The Wall Street Journal (Kindle Edition)
Product Description
Few newspapers enjoy the prestige and authority of The Wall Street Journal. The Wall Street Journal is where America starts its business day. This daily paper publishes the latest in news from the business and finance world. Additionally, it strives to connect current domestic and international news events to business fluctuations and market changes. It also seeks to inform the educated reader about pressing economic changes and evolution. But the Journal covers more than just business. Its weekend edition covers the activities and interests that readers are most passionate about: travel, art, collecting, fashion, wine, sports and entertainment. Notable columnists include James Taranto, Bret Stephens, Homan W. Jenkins, Jr., Daniel Henninger and Mary O’Grady.
The Kindle Edition of The Wall Street Journal contains articles found in the print edition, but will not include tables and stock quotes. For your convenience, issues are automatically delivered wirelessly to your Kindle so you can read them each morning. Please note that The Wall Street Journal publishes only Monday through Saturday.
Posted in Newspaper Subscription
May 31st, 2009 at 10:57 pm
4.0 out of 5 stars
Too bad the price jump forces me to cancel
I’ve been getting the Journal on my Kindle for two week now and really liked it even though I get the print and online version as well.
May 31st, 2009 at 11:30 pm
2.0 out of 5 stars
Very disappointed in the price increase and will no longer be a customer.
I currently subscribe to the print edition and received it from some airline miles that were expiring.
June 1st, 2009 at 1:40 am
First of all, having the WSJ delivered when I am at home or on the road is a great feature. I like the Kindle Edition enough to want to keep it.
However, I have to agree with others here that say the pricing makes absolutely no sense:
$99/year for the WSJ print edition with the Online Web edition included.
$119.88/year ($9.99/month) for the Kindle edition just doesn’t make sense. Especially since the Kindle edition has fewer features, and almost none of the Pictures.
So apparently the extra $20/year is for Whispernet delivery. That makes no sense because I could buy the Web edition and read it through the Kindle Browser for no additional charge.
Amazon, the pricing on this makes no sense. Either get the WSJ people to include the Web edition in the price tag, or lower the price $30 or so per year. Less content for a greater price is simply not a good deal.
June 1st, 2009 at 3:10 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
good analysis!
Reports are relevant and well thought out. Opinions are especially poignant. The subjects give the American reader a good idea of the issues here and abroad. Well done.
June 1st, 2009 at 3:54 am
I’ve been giving the kindle version of the WSJ a try for the last week. I’m also currently a print version subscriber, but not an WSJ Online subscriber. I agree with a previous reviewer that this is a good but not great product. Here’s what’s good:
- Ready for me to read every morning, and I don’t have to go outside to get it.
- Includes articles from the Online version at the end. I’ve not seen anyone comment on this. This is nice, and allows news that breaks after the paper goes to press to be added to the download.
- Easier to read (no fighting with the paper itself)
- Hands stay clean
- Searchable
- At $120 per year, this is a good value vs. the print version at $250 per year. And I don’t think comparisons to the cost of WSJ online are valid. The kindle version can go with you and be read anywhere, just like the paper version. The online version cannot.
- No ads
Here’s what I need to see to call it great (are you reading this WSJ?):
- The What’s News section. NO IDEA why this is not included now. Makes no sense. No pictures – that I understand. But why the What’s News section is not included is beyond me.
- I want every article to have a small lead-in after the headline like what is included with the articles found on page one of every section. This gives me some idea of what the article is about because the article headline is not always descriptive enough. Even if you just give me the first sentence… With the paper version you can quickly scan the the first few sentences to see if this is an article of interest. Can’t do this with the way the current kindle version of the paper is produced.
- I do miss the the pictures, althought the famous WSJ line drawing head shots are included. Would like to see some pictures eventually.
Ultimately, I think I will convert to the kindle edition. If some of my wish list items above are added, it will be a no-brainer.
June 1st, 2009 at 4:19 am
I especially like the WSJ pictures on the Kindle because each is like an artist’s hand drawn sketch. I know a picture is coming because the article it’s embedded in stops before the end of the page (because there is not enough room for the picture). Then when I press the “next” button the picture appears with a continuation of the article text after it. That breaks up the reading flow in a pleasant, natural way.
I read both New York Times and WSJ on my Kindle. The Kindle has the same organizational menu system regardless of the newspaper– the section menu shows all the sections of the paper on one screen and the number of articles in each section. Clicking on a section shows the title of each article in that section. It’s efficient and simple to quickly pick the best articles of the day in the WSJ and read them thoroughly. When I’m interrupted, for example when switching from a train to a subway, I put the Kindle in screen saver mode. When I can read again, I simply turn off the screen saver and the Kindle shows the same WSJ page I was reading before– this makes it easy to read articles all the way from beginning to end. I prefer reading WSJ on the Kindle than reading the paper version.
June 1st, 2009 at 4:39 pm
2.0 out of 5 stars
Love the product but too expensive
I get the WSJ at work and I love the newspaper. I don’t have a Kindle, but recently ordered the Kindle DX, which I am anxiously awaiting.
June 1st, 2009 at 8:30 pm
3.0 out of 5 stars
Way over-priced!
This is a split review. Four stars for content and navigability. Two stars for cost/benefit. Average = 3 stars.