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The Unraveling of Newspaper Economics

Good article, couple of quibbles.

Bundling was an effect of monopoly not the cause of it.

"Bundling is usually a profit-maximising strategy for a producer that enjoys substantial market power...But if there is a deal of competition, two rivals selling bundled goods may see their margins fall even more readily than if they were not bundling." The Economist, 5 July 2001

And can't we call "surplus economics" profit ;)