jymbee
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That pretty much sums it up! :laughing:
Digital magazines....what an inane idea
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That pretty much sums it up! :laughing:
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One benefit over hard copy magazines is you don't have to deal with all those blasted mail in cards that fall out every few pages...!
dmccarty
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Magazines and newspapers are dying. Their sizes have been shrinking for years and this will continue as their content quality decline and as people realize there is better content elsewhere.
The Raleigh newspaper is putting up a pay wall and it will be interesting to see how long that will last. I stopped getting that paper decades ago due to their political bias and I only read bits of it online. With the new pay wall they are going to loose even more readers as they spiral down. The Durham paper put up a pay wall years ago and I think they pulled it down, but once I stopped visiting the site, I really have not returned.
I have subscribed to the WSJ for decades and when they came out with a Kindle edition I bought a Kindle. In a year, the lower subscription cost of the Kindle version paid for the Kindle. What is VERY nice about the Kindle version is that I don't have to walk/drive a mile to get my paper. The latest edition is downloaded automatically several times during the day. If I am away on vacation, as long as I have my Kindle and wifi, I can get the paper. I don't have to put a hold on the paper for trips. Even better, I can save articles on the Kindle and email them to others. I can save quite a few article on a thin little device. Try that with a newspaper.
The Kindle also allows me to more easily read in bed. I don't know what is wrong with some of these magazines, but using a dark print over a dark background makes it hard to read. The Kindle helps with these publishing issues. Another advantage to digital magazine is you can store them. I used to keep a large number of magazines but I just do not have the space to store them anymore. With digital storage is not an issue. :laughing::laughing::laughing:
I love my books but it really prefer the Kindle. Never thought I would say that either. The ability to say, I want that book NOW, and be able to push a button and have the book NOW, is very powerful even with two day shipping.
The reality is that the best information on many subjects is on the Internet. If I want to know what is happening in my county, I don't read the weekly paper, I get on the Internet. The weekly paper is pathetic but we buy it to see a few things, get a sales flyer for the grocery store and to have fire starter. That is the real problem with digital, you can't start a fire with it.
Later,
Dan
The Raleigh newspaper is putting up a pay wall and it will be interesting to see how long that will last. I stopped getting that paper decades ago due to their political bias and I only read bits of it online. With the new pay wall they are going to loose even more readers as they spiral down. The Durham paper put up a pay wall years ago and I think they pulled it down, but once I stopped visiting the site, I really have not returned.
I have subscribed to the WSJ for decades and when they came out with a Kindle edition I bought a Kindle. In a year, the lower subscription cost of the Kindle version paid for the Kindle. What is VERY nice about the Kindle version is that I don't have to walk/drive a mile to get my paper. The latest edition is downloaded automatically several times during the day. If I am away on vacation, as long as I have my Kindle and wifi, I can get the paper. I don't have to put a hold on the paper for trips. Even better, I can save articles on the Kindle and email them to others. I can save quite a few article on a thin little device. Try that with a newspaper.
The Kindle also allows me to more easily read in bed. I don't know what is wrong with some of these magazines, but using a dark print over a dark background makes it hard to read. The Kindle helps with these publishing issues. Another advantage to digital magazine is you can store them. I used to keep a large number of magazines but I just do not have the space to store them anymore. With digital storage is not an issue. :laughing::laughing::laughing:
I love my books but it really prefer the Kindle. Never thought I would say that either. The ability to say, I want that book NOW, and be able to push a button and have the book NOW, is very powerful even with two day shipping.
The reality is that the best information on many subjects is on the Internet. If I want to know what is happening in my county, I don't read the weekly paper, I get on the Internet. The weekly paper is pathetic but we buy it to see a few things, get a sales flyer for the grocery store and to have fire starter. That is the real problem with digital, you can't start a fire with it.
Later,
Dan
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" with digital you can't start a fire" the paper towel people may just have a new use for their product that they can pitch to us.
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daugen
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Well, for those of us cranking along at 25+mps, I have to say, reading online has been great for me. Last year I treated myself to a 27" monitor, so everything is big enough to read easily.
My wife is ecstatic that I cancelled close to a dozen magazine subscriptions. Every one had an online option, for free. So what if I have to wait a week for the latest article on Autoweek.
I even cancelled Consumer Reports because they kept annoying me with offers to spend even more money to get a digital source, granted which is searchable. Now with Amazon, there is such an experience base
on that site that my need for Consumer Reports has really diminished.
I agree that most print media will go the way of the dodo bird. But until they make an e-reader that will really survive the beach, we still need our paperbacks.
daugen
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:thumbsup:
Consumer Reports was one of the worst. I think I counted seven of those things dropping to the floor when I shook the silly thing.
dmccarty
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We only have 1.5 mbps which has been just fine with the WSJ. Most of the time, the latest edition is downloaded around 5:00am and waiting for me to read when I wake up.
We have a cheaper B&W Kindle which I don't like as much as the Fire. The Fire is just easier to use but the cheaper Kindle looks robust, is supposed to handle direct sunlight, and its battery lifetime is measure in weeks. The cheaper kindle might work well on the beach.
Later,
Dan
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JDgreen227
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Mossroad, thank you VERY much for your detailed and informative post on the subject. I do understand the realities of digital publication, but I sincerely wish those of us who have to deal with very slow internet access didn't have to bear the negative aspects we are stuck with. At the absolute maximum, my gaming ready desktop coupled with a 25" LCD can download at 54 mbps using DSL which is at the maximum 3 mile range where I live. The hardware can operate at much higher speeds but I will probably never be able to get much faster DSL than that 54 mbps speed. Very frustrating.
Pirate
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I bought a Nexus 7 thinking I could enjoy magazine ereading. NOT. The 7" Nexus is way too small. I do enjoy reading books on this device but I will keep magazines on paper. If they discontinue paper (re: Newsweek), they I will stop reading them.