Politico knows politics like no other news organization. Its newspaper and website are devoted to providing breaking news, insight and features that are anything but politics as usual. Politico's team is at the forefront, going beyond the basics of covering government and delving into the Oval Office, the halls of Capitol Hill and the hub of lobbying firms on K Street. Along with providing guest features from lawmakers and lobbyists alike, Politico showcases the work of renowned journalists, including Mike Allen, Jeanne Cummings, John F. Harris, Jonathan Martin, Roger Simon, Ben Smith and Jim VandeHei. With Politico on Kindle, you'll receive all of its featured content. The Kindle Edition of Politico contains articles found in the print edition, but will not include some images and tables. For your convenience, issues are automatically delivered wirelessly to your Kindle so you can read them each morning
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35 of 36 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
The worst-formatted Kindle paper I've seen, and that's saying something
December 3, 2009
By Chris B.
The Politico is one of my favorite spots online for political news, and I like to pick up the free paper edition here in the DC metro area whenever I can. I was actually looking forward to supporting them with real money. Alas, it is not to be.
Like with so many other Kindle newspapers, my problem is not with the content but with the formatting. They're all needlessly mangled in one way or another, but Politico manages to do a worse job than all I've seen. One problem has to do with they way they convert hyperlinks in articles--sometimes the link text is replaced with a URL, and sometimes the link text is missing entirely. The end result is something like:
- This morning, President Obama signed the example.com/someurl, which, according to House Democrats, should solve the ongoing .
Another fun touch, and I can't even offer a theory as to how this could happen, is that they randomly switch single and double quote marks, so you can't tell where internal quotes start and stop. Looks like this:
- Asked to elaborate on the Senator's comments, the staffer replied, 'He told me he knows "nothing beyond what's been revealed to the press,' so that's all I'll say."
I hope one day newspapers can get their acts together on Kindle. Here you have a captive audience who wants nothing more than to pay you real money for the digital content you're serving up free online, and you can't even hire an intern to write a decent script to convert that content to Kindle format.
Like with so many other Kindle newspapers, my problem is not with the content but with the formatting. They're all needlessly mangled in one way or another, but Politico manages to do a worse job than all I've seen. One problem has to do with they way they convert hyperlinks in articles--sometimes the link text is replaced with a URL, and sometimes the link text is missing entirely. The end result is something like:
- This morning, President Obama signed the example.com/someurl, which, according to House Democrats, should solve the ongoing .
Another fun touch, and I can't even offer a theory as to how this could happen, is that they randomly switch single and double quote marks, so you can't tell where internal quotes start and stop. Looks like this:
- Asked to elaborate on the Senator's comments, the staffer replied, 'He told me he knows "nothing beyond what's been revealed to the press,' so that's all I'll say."
I hope one day newspapers can get their acts together on Kindle. Here you have a captive audience who wants nothing more than to pay you real money for the digital content you're serving up free online, and you can't even hire an intern to write a decent script to convert that content to Kindle format.
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By OlManRivah
I heard Politico was Left leaning, but I don't see it that way, and I'm Conservative. I find it pretty stright forward and interesting. It contains a good number of articles each day and some not found in the normal news.
As for the price.......Most of the Kindle Newspapers can be found free on the Net. Politico is no different. It's a Kindle thing. I like it.
As for the price.......Most of the Kindle Newspapers can be found free on the Net. Politico is no different. It's a Kindle thing. I like it.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Splendidus
In my humble opinion, POLITICO is one of very few journals/magazines out there that actually worth the buck. And it also one of the very few spots, where QUALITY journalism still prevails. How do I know? Well, I can read :| It's as simple as that.
I'm amazed by all the people who say that $6 a month (a MONTH, people!) is a price too high for quality journalism. Well, I beg to differ. .21c (divided by 28 days) per issue for a daily newspaper is nothing. A price of 2 cups of coffee (a month) for top-notch writing is tremendous value.
