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Originally Posted by Slava
The Kindle version of the herald (and other papers) rocks! No more going out in the cold or hoping that the paperboy hit the doorstep. No more waking up early and waiting for the paper...just a flick of the switch. The iPad will be the same in that regard and although I was skeptical at first, its a glorious gadget for newspaper subscribers!
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So I've thought getting an iPad for this reason, but isn't just walking over to your already purchased computer / laptop and surfing over to your already free Herald online the same damn thing? The newspaper industry has tried going to an online subscription model and rebelled against it as ad revenues dropped faster than subscription revenue. I don't see that changing anytime soon, as much as those in the business would like it to.
I then thought about how great it would be to be able to read newspapers / magazines anywhere outside of a wifi connection like on a bus. Then I realized I can do that already, on my smartphone. Again, I can read magazines for free too - since most are free to read online currently. Time has a great Blackberry App BTW for doing this. Or there's just the good ole' browser.
I agree for students that this could be great if you didn't want to lug around a big backpack of books. Will the publishers put the small market canadian editions of textbooks on the digital market place? Maybe, hopefully the publishing industry isn't as intent on screwing Canadians as the telcos are....
Bottom line, it seems I can already do most of the things the iPad with existing technology I have, and access content that's already free.
Why pay twice for this?