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Originally Posted by patroman
is the kindle the only ebook device that allows for subscriptions to newspapers and magazines? I don't really care about the blog subscriptions though I guess if you get the former the latter will likely be available?
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The short answer is: yes, the kindle is the only device that subscribes to newspapers and magazines. The subscriptions cost a couple dollars per paper/magazine for a month, I believe.
The long answer is: not exactly, because with non-Kindle devices (well, and also with the Kindle) you can use a desktop application (Caliber, for one) to grab RSS feeds (and accompanying full articles) free off of the web.
I'm sure the Kindle experience is probably a bit more slick, since it automatically shows up on your device, and is custom-formatted by the content provider. Caliber does a nice job formatting, but its formatting is more homegrown. It's not "as intended by the publisher". In some cases, perhaps many cases, you might actually like Caliber's formatting better.
I know I've been preferring caliber over normal RSS feeds
