Hale-bopp's blog on the Obameter, below, linked to the St. Petersburg Times, which in turn contained the ad at left for their Electronic Edition, which is "an exact digital replica of the printed paper. It's not a web site, but a digital reproduction of Florida's best and largest newspaper. The complete paper - including every article and photograph - even the day's crossword is automatically delivered to your computer. Search and navigate through the paper using your favorite Web browser."Hmmm, I'm not sure what I think. Why would you pay for this when you can access their regular site for free? Or just about any ohter site? The internet and the proliferation of digital cameras, cell phones, etc. have been very good for the dissemination of news, but not always so good for the news industry.
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Access yes, but it probably doesn't have everything unless you buy it. Even the JT has extra for the electronic edition. Stuff like letters to the editor is added. For $10a month though, it isn't what I think of as a fair price.
Did you see the MJ/S raised it's price to $.75 a copy now?
The AZ Daily Star is $.75 a day as well...they did not raise the subscription prices nearly that much.
I will miss papers...sitting at the breakfast table with a computer just isn't the same as having the newspaper.
The internet IS the future of the newspaper. Gone are the days of the dead tree version. News travel faster through the net than the printing press.
Today I saw a JT salesman giving away free Sunday papers at a department store. The headlines were yesterday's news. As I spoke to this gentleman,I was asking him questions about their recent lay-offs and Lee Enterprises. All he could give me was an "I dunno we're in a sad shape." The JT needs to think outside of the box and listen to the customer if they are to survive.
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