Kindle fans rate newspapers: Mixed feelings about the New York Times
By Paul Biba
Amazon Kindle Review has a compilation of reviews of newspapers that the Kindle can display.
For the Kindle, the New York Times is the best-selling newspaper. But, in 150 customer reviews, the august Times gets an average rating of just three of five stars. Some people want the $13.95 monthly subscription price slashed. Others gripe that the Kindle edition does not include all the articles.
If you own a Kindle and are a newspaper reader, you might want to go to the Kindle Review site and check the Times review and the others. For now, here is an excerpt from the end of the compilation:
In general, its interesting to see the general pluses that are common across all newspapers -
Reading on the Kindle is easier and more convenient.
People are reading more on the Kindle (than they would in print or online).
Environmental benefitsGetting it delivered wirelessly early in the morning (although sometimes there are delivery problems).
People getting used to, and liking, the layout.
You can get your newspapers anywhere in the US (or world).
September 27th, 2009 at 7:57 am
You’d think any newspaper in the Kindle store (or not yet) would take a look at those plusses and draw some positive conclusions about the online experience, and of what they should do to capture and maintain readers. The NYT should definitely include every printed article online, there is little reason not to… and, from a consumer standpoint, every reason to.
September 27th, 2009 at 8:35 am
The last time I looked a fair number of the 1 and 2 star ratings were from those who see the Times as a bastion of the “elite liberal media” and had less to do with the formatting of the Kindle edition.