LOS ANGELES (AP) ? The New York Times Co. is selling its troubled website About.com for $270 million.
The site, which provides basic information on a wide variety of topics, is being sold to St. Louis, Mo.-based Answers.com, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Because the deal is still awaiting financing, the person was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity.
The Times confirmed discussions of a sale but said no definitive agreement has been reached.
About.com caused the Times to record a $195 million write-down in the April-June quarter, pushing the company to a loss despite a revenue gain.
The Times purchased About.com in 2005 for roughly $410 million but the site has suffered in the last year because of a change in the way Google handles search results.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nytimes-sell-com-answers-com-270m-175419356--finance.html
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