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Re: Seattle Paper Shifts Entirely to the Web

said by probboy:

Doesn't a Kindle cost upwards of $300+? That's a lot of newspapers before even coming close to recouping the cost.
Well, I also read books on it(about 1 per week); weekly magazines like Newsweek; PDF docs I convert; etc. So while not justified just by newspapers; the savings on books, magazines, etc will pay back eventually. Besides when does using a new technology have to be justified by price alone - otherwise who would have paid what they did for iPhones.

Plus it's impossible to share the paper amongst family members while lounging around drinking coffee on a Sunday morning.
I'll grant you that. But if a family member also bought a Kindle(say a used Kindle 1 for about $100), they can share the newspaper & any books on more than 1 Kindle device at no extra subscription or cost needed. Family members on 1 Amazon account can have a book or magazine or newspaper on more than 1 device at the same time at no extra charge.
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