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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. Please note this newspaper does not deliver on Sunday.
The Kindle Edition of The Wall Street Journal contains articles found in the print and online editions, but will not include tables and stock quotes. For your convenience, issues are automatically delivered wirelessly to your Kindle starting at 5:00 AM New York City local time. Please note that The Wall Street Journal publishes only Monday through Saturday.
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- Language : English
- Publication date : August 9, 2020
- Date First Available : January 1, 2016
- Publisher : Dow Jones & Company Inc. (August 9, 2020)
- ASIN : B000FDJ0FS
- Best Sellers Rank: #47,813 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1 in U.S. Newspapers
- #1 in eNewspapers
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Today’s WSJ was not delivered as of yet 12:30pm. It’s very late.
2. WSJ is not supporting linking WSJ.com with your Kindle Subscription anymore (to access paying content in WSJ.com or WSJ app), but Amazon advertises this is a feature:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201265770
3. Articles are a day older compared to WSJ.com and WSJ iPad/iPhone/Android app.
For example: Articles available in July 11th via the WSJ app or WSJ.com will be available to read in the July 12th Kindle Version. In other words, the articles available for the July 12th Kindle Edition are a day older, that means, you will be always behind a day keeping up with the news.
Conclusion:
I feel WSJ gives real time push of news articles to the WSJ app or WSJ.com vs the Kindle Edition, In other words this makes paying for the Kindle Edition not worth it in every sense of the word, unless you are willing to accept receiving your news a day later, and less in comparison to what WSJ.com offers via their app. I am sorry but can't support a news paper that plays with customers like this. Terrible implementation for Kindle users paying subscribers. I am cancelling my subscription and will look for a better paying news source.
The online version, does not have all of the articles and features of the print edition. Not sure if I can access the archives--but would like to if possible.
The Kindle version of the Wall Street Journal is an excellent, though imperfect, alternative to the print edition at 2/3rds of the cost.
Here is a fairly comprehensive summary highlighting of many of the differences between the Kindle versions for android Samsung S2 Tablet and Samsung S6 smartphone, and Kindle Paperwhite e-reader; and how the Kindle versions contrast with the WSJ mobile app on the S2 tablet and S6 smartphone, WSJ online web, and WSJ print edition. Strangely, I was unable to download the content to my Kindle for Windows PC app. The WSJ mobile and online editions are supposedly available for Kindle subscribers, but the print edition is available only with a WSJ print subscription. The observations are as of January 2019 and may not apply to any time in the future.
Cons
* The Kindle versions omit some of the sidebar content present in the WSJ mobile/web/print versions, such as the Front Page "What's News", and story bullet points or factual details that are separated from the body of the story.
* This may be a Pro/Con depending on your taste, but the layout does not look like a newspaper in the Kindle versions or WSJ mobile app. On the tablet and smartphone Kindle reader the story Table of Contents is one long linear contiguous column with dividers between the newspaper sections (Front Page, Opinion, etc.), displaying the headline and first few sentences of each story; a drop-down allows you to jump directly to a section rather than scrolling through the long list. The Kindle Paperwhite version has 2 styles: a 4x4 grid with each grid square corresponding to a newspaper section containing the top story headline and picture; and second layout with section tabs along the left side and story headlines within that section on the right. The WSJ mobile app is a tab style with section headers across the top, stores displayed corresponding to the section.
* The Kindle and WSJ mobile versions omit content that isn't a story or may be a mostly graphical presentation, such as the weekend "Play" section containing the Quiz and Crossword Puzzle. I really miss the Quiz. But all is not lost -- see below.
* Some photo content is missing from the Kindle and mobile app, though this is minor. For instance, a picture may appear on the Front Page of the print and web editions, referencing a story on an inside page (or the story is in the caption), but that picture is completely absent in the Kindle and mobile versions, and may not even appear in the referenced story.
* The Paperwhite graphics/photo content is of much lesser quality because of limitations with e-ink, but still useful.
* Another Pro/Con. The graphic content of the Kindle and WSJ mobile versions is enhanced over the print content. Nearly every story has a picture between the headline and story body. Even the "Letters to the Editor" have a photo. I find this adds unnecessary weight to the beginning of the story.
* Minor quibble with the Kindle navigation. It requires 2 finger taps to move to the Table of Contents, and 3 taps to change sections.
* No physical "newspaper" feel. I experienced significant withdrawal angst.
Pros
* Although I checked only a few days, I found every story in the print version was also in the Kindle and WSJ mobile versions (but see above). Other users have reported differently.
* Supposedly the Kindle subscription gives you access to the WSJ online content, but I could not confirm as I am already a WSJ print/digital subscriber. If true, this will clearly mitigate any difference in content between the Kindle and print version that is entirely replicated online.
* If you don't care about a newspaper style layout, the Kindle versions have a Table of Contents of all story headlines, and the tablet and smartphone versions include the first few story lines. This is a great way to quickly scroll through what may be of interest to you.
* The Kindle text readability is excellent in all platforms. Customizations include text size, typeface, and line spacing. The tablet version can change the background and text color, including a white text on a black background which minimizes the battery power consumption if the display is OLED. The Kindle paragraph layout is traditional, with first line indent and no spaces between paragraphs. I prefer this paragraph layout over the block style of the WSJ mobile app.
* Content is automatically downloaded daily and viewable off line even if you don't open the Kindle app. The WSJ mobile app does download content for offline viewing, but you must first launch the app and make sure that you select the desired day if it isn't the current. I believe that both of these comments are accurate, but not 100% verified.
* No advertising with the Kindle, unlike the WSJ mobile app.
* Each story that is read in the Kindle tablet and smartphone version changes the Table of Contents headline from bold typeface to regular text weight, an easy way to identify unread stories. This does not happen with the Kindle Paperwhite, or WSJ mobile app.
* The Kindle tablet app screen timeout is significantly extended from the default when reading a story, nice to allow reading an entire page without the screen dimming. If the Table of Contents is displayed, the timeout is the normal default.
* Compared to the print edition, you never miss a day because of travel or delivery failure.
So, the bottom line: if you can look past that this does not have the look and feel of the real newspaper, including no "What's News" section, the Kindle version is a great way to get the WSJ at 2/3rds the cost of the print/digital versions. If the access to online content proves to be true, the digital experience is a winner. The experience is improved if you read it on a tablet rather than the Kindle e-reader. I commend the WSJ staff for a very high quality digital product that works across a variety of platforms.
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