Originally Posted by MarioD
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I much rather get it as a magazine instead of a digital copy. I prefer reading magazines and books over reading from a screen. I know I'm old!
I like to read books and magazines on paper better than on-line. It just seems to be more convenient.

I get the local newspaper to keep up with events that affect my gigging business. I get the physical paper twice a week, and on-line the other days.

Here is the comparison.

Paper newspaper:
  1. Take the plastic bag off
  2. Open the paper and read


Digital newspaper:
  1. Open the tablet
  2. Enter the password
  3. After it boots up, 'click' the newspaper icon
  4. Click the X to get rid of the pop-up ad that covers 90% of the screen
  5. Click sign-on
  6. Enter my username and password
  7. Do that stupid CAPTCHA thing from one to 4 times, depending on Google's mood for the day
  8. Wait for the page to load, the ads come first, then the menu
  9. Click e-newspaper in the menu bar and wait up to 10 seconds
  10. Click the X for the next ad that covers 75% of the page
  11. A choice box drops down for about 5 seconds. Since the paper is related to three counties, I have to click the one I want to read while the choice box drops down
  12. Optional: (If the ad doesn't disappear in time, the choice box disappears. Then I have to click the editions box on the sidebar, wait for the dialog box to load, click my county's edition, then click submit)
  13. After step 11 or 12, wait up to 15 seconds for the e-newspaper to load
  14. FINALLY I get to read the paper.
  15. Sooner or later, while reading, another full page pop up ad will appear, and the little X to get rid of it won't appear for another 15 seconds.

>> And if that isn't bad enough, the on-line edition is buggy. Sometimes I have to scroll to finish the article, and when I do, it might jump up to 5 pages away and land in the middle of another article. Arrrrrrggggghhhhh.

Don't get me wrong, some things are much better digitally, and if it's better on-line I'm delighted to use it that way. But there are some things that are better off-line, and IMO reading books, magazines and newspapers are better on paper.

So I guess I'm old, too. I just like to think of it as being efficient though.

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