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The Columbus Dispatch [Kindle Edition]

by The Dispatch Printing Co
2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews) |
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At The Columbus Dispatch, we are committed to making a difference in our community every day in the form of top-notch investigative reporting, breathtaking photography and design, and unrivaled coverage of local sports teams, including the Ohio State Buckeyes.

See why in 2009 alone The Dispatch has been named the top newspaper in the state (by the Associated Press Society of Ohio); one of the 10 best Sunday sports sections in the country (by the Associated Press Sports Editors); and the recipient of the national Sigma Delta Chi award.

The Kindle Edition of The Columbus Dispatch contains articles found in the print edition, but will not include some images and tables. Also, some features such as the crossword puzzle, box scores and classifieds are not currently available. For your convenience, issues are automatically delivered wirelessly to your Kindle so you can read them each morning.

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  • Publisher: The Dispatch Printing Co
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • ASIN: B001N0LNFW
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,047 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Where's the content? January 4, 2010
This seems to be only a few highlights of what's in the Dispatch for the day, perhaps some sort of ad speaking "buy a paper subscription". There are many paper and website articles that haven't made their way to the Kindle edition. Like other reviewers have mentioned, it's completely missing the things that make it a newspaper -- things like the weather, classifieds, any sort of serious business news, etc.. It's even lacking many of the headlines, not just the minor features.

The Dispatch offers an electronic edition that is the word for word, ad for ad paper through their own website, but the Kindle Edition is very, very sorely lacking content.

I'd easily pay more than the cost of paper subscription to have the actual newspaper on my Kindle, but even at the lower than average price for The Dispatch's Kindle Edition, it's not worth the time or money.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By DMcCray
Come on guys, it is an electronic version of the printed version. Why can't you provide EVERYTHING that is in the printed version in this version for the Kindle? You provide it on your website. Are you that electronically uneducated? Here is one way to increase your revenue with very little additional cost - why not take full advantage of it? Also, I emailed the Dispatch asking similiar questions and received NO response.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Finally July 31, 2009
Since I spend a fair bit of time on the road and I am a bit of a news junkie, I've been using a software RSS feed compiler running on my home PC to compile the web version of the Dispatch and email to my kindle. This has worked well for about 6 months, but I was thrilled to see this show up as a newspaper subscription. The menu format the kindle newspapers use is better than the menus my software had been generating from what it pulled from the dispatch website. That alone sells it for me, and not having to keep something running on my home PC seals the deal.

The layouts and formatting are not as pretty as the NY times, and there are no graphics (which is why I dock 1 star). BUT, the news articles are here and it's easily readable, searchable, and it automagically arrives when I turn the wireless on.

I like it, but I would encourage the dispatch editors to put in some graphical content, especially when it is referenced by the text of the article.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Looking for alternates to PDF download
I have "Kindle for PC" app and landed here after the dispatch online editors have not responded to my notice that after updating to Firefux 10.0. Read more
Published 3 months ago by David E. Scott
inconsistant delivery schedule
Although I too am disappointed in the content, my biggest complaint is the inconsistant
delivery schedule. Read more
Published 3 months ago by John D. Mahilo
Terrible experience on iPad 2 Kindle App
This product offers something that the iPad app lacks: option for single issue purchases ($28.99 to subscribe to the Dispatch on the iPad....). Read more
Published 3 months ago by Jim
Works for me!
I lived in Columbus for almost 20 years, raised my five children there, and have seven grandchildren who live there. I moved to CA in 1993. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mary K. Dunning
Way to go Ohio
When I received it, it was OK. The recent Kindle update was an improvement to how the articles are selected and viewed. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Michael Leibrand
A fine digital distro
The digital Columbus Dispatch gives me everything I expect from it. It provides a layout like any other digital paper letting you scroll through articles or browse by section. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Sir Slump
convenient way to read the paper
I recently got the free 14 day trial of the columbus dispatch and will definitely subscribe. It shows up without fail by 8 am, usually by the time I check at 7. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Home owner
Well Pleased
I am enjoying my subscription to the Columbus Dispatch. I was hesitant to purchase my Kindle subscription due to some poor reviews, but this has been an excellent experience. Read more
Published on December 1, 2009 by B. Nungesser
I'll wait for a better version.
Based on the reviews already written, I don't plan to waste my time until an updated version is available.
Published on August 12, 2009
dispatch no better digitally
I took a risk and paid for 1 addition of the Columbus Dispatch Kindle Version: Its missing the only reason to buy a paper in these times: The Classifieds! Read more
Published on August 11, 2009 by bys
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