Amazon adds British Independent newspaper for Kindle

bwit · 03-12-2008, 04:21 PM

Product Description
Nicknamed the Indie and Sindie (for the Sunday edition), The Independent is one of Britain's newest compact publications for the left of center, founded by three former journalists of The Daily Telegraph. Often controversial, it is also often parodied for its not so subtle political leanings. Boasting a readership of over a quarter of a million, The Independent asks, "It is. Are you?"

HarryT · 03-13-2008, 05:57 AM

I wonder how popular this will be on a device only sold in the US?

jacksonunit · 03-13-2008, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

I wonder how popular this will be on a device only sold in the US?

I know I personally could not care less. Hell, most people in the UK don't even care about the "Indie".

I wish Amazon would get some more US papers. I live in San Antonio, Texas... the United States' ninth or tenth largest city. You'd think they would cater to their revinue stream. What's next, the "Daily Abu Dabi"?

melmurray · 03-13-2008, 07:57 AM

I don't know jacksonunit. Maybe it would do Americans good to occassionally listen to what the rest of the world is saying.

TallMomof2 · 03-13-2008, 08:58 AM

Dunno, there are a lot of Brit ex-pats in the DC area. Maybe if they have a Kindle....

wallcraft · 03-13-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by jacksonunit

I wish Amazon would get some more US papers. I live in San Antonio, Texas... the United States' ninth or tenth largest city.

I assume Amazon has tried to get more papers, but at present newspapers with non-local readership are probably more interested in the Kindle. It would be interesting to know how many Seattle Times (say, as a representative regional newspaper) Kindle subscriptions there are and how many outside the Seattle area.

In the case of the Independent, this is a low-risk way to attract a few US readers but the real payoff will come when the Kindle is released in Britain. I am actually surprised that more UK newspapers are not signing up - but perhaps they have well established internet-based alternatives.

HarryT · 03-13-2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by wallcraft

In the case of the Independent, this is a low-risk way to attract a few US readers but the real payoff will come when the Kindle is released in Britain. I am actually surprised that more UK newspapers are not signing up - but perhaps they have well established internet-based alternatives.

The newspaper industry in the UK is completely different to that of the US, in that all the major British papers are "national" rather than being associated with one particular town or city. They all have extremely well-established web-sites.

We have "local" papers but they report purely local news; nobody reads them to find out what's going on in the world, and in fact these days many local papers are free.

jacksonunit · 03-13-2008, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by melmurray

I don't know jacksonunit. Maybe it would do Americans good to occassionally listen to what the rest of the world is saying.

What? "We hate America!", "George Bush Sucks", "American's are fat and lazystupid dum dum heads..."

Yeah, I've heard all that already.

Alexander Turcic · 03-13-2008, 01:21 PM

The Economist is British. And I would do a lot if I could read it on my e-book reader. ;(

kovidgoyal · 03-13-2008, 01:37 PM

You can read it on your SONY Reader thanks to libprs500.

Alexander Turcic · 03-13-2008, 02:06 PM

I have an Economist subscription, but how would I get it on my Reader?

kovidgoyal · 03-13-2008, 02:10 PM

Just click the "fetch news" button and then "The economist". Note that the version libprs500 fetches at the moment contains only summaries of articles, that's because I dont have a subscription to the economist so I can't develop the code for it. If you're willing to send me your login credentials, I can easily improve it to fetch the full articles. IT wil then ask you for your username and password every time you try to fetch the articles.

Alexander Turcic · 03-13-2008, 02:12 PM

I'll look it up tomorrow at work (which is where I get it from) and PM you.

markbot · 03-13-2008, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jacksonunit

What? "We hate America!", "George Bush Sucks", "American's are fat and lazystupid dum dum heads..."
Yeah, I've heard all that already.

"All Americans are culturally insensitive morons"

bwit · 03-13-2008, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by markbot

"All Americans are culturally insensitive morons"

Well of course! But it is nice to be able to confirm this in print from time to time. :-)

03-12-2008, 04:21 PM	#1
bwit Huh? Posts: 82 Karma: 214 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle	Amazon adds British Independent newspaper for Kindle Product Description Nicknamed the Indie and Sindie (for the Sunday edition), The Independent is one of Britain's newest compact publications for the left of center, founded by three former journalists of The Daily Telegraph. Often controversial, it is also often parodied for its not so subtle political leanings. Boasting a readership of over a quarter of a million, The Independent asks, "It is. Are you?"

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03-13-2008, 05:57 AM	#2
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I wonder how popular this will be on a device only sold in the US?

03-13-2008, 07:57 AM	#4
melmurray Enthusiast Posts: 39 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2007	I don't know jacksonunit. Maybe it would do Americans good to occassionally listen to what the rest of the world is saying.

03-13-2008, 08:58 AM	#5
TallMomof2 Kindlephilia Posts: 2,017 Karma: 1139255 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Snowpacolypse 2010 Device: Too many to count	Dunno, there are a lot of Brit ex-pats in the DC area. Maybe if they have a Kindle....

03-13-2008, 01:21 PM	#9
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	The Economist is British. And I would do a lot if I could read it on my e-book reader. ;(

03-13-2008, 01:37 PM	#10
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	You can read it on your SONY Reader thanks to libprs500.

03-13-2008, 02:06 PM	#11
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I have an Economist subscription, but how would I get it on my Reader?

03-13-2008, 02:10 PM	#12
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 43,842 Karma: 22666666 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	Just click the "fetch news" button and then "The economist". Note that the version libprs500 fetches at the moment contains only summaries of articles, that's because I dont have a subscription to the economist so I can't develop the code for it. If you're willing to send me your login credentials, I can easily improve it to fetch the full articles. IT wil then ask you for your username and password every time you try to fetch the articles.

03-13-2008, 02:12 PM	#13
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	I'll look it up tomorrow at work (which is where I get it from) and PM you.

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