The Miami Herald [Kindle Edition]

by The McClatchy Company

Editorial Reviews

The Miami Herald provides the most complete coverage of issues and trends in South Florida, the Caribbean and Latin America. The winner of 20 Pulitzer Prizes, its award-winning journalists include Dave Barry, Leonard Pitts, Carl Hiaasen, Andres Oppenheimer and Dan LeBatard. Get comprehensive local, national, and world news, top investigative reporting and features columns in news, arts and entertainment, business, sports, travel, life, and real estate. The Kindle Edition of The Miami Herald 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 starting at 6:00 AM Miami local time.

Product Details

• Publisher: The McClatchy Company
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• ASIN: B002G9UFVM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #12,263 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #46 in Kindle Store > Kindle Newspapers > North America > U.S.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Lacking in content January 12, 2010

By T. Kessler

I really wanted to like the Kindle version of the Miami Herald, but I just cancelled my subscription and do not wish to pay for this Kindle newspaper.

My biggest gripe would have to be the duplication of articles. In any given Kindle edition, there are 2 or 3 duplicated articles, sometimes all under one section, sometimes spread out over several sections. I get done reading an article, hit next page, and am confronted with the same article under a different title causing me to question whether or not I actually hit next page. Ex: In today's newspaper, January 11, 2010, there is two articles in the Local section: "Miami-Dade plans to fight state's rejection of slots at MIA" and "Slot machines at Miami airport aren't dead yet." While reading the headline gives you a false sense of different articles, they are the same. I am not sure how the paper edition of the Miami Herald compares, but I find it to be a big waste of my time as the reader to read the same article over and over again.

The Miami Herald is the biggest newspaper available for the Florida keys, and the city of Miami itself is a decent size, yet the Kindle edition newspaper gives on average just 30 articles to cover local, state, and world. The sports section is the biggest section on the kindle boasting an average of 50 articles between Sports Wire and Sports. I want my newspaper to tell me news, not sports; that is what ESPN is for! A quick highlight of the sports coverage is more than sufficient.

The weekend addition of the newspaper is better with special sections like Travel, Neighbors, Editorial, and Home an Design, but still lacking in content. I really wish they would incorporate at least some classified ads (on the weekends only) or some comics. I agree with the other reviewer that the local legend Dave Barry is missing, which is a real shame.

The business section, when it is available, is sorely lacking with usually less than 5 articles. The Tropical Life section should really be called Arts and Entertainment.

Overall, this kindle paper is sorely underused. After reading it daily for over a week, I became bored with the articles, nothing newsworthy in them. I won't be wasting my money on this subscription unless they come out with a weekend only subscription to catch me up on the weekly happenings.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars A Huge Disappointment January 16, 2010

By C. Dudley

The other reviews of the Miami Herald Kindle edition have been too generous. I agree that the multiple, duplicated stories from various Herald editions are annoying. The only good feature is that the Kindle edition actually has more local news than the print edition, by combining Broward and Miami-Dade editions along with Neighbors. Skimming articles is easier than with print editions. The biggest downside is that the articles are not well organized. There is no rhyme or reason of why an article pops up in the lead spot in each Kindle section, clearly not the most important article or one that would even warrant coverage on the print edition's front pages. The articles appear to be randomly loaded. The Kindle edition should have a list of headlines for each section (sort of like a front page# so the reader can pick and chose the articles he/she wants, and the ability to skim the others. Use of graphics used in the print edition articles would be helpful, along with more photos. The Miami Herald Kindle edition has set newspapers back several decades. Herald editors should take a look at their own electronic edition, website, and most importantly some of the other Kindle editions #such as the NY Times) to get some pointers. The price is way too high for such a low-quality product, and existing Herald print subscribers should be given a price break. My print subscription actually costs less than the Kindle edition's cost. I will be cancelling my Kindle subscription and will not return until it is markedly better.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointed with the kindle herald January 2, 2010

By A Customer

i am disappointed with the layout and the choices of articles chosen. todays addition has 29 sports articles one national article. i also agree that people should be included. i was excited to have the herald on the kindle but i do not plan on keeping the subscription. i stick with the paper.