Thursday 14 June 2012

The new PayWall: an explanation

A message from The Ugly Truth creator Matthew Colledge

“Dear Readers, many of you will have seen rumours floating around the internet suggesting The Ugly Truth is to begin charging for access to its content.

I regret to inform you that these rumours are true.

Due to financial pressures affecting the global publishing economy, and in order to maintain the highest standards of news reporting from across the globe, The Ugly Truth is introducing a PayWall from July 1.

This is not a decision that has been taken lightly, but it is one we hope our loyal followers will understand.

The cost of accessing the site will be as follows.

  • £15 for one week
  • £50 for one month
  • £500 for one year

    We will also be offering a range of promotions, offers and discounts in coming months.

    Vowel fans are in for a treat as we are offering a 30% discount for anybody who buys a one-year package with all consonants removed from stories.

    We are also offering four lucky readers a chance to get a one-week package ABSOLUTELY FREE, in our special reader competition.

    Simply e-mail specialreadercompetition@theuglytruth.com, and tell us, in no more than 40,000 words, why our decision to charge you for reading our stories is absolutely fair enough and completely justified in the current economic climate.

    Finally, I want to thank everybody who has supported The Ugly Truth over many, many days, and we wish you hours and hours of happy reading to come.”

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