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Originally Posted by thepossum
On the "bright" side, subscribing to the Digital Access edition from thestar.com appears to be cheaper than Kobo's price ($9.99 vs. $16), plus I apparently get a "digital Replica Edition" daily. But I'm really going to miss the auto-downloading to my Glo every day.
Sadly thestar.com's FAQ doesn't quite explain how well this all works on an iPad. Does the replica edition actually include every section every day? According to the website https://www.syncaccess.net/po/tstar/...6&op=subscribe I may only get Insight and Wheels and comics if I live in the GTA (I don't), and only if I get the "free" Saturday Home Delivery option. |
The Toronto Star seems to use PressReader apps/software for their e-subscriptions. I have the Windows 8.1 App on my tablet and it actually works pretty well. Not sure what the Ipad version is like. Download is a little slower (because it has all the pics etc), but the app is pretty snappy. I will say that the app IS NOT very intuitive (and to be fair I just played with it until I figured it out rather than looking for proper directions).
I just checked and YES it does include comics in the replica and I'm pretty sure I've seen wheels anyway (I live OUTSIDE the GTA). There is a "text" mode which basically reflows things (which is what I have been using) and a full page mode which is more like a pdf that has comics, crossword, ads etc. Wasn't sure I was going to like it, but it has been better than I thought in the last week or so that I've been using it (still miss having it on e-ink though).
If you go via PressReader it will give you a free 7 day trial to any of the papers they cover ($29.99/month for access to all of them if you want more than the Star -- pretty impressive selection including a lot of small town papers) so you can check out how it works before you go for the full Star subscription.
And thanks for mentioning the comics -- I was so used to no having them I never thought to check out the page view and see that they are there. Yay!!