scott said. “For $25 a year, e-edition readers get access to fresh news each week and four different publications to read.”
E-editions have been a part of the Leader’s website since it launched in 2011. The digital versions of the paper will continue to be available each week on Wednesday afternoons, ahead of the scheduled Thursday delivery date for the print editions.
Also, the Leader will keep e-editions online for one month. Previously, e-editions were available online for only two weeks. E-editions are not intended to provide a historical archive of the newspaper.
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If you have questions, feel free to call the Leader at 636-931-7560 or email us at nvrweakly@aol.com.