I’ve recently started reading Wired Magazine more and more, and finally decided it might be worth getting a subscription. When I went to the Wired site, I noticed they currently had a deal on 12 issues for $10. How could anyone pass that up?!? Then as I started filling out the subscription form, I realized it was for U.S. citizens only, so I clicked over to the Canadian form. I suspected it would be a little more expensive for exchange rates, and a little extra shipping cost, but to my surprise, the same 12 issues cost $40 here in Canada. What the hell? Why the extra cost? Shipping to Canada is not THAT expensive, and the exchange rate is more or less moot at this point..it’s like sales tax. Needless to say, I suddenly became less interested in a subscription, and will pick and choose my issues at the newsstand.
Adam Thody is an ambassador of web technology, living and working in Toronto, Canada.
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1 Comment to “Wired Magazine Costs Four Times as Much in Canada?”
Did you ever get an answer to your question? There used to be a link in Wired’s fAQ as to why the sub rate is so expensive in Canada, but the answer has been removed.
I suspect their US subs are a loss leader for something else in their domain, or they have so many American subscribers that they can afford to offer such a low sub rate.
Rob