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Election Day Newspapers Going for $1,000 on eBay

by Tim Stevens on November 6, 2008 at 11:17 AM

Yesterday a Rare Sellout Day for Newspapers
As newspapers continue to struggle with the tough realities of the Internet age and the media economy, things aren't exactly looking good for the printed news industry. But, yesterday there was an unexpected ray of sunshine left for those still in print: Newspapers nationwide saw a surge in sales as voters sought out something to commemorate this historic election.

Many papers in New York, San Francisco, Denver, and Chicago all sold out yesterday, with some newspapers (The New York Times, The Washington Post) printing special editions and running thousands more copies than usual. Some Nov. 5th editions started showing up on eBay, with copies of the New York Times listing on eBay for upwards of $1,000! That's a bit excessive, but it's easy to understand the desire to have a physical memento to remember this day by, something that the future's electronic newspapers won't so readily provide. [From: Reuters]

Tags: 2008 election, 2008Election, auctions, breaking news, BreakingNews, elections, new york times, news paper, newspaper, NewYorkTimes, obama, old media, OldMedia, print

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