D&D Insider

pedr reports that D&D Insider went subscription-only today and gave us the bad news that VAT is charged at 15% on the subscription prices (due to the EU Digital VAT Directive). The US$ prices are (with UK£ prices in brackets) are:

$9.14 (£5.36) per month for a month-to-month subscription
$22.94 (£13.46, or £4.49 per month) for a three-month subscription
$68.31 (£40.08, or £3.34 per month) for a twelve-month subscription

The official announcement can be found here: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/insidernews/20081013

What are your thoughts about the pricing structure? Is it value for money? Let us know in the forums here.