[weef]

I quit the Houston Chronicle years ago but still receive a free newspaper (the entire thing, not just the ads) about once every two weeks. Obviously the Chronicle is trying to pump up their subscription numbers so they can fake out unsuspecting advertisers. Hopefully they go out of business soon.

[PSYCHO-FREEP]

Haven’t subscribed to a newspaper in 8 years. My Home page (Townhall) comes in as fast as I can hit the “on” button and it updates every hour, unlike the dinosaur print that was obsolete at 5:00 0’clock A.M. after it was inked and rolled off the press.

[newnhdad]

That's pretty much what we do. We would make more money from offering advertising opportunities in those non-subscriber specials, than it costs to print and distribute the special pub.
It's worth it for the local markets and autoparts/hardware stores to get their flyers in the hands of people that don't get the Sunday paper.

We have a local rag that does this here. I actually read all the local fishwraps online so there's no need to subscribe.