By: E&P Staff The Star Tribune of Minneapolis has unveiled a new edition of the paper for the Kindle E-reader.
The Kindle edition features the ability to have articles read to the reader (who can select a male or female voice), an adjustable type size, and a dictionary that can define any word the reader doesn't understand.
?We got 250 e-mails asking us when [the paper] would be made available [on Kindle],? Dan Shorter, the Star Tribune?s president for digital media, told E&P. ?I can't think of anything else that has made that many people write us asking about a new feature.?
The Kindle device and software, developed by an Amazon.com subsidiary, allows readers to purchase and read a black-and-white edition of several newspapers around the country. The Star Tribune edition costs $9.99 per month. There is also a free 14-day trial period.
?We all understand that we need revenue streams not tied to advertising,? Shorter added. ?Kindle users are a niche group, but it's a vocal group who are willing to spend money [on content].?
The Star Tribune now costs $223.08/year to read seven days a week at full price in print, compared to $120/year on Kindle and $114.40 for the paper's E-edition, which features the paper's layout reproduced online. The newspaper's mobile editions and Web site are currently free of charge.
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