Times readers have a very personal relationship with this paper.

What does this mean for you as a Times reader?

The previous record was set in 1991-92, when Times readers gave $5,083,551.

In the end, that's not likely to benefit Times readers all that much.

I am confident that Times readers have learned from your column.

This came as a surprise to precisely no one except Times readers.

But longtime readers of the Times would not have had trouble understanding the story, even if they didn't know the song.

More than 40 percent of Times readers own a home computer and are therefore potential net travelers.

Most readers of The Times could figure out what those mean.

The charities that depend on the good will of Times readers are getting less from other sources.