Since last Sunday, I have been regularly purchasing the Sydney Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph to get the free mini books for kids. There are 14 titles in total to collect.
It is my understanding that each major newspaper in each state will offer these mini books at some time during 2012/13.
While there will be plenty of parents, grandparents, carers and lovers of kids books taking up this offer, I'm sure there will be plenty of books left over at the end of this offer, as not everyone is prepared or in the financial position to purchase a paper plus pay the extra for a book.
I wonder what the newspapers have planned to do with the left overs. Wouldn't it be great if they offered the left over books and bag to the public/school libraries to hand out to children or new parents?
I know that libraries have heaps of different programs for new parents where they are provided with a bag of book(s). But I keep thinking that the newspapers must have produced thousands of copies of these books and bags and there must be heaps left over - wouldn't it be great to get the local newsagents to donate the left over packs to libraries?
Anyway, just a thought!
Showing posts with label newspapers. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 9, 2013
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Revisiting Online Newspapers
Back in June I wrote a blog post about my reluctance to move to digital or eNewspapers.
Well, I will now update you with my progress. I'm no longer against eNewspapers and for the last 3 weeks I have stopped purchasing the print edition of the Sunday Telegraph and instead have been using my tablet, my State Library of NSW readers card and accessing it via LibraryPress Display.
There is no embargo on The Sunday Telegraph so I can access it instantly. The pages are displayed as they are in the print format except that you can either zoom in to read an article or click on the text version of the article that is listed below the image.
The only problem I have with this is that you have to exit out of The Sunday Telegraph and go back to the menu to locate the Sunday Magazine, Body and Soul and the TV Guide. Other than that, I have no issue. Of course, I can't really take my tablet down to the beach or read it in the sun due to the reflection on the screen.
Also, in the last week our local free newspaper the Bellingen Courier Sun, is also available electronically.
I haven't read it on my tablet but I have registered to get an email alert sent to me as soon as the electronic copy is available. Again, it is presented as the print paper and you flick through the pages using your mouse. And you zoom in to read the relevant articles.
To add to this discussion I should say that in the last week I have purchased (yes purchased) 6 books via Amazon to be read via my Kindle app on my tablet. So I am also making the transition to reading ebooks.
While it is working well on the tablet. I would like to invest in an ebook reader due to the issue of screen reflection and battery life - so recommendations would be appreciated.
My issue is that I like purchasing from Amazon so I need an ereader that will read both Kindle and epub - does this exist??
Well, I will now update you with my progress. I'm no longer against eNewspapers and for the last 3 weeks I have stopped purchasing the print edition of the Sunday Telegraph and instead have been using my tablet, my State Library of NSW readers card and accessing it via LibraryPress Display.
There is no embargo on The Sunday Telegraph so I can access it instantly. The pages are displayed as they are in the print format except that you can either zoom in to read an article or click on the text version of the article that is listed below the image.
The only problem I have with this is that you have to exit out of The Sunday Telegraph and go back to the menu to locate the Sunday Magazine, Body and Soul and the TV Guide. Other than that, I have no issue. Of course, I can't really take my tablet down to the beach or read it in the sun due to the reflection on the screen.
Also, in the last week our local free newspaper the Bellingen Courier Sun, is also available electronically.
I haven't read it on my tablet but I have registered to get an email alert sent to me as soon as the electronic copy is available. Again, it is presented as the print paper and you flick through the pages using your mouse. And you zoom in to read the relevant articles.
To add to this discussion I should say that in the last week I have purchased (yes purchased) 6 books via Amazon to be read via my Kindle app on my tablet. So I am also making the transition to reading ebooks.
While it is working well on the tablet. I would like to invest in an ebook reader due to the issue of screen reflection and battery life - so recommendations would be appreciated.
My issue is that I like purchasing from Amazon so I need an ereader that will read both Kindle and epub - does this exist??
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Blog June Post 25 - Newspapers
Well I spent most of the morning warming my hands on hot porridge and warm milo whilst catching up with others #blogjune posts that I haven't left much time to put my post together. 2.2'C this morning when I woke up - just in case you were wondering - and yes I hate the cold!!
So yesterday I ended up taking the girls down the park. I purchased the Telegraph (apparently I'm not a paper snob, if I were I'd read SMH). Then while the girls were happily playing I devoured the papers contents whilst basking in the sun. There is nothing I love better than reading the Sunday paper.
That brings me to the move of newspapers from print to digital. Currently, the Coffs Coast Advocate has two print editions per week (these are free to residents) and the rest is online. This year they decided instead of having a print edition 6 times a week they would move online and just keep the 2 print editions.
