Poynter OnlineThe first official results for the Detroit newspapers' risky survival plan of reduced home delivery show them losing readers and losing money, reports
Bill Mitchell. Still, "we're a lot better off having done this," says Free Press editor and publisher
Paul Anger (left). Mitchell also reports:
* Executives believe they can make money by the end of 2010.
* An Oct. 5 single-copy price hike for the daily paper -- from 50 cents to $1 -- has chased away 28% of the buyers but has resulted in a net revenue gain.
* Usage of the papers' special e-edition has held steady at about 30,000 users on days without home delivery.
* Combined traffic to the papers' websites is up about 10% year over year.
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