Comments on: New newspaper model may be PDF http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/ Where TV Finds the Future Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:37:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Sam http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-698948 Sam Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:58:58 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-698948 Wow, thanks for the excellent information! Wow, thanks for the excellent information!

]]> By: discreet_chaos http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-100839 discreet_chaos Mon, 18 Dec 2006 15:47:39 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-100839 As for why nobody is getting traction from it, I have to wonder how much is due to cost. Most every e-edition that I've seen costs as much as full year's subscription, while there remains free copies of some stories on most everyone's site and in the case of the Albuquerque Journal, the e-edition actually costs over and beyond that which I pay for my daily delivery. As for why nobody is getting traction from it, I have to wonder how much is due to cost. Most every e-edition that I’ve seen costs as much as full year’s subscription, while there remains free copies of some stories on most everyone’s site and in the case of the Albuquerque Journal, the e-edition actually costs over and beyond that which I pay for my daily delivery.

]]> By: Media Blog http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-98772 Media Blog Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:14:46 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-98772 Newspapers have been producing PDF versions in the US since 2000 or so. There are three our for major vendors that offer the service. The circulation is counted by ABC. Nobody, and I mean nobody, is getting any traction with it. Circulation directors love it because they'll take any extra subscriber they can get, and publishers who haven't gotten over the idea that their ego is tied to a printed product love it because it still looks like a printed product. But that's about all its good for. Newspapers have been producing PDF versions in the US since 2000 or so. There are three our for major vendors that offer the service. The circulation is counted by ABC. Nobody, and I mean nobody, is getting any traction with it. Circulation directors love it because they’ll take any extra subscriber they can get, and publishers who haven’t gotten over the idea that their ego is tied to a printed product love it because it still looks like a printed product. But that’s about all its good for.

]]> By: Dan http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-98267 Dan Sat, 16 Dec 2006 06:19:09 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-98267 This is such a wrong headed idea. The whole point of online publication is it's more efficient, not only for distribution but also for resource use. Leave it to people ingrained in the old, to try to fit a new model into the old framework. If you did a quant of this, I'm fairly confident you will find it costs more to print 20 pages at home with your color ink-jet printer, than it does for the newspaper to print the same thing. It's like trying to save the environment by using Ethanol. It costs more and uses more energy to grow, process and transport explosive corn juice than it does to use gasoline. We need to get away from trying to fit the old method into the new world. Dan This is such a wrong headed idea.
The whole point of online publication is it’s more
efficient, not only for distribution but also for
resource use. Leave it to people ingrained in
the old, to try to fit a new model into the old framework.

If you did a quant of this, I’m fairly confident you will find
it costs more to print 20 pages at home with your
color ink-jet printer, than it does for the newspaper
to print the same thing. It’s like trying to save the
environment by using Ethanol. It costs more and uses more energy to grow, process and transport explosive corn juice than it does to use gasoline. We need to get away from trying to fit the old method into the new world.

Dan

]]> By: Steve Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-98165 Steve Safran Sat, 16 Dec 2006 04:18:07 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-98165 Some suggestions: The Out of Times The Post-Dated The Deserted News The Broken Record The Bee Late The Messenger is the Medium The Broken Mirror The Setting Sun The Fizzling Star The Plain Tired Yesterday Live Some suggestions:
The Out of Times
The Post-Dated
The Deserted News
The Broken Record
The Bee Late
The Messenger is the Medium
The Broken Mirror
The Setting Sun
The Fizzling Star
The Plain Tired
Yesterday Live

]]> By: Darryl http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-98052 Darryl Sat, 16 Dec 2006 01:52:32 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-98052 Point-and-clearcut? Point-and-clearcut?

]]> By: Kevin Gamble http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-97896 Kevin Gamble Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:55:05 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-97896 PrettyDismalFailures PrettyDismalFailures

]]> By: Jim http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-97839 Jim Fri, 15 Dec 2006 21:36:13 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-97839 I used to subscribe to the New York Times digital version. It was great. I could view what was on each page very quickly, zoom in to read further. Accessing Web sites, news Web sites is becoming more and more tiresome. They are bloated. Does anyone like Zinio? It's easy to read on there and also access more info when there are links. I will still access news Web sites, but the usually print version, if it were offered in digital format would be great and there could be updates throughout the day on the regular old Web site. I used to subscribe to the New York Times digital version. It was great. I could view what was on each page very quickly, zoom in to read further. Accessing Web sites, news Web sites is becoming more and more tiresome. They are bloated.

Does anyone like Zinio? It’s easy to read on there and also access more info when there are links.

I will still access news Web sites, but the usually print version, if it were offered in digital format would be great and there could be updates throughout the day on the regular old Web site.

]]> By: Safran http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-97784 Safran Fri, 15 Dec 2006 20:36:32 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-97784 I promise this is not the model that "saves" newspapers. I promise this is not the model that “saves” newspapers.

]]> By: Dave http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-97633 Dave Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:49:30 +0000 http://www.lostremote.com/2006/12/15/new-newspaper-model-may-be-pdf/#comment-97633 How about "custom papers"... Why must everything be a flippin buzzword? How about “custom papers”…

Why must everything be a flippin buzzword?

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