Star-Tribune Kindle Edition

Mediaweek.com reports that Minneapolis's Star-Tribune has revealed a new edition of the paper for the Kindle E-reader.
The Kindle device and software, developed by an Amazon.com subsidiary, allows readers to purchase and read a black-and-white edition of many newspapers around the country.

According to the report, The Star-Tribune edition costs $10 per month, or 75 cents a day—25 cents more than the cover price of a weekday edition.
And other Kindle edition prices are similar.
The Boston Globe, the Chicago Tribune and The Washington Post all charge $10 per month.

USA Today charges $11.99, The New York Times $13.99, and The Wall Street Journal costs $14.99 per month.

View the story here.

The Economist now on Kindle

The Economist recently launched on Amazon's Kindle and Kindle DX on June 30 after much speculation and anticipation about when the magazine would take the plunge into the new medium. The magazine became a member of Kindle's growing collection of 32 magazines and journals. From the press release:

"We want to give our readers access to The Economist in whichever form they choose," said Alan Press, Senior Vice President, Marketing. "Whether it is in print form, on the Internet or now on Kindle, The Economist provides commentary and analysis for people who are curious about the world, and we will provide it to them in a format that works for their lifestyle."

View the press release here.

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Murdoch foresees paperless future for WSJ, all newspapers

Media mogul and News Corp. chief executive officer Rupert Murdoch said Monday in an interview with FOX Business’s Neil Cavuto The Wall Street Journal could be paperless in 20 years.
Murdoch said he believes almost all news will be delivered either digitally via computer or on portable devices like Amazon's Kindle within 10 years.
While the newspaper industry is currently struggling to change its business model, Murdoch said he believes newspapers will endure. From the story:

“My feeling is that we hopefully hit a bottom here where things will be pretty stable from now on. Not as good as they were a little while back. It’s going to take time to climb out of it. That’s okay,”

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