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Mike P · 10-26-2011, 11:58 AM

I subscribe to my local paper (Victoria Times Colonist) and the New York Times and am very pleased with the product. On price, the Times Colonist is $7 less a month than home delivery and I used to receive the Sunday New York Times with my home Globe and Mail subscription for $30/month but now receive it every day on my Kobo for $20/month.

Having checked both hard copy and Kobo versions, you do seem to get virtually all the editorial content (all the stories including the book review and magazine form the NYT), with some minor caveats:

1. No ads (possibly a benefit)
2. No classifieds
3. No crossword
4. No comics
5. No sports tables (though the sports section are complete otherwise)
6. The Victoria paper is available on the Kobo and on the iphone app but the NYT is readable only on the Kobo itself – neither can be read on the Kobo desktop – the reason given for this is that the publisher of the newspapers add these restriction.

I still receive home delivery of the Globe and Mail (it’s a very well laid out paper). I’m interested in the Kobo Vox for its access to Press Display (http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx). A colour 7” tablet might just be what I would like for newspapers and magazines, however I would still use my Kobo Touch for reading books.
One additional note: I did have a Kobo wifi with newspaper subscriptions but when there was a firmware upgrade that included enhanced pagination (Go to page #), it slowed down the ability to load articles and switch between sections in a newspaper considerably. The Kobo Touch does not have this issue at all.

In summary, while I’ve listed a number of things to watch out for, the experience of having my newspapers downloaded to the Kobo for reading anywhere has been very positive.

10-26-2011, 11:58 AM	#10
Mike P Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 12 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: Kobo	I subscribe to my local paper (Victoria Times Colonist) and the New York Times and am very pleased with the product. On price, the Times Colonist is $7 less a month than home delivery and I used to receive the Sunday New York Times with my home Globe and Mail subscription for $30/month but now receive it every day on my Kobo for $20/month. Having checked both hard copy and Kobo versions, you do seem to get virtually all the editorial content (all the stories including the book review and magazine form the NYT), with some minor caveats: 1. No ads (possibly a benefit) 2. No classifieds 3. No crossword 4. No comics 5. No sports tables (though the sports section are complete otherwise) 6. The Victoria paper is available on the Kobo and on the iphone app but the NYT is readable only on the Kobo itself – neither can be read on the Kobo desktop – the reason given for this is that the publisher of the newspapers add these restriction. I still receive home delivery of the Globe and Mail (it’s a very well laid out paper). I’m interested in the Kobo Vox for its access to Press Display (http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/viewer.aspx). A colour 7” tablet might just be what I would like for newspapers and magazines, however I would still use my Kobo Touch for reading books. One additional note: I did have a Kobo wifi with newspaper subscriptions but when there was a firmware upgrade that included enhanced pagination (Go to page #), it slowed down the ability to load articles and switch between sections in a newspaper considerably. The Kobo Touch does not have this issue at all. In summary, while I’ve listed a number of things to watch out for, the experience of having my newspapers downloaded to the Kobo for reading anywhere has been very positive.