This Slate columnist doesn’t like electronic versions of newspapers. I agree with some of his points. The interfaces can be clunky and the print can be a little hard to read. But for someone like me, e-newspapers are great. I used to subscribe to the print version of the New York Times and it was a pain in the ass to arrange the paper on my reading stand so that I could see the entire article. My poor nurses were always having to flip pages back and forth and, well, it was just a hassle. I like being able to download the paper onto my computer and being able to see the layout and photographs of the print version. I subscribe to a lot of magazines and, if I had my way, they would all be available in an easy-to-read electronic format. Not only would this let me read them independently, but it would also dramatically reduce the clutter in my place. My magazine rack is overflowing with crap I don’t get around to throwing away. I could start my own periodical library; that’s how bad it is.
