The goal is to find a newspaper who will swing for the fences. In year two, the cost savings for a typical daily newspaper will be significant. In some cases, we believe it will double profit margins.
Since this went up on Hacker News we've had interest from two newspapers. We'll see how it goes.
Well, obviously if you have a kindle, it's not a problem - but not everyone has a kindle :) So I'm just wondering if there would be a way to buy the paper outside of signing up for a 1 year contract and getting a free kindle. I mean, if they want to sell me a paper for $1.75 and throw in a free Kindle ... sounds good to me, but in that case the profitability of this plan comes into question ;)
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for someone trying the idea - it sounds like a pretty awesome, and environmentally friendly way to go for the future of newspapers. Just playing the devil's advocate.
On the other hand, I've come to despise 1- and 2-year contracts, thanks to cell-phone service providers ;)
Since this went up on Hacker News we've had interest from two newspapers. We'll see how it goes.