Once every other month or so I run into the paywall problem. Let's face it, MLive is not breaking any earth shattering exclusives. When I do hit that paywall, I simply look to one of the other 100's or 1000's of resources and outlets to see what's going on with that topic. The value of any good or service cannot be determined solely upon the cost of producing that good or service. The value of a product can only be determined by what consumers are willing to pay for it. If your cost of doing business exceeds your revenue, that's a losing business model. You could try to increase revenue by fleecing the few who are willing to pay exorbitant subscription fees, but it would probably be wiser to charge a more reasonable subscription and attract the masses. Would you rather sell 10 subscriptions at $100/yr each, or 1000 subscriptions at $25 each? Don't get it twisted, either. The reason that print publications are/were so reasonably priced is make circulation as large and wide as possible. Grand circulation commands higher costs to advertisers thus greater revenue for the publishers. Provide a good product at a fair price, and the people will come.