Another fascinating comment was the fact that everything could be read on-line. Well, if you consider following links and navigation through a web site reading: touché, I guess...
I'm not affiliated in any possible way with POLICITO, matter of fact TODAY was the first time I read their issue. I've always known about them, just never read them until I got a Kindle. Anyhow, I like writing, and quality writing I simply love. POLITICO is as good as it gets: build from a ground-up, full of wit and insights. A delight.
P.S. The only reason why I hate buying anything from Amazon is their saucy profit-sharing agreements, where they get the majority of money and the actual creators of books, journals, etc get less than half. Amazon, what exactly are you doing that entitles you for more than half of the proceeds?!
I'm amazed by all the people who say that $6 a month (a MONTH, people!) is a price too high for quality journalism. Well, I beg to differ. .21c (divided by 28 days) per issue for a daily newspaper is nothing. A price of 2 cups of coffee (a month) for top-notch writing is tremendous value.
Another fascinating comment was the fact that everything could be read on-line. Well, if you consider following links and navigation through a web site reading: touché, I guess...
I'm not affiliated in any possible way with POLICITO, matter of fact TODAY was the first time I read their issue. I've always known about them, just never read them until I got a Kindle. Anyhow, I like writing, and quality writing I simply love. POLITICO is as good as it gets: build from a ground-up, full of wit and insights. A delight.
P.S. The only reason why I hate buying anything from Amazon is their saucy profit-sharing agreements, where they get the majority of money and the actual creators of books, journals, etc get less than half. Amazon, what exactly are you doing that entitles you for more than half of the proceeds?!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good source of information on the Political scene in America.
We need to follow every source available to avoid the pitfalls of the Liberal Newsmedia. I recommend it. Read it every day.
Published 3 months ago by Joyce Miller
1.0 out of 5 stars
Boring!
Very disappointing. Don't quite
get it. Nothing like the excellent
journalists I see on different news
programs. Will cancel it.
get it. Nothing like the excellent
journalists I see on different news
programs. Will cancel it.
Published 4 months ago by Shellie Bailkin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Leans left; sometimes it seems they're embedded with the Left
Did I say embedded? I meant to say "in bed with the Left.l I don't get Politico. Their brain trust must be from another world. Read more
Published 5 months ago by asong4u
4.0 out of 5 stars
Politico
This magazine provides a good range of political viewpoints on issues. I found it to be interesting and enlightening. Articles were easy to read and it was great on the Kindle.
Published 5 months ago by Timothy J. Taylor
2.0 out of 5 stars
stick to free online content
I read politico.com daily for free and was thoroughly disapointed with the kindle edition, which charged six bucks a month for something that doesnt even update every day. Read more
Published 21 months ago by smoser2010
4.0 out of 5 stars
Overall, a nice package.
The whole pont of the kindle is portability. I subscrbie for that reason. Quality of writing is impressive, I consider this newspaper center, center left. Read more
Published on December 30, 2010 by Joshua D Nadas
4.0 out of 5 stars
Insightfully political, good price
I find Politico is succinct, gives good political background, and is a fast read. The Washington Post provides good political analysis but you have to wade through local area... Read more
Published on November 9, 2010 by Allen V. Murphy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best coverage of national politics
Well balanced and great content. Politico focuses on politics, not policies, and they do it well.
Published on September 23, 2010 by David Henderson
4.0 out of 5 stars
If you like following politics, this is worthwhile
I'm still in my trial period, but I plan to keep it. For $5.99, I can always get the latest on the political front, usually in more detail than I can find elsewhere.
Published on September 9, 2009 by R. Benfield
5.0 out of 5 stars
Perfect for commute
Don't like lugging your computer onto the bus and train to work so you can read Politico? Then subscribe to this. Don't commute to work? I would suggest not subscribing to this. Read more
Published on July 27, 2009 by Duane M. Berns
