Re: Prints (and Princess) of the City
Phoenix
3/23/2012 7:55:54 AM
Those little sections with totally unrelated things which would never come up if you'd done an online search are the ones I liked. And I used to cut out and keep the best articles on various interesting subjects. Now when I read online when I stumble upon something I want I try to save the link but some how I don't seem to ever find the time to go back and look again. I never seem to remember to look it up with the saved links when the need arises whereas I always look through and rememb er my physical paper cutting collection.
Re: A place for newspapers
Phoenix
3/23/2012 7:44:53 AM
I agree with you. There is nothing like a news paper spread in front of you while having your breakfast. I had Internet for a long time now and I still formed this little morning habit of mine.
Re: A place for newspapers
TelecomFreq
3/22/2012 11:12:07 PM
It would be interesting to see what others think, and how they feel about it. To put it al in perspective I am in my early 30s so I am not super young, but I have also never been one to read the paper to get my news.
Re: A place for newspapers
AskAsa
3/22/2012 11:00:16 PM
I hope a number of the folks here will try that little comparison and share their experience.
Re: A place for newspapers
TelecomFreq
3/22/2012 10:52:58 PM
AskAsa, I have to think it must be a generation thing. I would much rather get my news on my tablet. For whatever reason it feels more natural to me.
Re: A place for newspapers
AskAsa
3/22/2012 10:21:10 PM
Try reading a story in traditional print - then find the tablet version.
The electronic version feels ephemeral and somewhat weak - less credible. This may be a generational thing among those of us raised on newspapers. I use both and enjoy the easy search engines built into electronic copy. But thre is still nothing quite like a newspaper spread on the table next to your morning coffee.
Prints (and Princess) of the City
Street Smart
3/22/2012 8:36:12 PM
@Noreen, I COMPLETELY agree with you about the serendipity factor of reading print. A tablet might begin to replicate it, but I've read the NY Times and WSJ on iPads courtesy of my cool friends and it really isn't the same.
When I moved to Manhattan for my first job, I used to get on the Wall Street bus from the upper East Side each morning, sit down and read the Journal, which involved mastering THE FOLD, whereby one folded one's paper in quarters lengthwise and turned the pages in little increments so as not to encroach on one's seatmate.
It was SO New York and no gadget could EVER take the place of how mistress of the universe COOL I felt doing it! Sad but true...
@Street Smart, All those sections, and the possibility of stumbling on something really interesting as you make your way through them, is what I love about "real" newspapers. I can search a topic online, or read the top stories on the Washington Post. But at least on my phone or computer, I never trip over an unrelated but great story like I might if I had the paper in my hand. I don't have a tablet so maybe the experience is different for those users.
I loved that ink. I used to work an overnight shift, and at 3 am would go down to the first floor to get the first edition hot off the press. Dirty fingers, but great fun.
Re: Price vs availability
TelecomFreq
3/22/2012 6:19:19 PM
The other upside to switching to a tablet, no more ink on your fingers.
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