Thread: Detroit Newspapers to test Plastic Logic Readers this year
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Old 03-31-2009, 02:14 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by wallcraft View Post
The Detroit Free Press and The Detroit News have stopped home delivery except on Thursday and Friday. They are promising availability on the Kindle by the third quarter of 2009, and: The Plastic Logic Reader isn't scheduled for general availability until next year, so it isn't clear how many devices will be in the "test". Still, a subscription to these newspapers may be a way for Detroit residents to get early access to a Plastic Logic Reader.

If only EInk technology was a year or two further advanced. This is probably too little (or too expensive) too late for the US newspaper industry.
I understand that print news is in trouble right now but I can't understand the delay in moving to eBook readers. They don't need the big screen. Surely the layout editors know they have TOC and hyperlinks in 6-inch readers. So why the delay?
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