While this is ok, I find the online edition limited in news. Perhaps this is why they made the move online, because there wasn't much news to report. I also find it difficult for those that do not have access to a computer - yes there are still some people out there - who can't access the news. Or if I was catching an early flight from Coffs to Sydney, I can't read the paper on the plane!!
Bellingen also has a local paper but it is only printed once a week and is also provided free to residents. They also have an online prescence. However, their online prescence isn't updated that frequently. So you really only get a repeat of what will be printed.
Now I will be absolutely devastated if my Sunday paper becomes only available online. I don't want to have to subscribe to it and access it via my tablet. I don't want to bring my tablet down to the beach to get sand in it. And what if my hubby wants to read the TV Guide while I read the other bits of the paper - how do you divide up a digital copy? He doesn't have a tablet so we can't get two subscriptions.
Now moving to a library point of view. Prior to me working in my libraries they did not purchase any daily newspapers. They received the free newspapers but once I started I said we should get at least a daily major newspaper. So we purchase the SMH daily. We keep it for a week and then dispose of it. I was told the SMH is a more reputable newspaper then the Daily Telegraph - I really can't comment.
Daily we have at least 10 people that come into our libraries to read the newspaper. Now if we went digital - would we then have to purchase a subscription for each public computer? Would the person who usually comes in and spreads themselves comfortably on the lounge now have to prebook a computer to sit ergonomically sound and read the paper at a computer?
While back issues of the newspaper can already be accessed via our electronic resources. There are no pictures and the electronic edition doesn't follow the print layout - some people have real problems with this. My hubby is one to complain if they move the horoscopes to a different page. So really very rarely does anyone wish to sit down and read the paper using databases such as ANZ Reference Centre.
I do realise that the online edition that many newspapers are aiming for is really just like the print one with the same layout and being able to turn pages etc - if access on a mobile device - but what about those that don't have a mobile device? How will they access it?
Anyway, I'm sure there are some people very excited about newspapers moving to online editions but I'm not one of them.
Well perhaps if I see one in action and the subscription is affordable, I may get used to reading on my tablet but please don't take the Sunday print edition from me!!!
So yesterday I ended up taking the girls down the park. I purchased the Telegraph (apparently I'm not a paper snob, if I were I'd read SMH). Then while the girls were happily playing I devoured the papers contents whilst basking in the sun. There is nothing I love better than reading the Sunday paper.
That brings me to the move of newspapers from print to digital. Currently, the Coffs Coast Advocate has two print editions per week (these are free to residents) and the rest is online. This year they decided instead of having a print edition 6 times a week they would move online and just keep the 2 print editions.
While this is ok, I find the online edition limited in news. Perhaps this is why they made the move online, because there wasn't much news to report. I also find it difficult for those that do not have access to a computer - yes there are still some people out there - who can't access the news. Or if I was catching an early flight from Coffs to Sydney, I can't read the paper on the plane!!
Bellingen also has a local paper but it is only printed once a week and is also provided free to residents. They also have an online prescence. However, their online prescence isn't updated that frequently. So you really only get a repeat of what will be printed.
Now I will be absolutely devastated if my Sunday paper becomes only available online. I don't want to have to subscribe to it and access it via my tablet. I don't want to bring my tablet down to the beach to get sand in it. And what if my hubby wants to read the TV Guide while I read the other bits of the paper - how do you divide up a digital copy? He doesn't have a tablet so we can't get two subscriptions.
Now moving to a library point of view. Prior to me working in my libraries they did not purchase any daily newspapers. They received the free newspapers but once I started I said we should get at least a daily major newspaper. So we purchase the SMH daily. We keep it for a week and then dispose of it. I was told the SMH is a more reputable newspaper then the Daily Telegraph - I really can't comment.
Daily we have at least 10 people that come into our libraries to read the newspaper. Now if we went digital - would we then have to purchase a subscription for each public computer? Would the person who usually comes in and spreads themselves comfortably on the lounge now have to prebook a computer to sit ergonomically sound and read the paper at a computer?
While back issues of the newspaper can already be accessed via our electronic resources. There are no pictures and the electronic edition doesn't follow the print layout - some people have real problems with this. My hubby is one to complain if they move the horoscopes to a different page. So really very rarely does anyone wish to sit down and read the paper using databases such as ANZ Reference Centre.
I do realise that the online edition that many newspapers are aiming for is really just like the print one with the same layout and being able to turn pages etc - if access on a mobile device - but what about those that don't have a mobile device? How will they access it?
Anyway, I'm sure there are some people very excited about newspapers moving to online editions but I'm not one of them.
Well perhaps if I see one in action and the subscription is affordable, I may get used to reading on my tablet but please don't take the Sunday print edition from me!!!
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