Comments on: Digital Newspapers: stuck at page one?

By: blackeye

blackeye — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:34:30 +0000

You cannot wrap fish with a digital newspaper.

By: Philippa

Philippa — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:03:11 +0000

I’ve had a few teething problems with PressDisplay (dealt with very well by their support btw). Newspapers can be pricier this way (paying separately for each part of the paper so it’s expensive if you want the lot) but actually they are one thing I don’t mind not have a backup for. A normal paper is disposable/recycleable so it’s no different for me, except I don’t have something to use when the kids want to paint.

By: DavidGreen

DavidGreen — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:31:07 +0000

I fall into the camp of wanting something physical for my money.
When you buy these things, I would worry about not being able to backup; as at some point the device or media may fail and you purchase is lost. And then of course, there is the potential limitation of not being able to transfer the content from one device to the next.
At least a DVD or CD can be converted to suit your desired playback unit. Can DRM content offer the same flexability in all cases?