You may have noticed today's story about significant changes we are making to our website. They affect our print subscribers, too.

A lot of people here with a lot more technical expertise than yours truly have worked hard to make these changes work. There will no doubt be some hiccups in implementing them, so other than your reading this column and the story, the best advice I can give if you have questions or problems is to go to UnionLeader.com/faq.

There you will find answers to questions we think may come up. I doubt we have anticipated all of them, however, so feel free to send me an email (publisher@unionleader.com). Besides, I would like your thoughts on the changes.

A lot of current subscribers and print readers are going to wonder what is the big deal. The most obvious change to UnionLeader.com is that it will have a lot more of the stories that print readers already get every day. Subscribers to our e-Edition, which is a page-for-page digital replica of the print paper, get the same package.

But print readers and e-Edition subscribers pay for that valuable content. The new setup lets visitors to UnionLeader.com see that wider variety of news, but they will be prompted to register on the site in order to read the full text of more than three items. They can then read up to 10 stories a month for free. To read more, they may purchase a single e-Edition or they can become a print or e-Edition subscriber.

And here is what I think is the best news: Print subscribers, whether to the Union Leader or Sunday News, get free access not only to the expanded UnionLeader.com site but also to the e-Edition.

We put more on UnionLeader.com than is in the print edition — breaking news, for instance. And access to the e-Edition is handy if you are away from home or your spouse has swiped the whole paper and won't give it back unless you bring her tea and toast. And if you go on vacation and suspend your print subscription, you may still access the e-Edition.

Current print and e-edition subscribers should register on the UnionLeader.com site (look for the register line at the top right on the homepage, just below our nameplate). After that, don't forget to sign in when you want to gain full access to the site. Access to the e-Edition is gained by clicking on that link, just above our nameplate on the homepage.

Don't worry about breaking news. If you are just coming back for a quick look at the latest headlines, no sign-in is required. The changes also include the option of viewing news by topic or region or by what items are most read, shared, or commented upon.

You can also sign up for our various newsletters.

Please check it out at UnionLeader.com, and let me know what you think.

Write to Joe McQuaid at publisher@unionleader.com.