Want to subscribe to a newspaper on Kindle? The three most popular newspapers on Kindle are the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and USA Today. But are they worth the subscription price?
We set up this review to weigh the pros and cons of each of these publications. However, that feeling died when I realized that the design of these three journals was surprisingly similar. But I will judge these three sources together to make a general review of newspapers on Kindle e.
What is good
Organization
Each newspaper has an article list and sections index (New York Times and Wall Journal have more List of different sections of the street). Readers can also manually browse through electronic journals. Articles reviewed appear in this easy-to-read format: Title A AUTHOR│SECTION Name
A short summary (typically one sentence) describing the story.
If interested, readers can click next to the article, and they will be taken to the full story.
Prompt delivery One of the greatest advantages, of course, is that the paper arrives via satellite as soon as it is ready. Although a few people reported some issues late, the papers were mostly delivered before their print versions. At least, you don’t have to worry about your neighbors stealing your newspaper.
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Search function
Do you want to read every detail in the journal of Rod Blagojevich or Bernie Madoff? Now that you have a newspaper in Kindle, you can use Kindle’s search function to look up any site using the key words or phrases you want to read about.
Pictures
All three leaves have pictures. The New York Times and USA Today like to put pictures in front of their articles, while the Wall Street Journal has pictures embedded inside the articles. The picture quality is decent, and since there are significantly fewer pictures than in the printed version, I find it easier to read articles.
What’s wrong
Few graphics/papers
So far, I have seen few graphs or papers in Wall Street Journal articles (which are not of the best quality). With time, I hope that newspapers will add these reading aids to the devices.
Individual Limited
Another reason why newspapers need to add some graphics or charts is to make them stand out. It is not unique to any of these journals. While some may consider this a “words-only” format (and I can sympathize), I don’t feel an affinity with one source. All the same.
Missing content
Sometimes readers complain that an article is missing from the electronic version of the newspaper. Since I don’t accept printed versions, I haven’t done a review of what’s there and what’s not. So if you absolutely love your print version and are considering switching (or already have one), watch out for missing articles.
Conclusion
Kindle newspapers are perhaps the best for those who like convenience and are not hung up on superfluous notes in the newspaper. Die-hard paperbacks are available for those who still want to keep the printed versions. Kindle owners can always sneak a peek and judge for themselves with a free two-week subscription available on Amazon.
Price
New York: $13.99 per month
The Wall Street Journal: $9.99 per month
USA Today: $11.99 per month
Source:
Amazon.com
