Financial Times ePaper

For individual subscribers in the USA, The Financial Times offers an electronic subscription called ePaper for only $99.00 per year.

It is not the same as a "digital subscription." It is described as a "digital replica of the printed FT newspaper."

In other words, it's an image of the printed product. In contrast, I believe the digital subscription offers much more, including a continuous stream of news articles that never make it into the printed product. A full digital subscription is much more expensive, starting at $39.50 per month.

I'm tempted to try out the ePaper. I have not read all the fine print. Don't know if I can cancel and get a prorated refund if I don't like it. But it does say that the ePaper product is available on phones, tablets and on desktop computers, which is really important. Without desktop access, I wouldn't even consider it. A lot of consumer digital subscriptions today seem to be available only in iOS or Android apps, and for me that's a dealbreaker.

Has anyone had any experience with the ePaper product?

BMK

 

Personally I hate ALL these freaking so-called digital newspapers, magazines, and even books in electronic format (pdf, epub, kindle and all that crap).

I don't know about you guys, but I will never read ANY book, newspaper or whatever in that format, period and end of story.

 

So that means you believe in meaty, fossil-fuel burning engines, that get the job done in the most efficient way possible. Right-on!

Here, have a meaty-engine start-up! Raw bloody meat! Put your headphones on 11!

 

Tradex wrote:

I like old-fashioned paper products, too. But the price of a traditional paper subscription to FT is really high. And I live in a remote, rural area. The paper could not possibly get to me the same day it is published. We get the Sunday New York Times on Tuesday LOL.

And one advantage to most digital formats is the ability search text, e.g., things like the CTRL+F function in a PDF.

BMK

 

What on earth are you talking about?

And by the way, if you truly believe that jets run on fuel take a look at this video, but fasten your seat belt first...

 

Maybe @Overnight meant that by insisting on using hardcopy books, magazines, and newspapers, one would be contributing to the destruction of our environment. Maybe he thinks that hardcopy newspapers are delivered by vehicles with gasoline engines, i.e. by the US Postal Service or something.

I don't know where he could have gotten such an idea. Everyone knows that newspapers are delivered to your front porch by a fourteen-year old on a bicycle. It's very eco-friendly.

That's why our Sunday New York Times doesn't get here 'til Tuesday. That kid has to ride his bike all the way here from New York City.

BMK

 

It was just an old-fogey thing about how you only want to read real, physical books, and how I believe in real ICE engines. Maybe a bad analogy presentation at this time, hehe.

This is the music I heard in my head at the time of the post.

 

Yes, in your case it makes sense to read the FT paper on your computer, tablet or smartphone, no doubt.

That said I am from the "old" school (like you I guess), I like to read stuff on paper, and paper only.

The problem is, the whole publishing industry is going digital and frankly it sucks!!

 

I still use a buggy whip on the horses that pull my wagon to the store.

We have much in common

 

wait what...I still want to hear more about the conspiracy about Jet engines. So its true what Hyde said on that 70s Show. They really did have a car that ran on water the whole time. Damn...
So, did the water companies really own Exxon or was it because the Saudis needed the water to drink? I really missed the boat on all this stuff. And yes, I read all my printed papers....I plot point each Dow close from the business section and graph it on graphing paper using a wooden straight rule and Eversharp mechanical pencil

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