How to share your Mercury News subscription with family members

Did you know your Mercury News subscription includes up to three unique logins that can be shared with family members?

Here’s a step-by-step guide to adding a new user to your account.

Step 1: Find your account number

Your Mercury News account number can be found when you log into your account on The Mercury News My Account page. Go to myaccount.mercurynews.com.

If you are not already logged in, click the Log In button, enter your user name and password and sign in. Once you are signed in, your account number will appear at the top of the screen.

Step 2: Share your account number with your family member

Send your account number to your family member, and tell them to activate their own user account at myaccount.mercurynews.com/dssMatch.aspx.

Step 3: Activate a new user

Now that your family member has gone to myaccount.mercurynews.com/dssMatch.aspx, he or she should enter the primary account holder’s last name and account number, and click the Submit button.

Your family member should enter their email address to create their own account, then click Verify. This new account will be associated with the primary account holder’s account number.

Your family member should create a password for their account, and click Finish.

 

You’re done. Enjoy reading The Mercury News!