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Prepared to take l'internet by storm, SF Chronicle just unveiled their new "e-edition" (which is sophisticated, high-tech talk for "electronic edition"). What is the "e-edition," you ask? Well, according to the advertisement, it's a "new way to enjoy the San Francisco Chronicle." The "e-edition," the press material goes on to say, "includes the same page layout, headlines and photographs as the San Francisco Chronicle, with the advantage of interactive features that can be viewed from any Internet connection, anytime." Still confused? Let us explains: See, it offers the readers an "exact digital replica of the San Francisco Chronicle," "easy navigation," "keyword search for stories, topics and people" (genius!), and "access to a 30-day archive" (whoa!).
Needless to say, this newfangled, paperless newspaper concept is a brilliant idea, one that might even catch on at some point in the future on the world wide web. And, get this, it's only $99 a year! To sign up for the "e-edition," go here. (Also, would you pay to read e-edition? Take a poll and let your voice be heard.)
You can also get SF Examiner's "E-Dition," which has been available for some time now, right here.
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30 day archive? Not exactly an upgrade.
Reading newspaper sized pdfs on a computer screen is somewhat unwieldy.
But you can already search the full archive here or by using the search bar at the top of the www.sfgate.com page.
For now.
Oh, and this "service" is $99/year.
Uh, why would I pay to read the Comical when I can watch Brock Keeling do it on the interwebs for free?
I try to support the Chronicle, still paying for a paper subscription and all even though I read it online. While I love reading Carl Nolte, City Insider, Mattier & Ross, and Chuck Nevius stories most of the time, I'm bat shit pissed at this Robert Selna guy and his irresponsible reporting on One RIncon Hill's development fees that had everybody thinking on Sunday that not a single penny had been paid to the City ... when in fact $16.6 million has been paid thus far. The ERA OF IRRESPONSIBLITY lives on at the Chronicle as this Selna guy didn't have the humility to print out the amounts that had been paid, but instead puts up a bullshit headline "Builder changes tune" With ass hats like that and editors allowing ass hats like that to do irresponsible reporting, I say die bastard die.
This has cocaine pricing written all over it.
When is Brock going to introduce the P-SFist (or Pissfest)? It's a paper version of SFist that's printed on triangular sheets of newsprint and available only from Kragen Autoparts stores or just inside the door of the Chestnut Street library (only on alternate Wednesdays). You could price it at 67c.
P-SFist should come folded as a bindle
This post is a good occasion to rewatch this YouTube gem, that 1981 news story about... um... the Chronicle's e-edition...
face! man, what the hell have they been doing for thirty years while the internet literally grew up around them?
I think they should release a version of the Chron that I can watch on my Philips CD-i player.
Online news is great. Too bad it's the Chronicle and not a real newspaper.
I am concerned about the quality of information we will receive when we no longer have newspapers, but I believe the newspaper industry has been out to lunch for some time. I think if they had gone with cheaper advertising rates and also offered a more modern interactive format to the news, they might have a better argument for charging.
Another problem with all of this is what has happened to the consumer over the years. I work more hours to afford less and less, and when I think of where I am not going to spend money, the newspaper is something I can read in the library where I work if a free electronic format is not available. When people pay more and more for housing and transportation, guess what? They don't have the time for the Sunday ritual of reading a thick recap of the week. Now that we are in a time of long-term economic readjustment, businesses are going to have to find viable ways of making it while making less off of each of us. It ought to be fairly easy to figure that out.