The Newspaper Isn't Dead Yet 108
theodp writes "Slate's Farhad Manjoo had high hopes for using the Kindle DX — Amazon's new large-screen e-reader — to read newspapers. A good first effort, says Manjoo, who concludes that for now newsprint still beats the $489 Kindle. While he has issues with latency, what he really misses relates to graphic design. The Kindle presents news as a list, leaving a reader to guess which pieces are most important to read. Newspapers, by contrast, opine on the importance of the day's news using easy-to-understand design conventions — important stories appear on front pages, with the most important ones going higher on the page and getting more space and bigger headlines. Also, because of its overnight delivery model, Manjoo gripes that the Kindle suffers from a lack of timeliness, making it not even as good as a smartphone."
But Cory said.... (Score:1, Funny)
I find the paper much more cost-effective (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What a concept (Score:2, Funny)
The newspaper isn't dead... (Score:2, Funny)
... it just smells funny.
Re:I find the paper much more cost-effective (Score:5, Funny)
Re:google news (Score:5, Funny)
Well, yes... some people do. Not anyone who reads /. though! So the original point was pretty valid for this audience!
Re:But Cory said.... (Score:2, Funny)
Your paper has Paris Hilton on the front page? Dude, the National Enquirer is not a newspaper.
Re:But Cory said.... (Score:3, Funny)
Good thing I'm not a newspaper reporter...