{"id":328270,"date":"2010-02-16T14:53:29","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T19:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"tag:http:\/\/www.economist.com,2009:21004849"},"modified":"2010-02-16T14:53:29","modified_gmt":"2010-02-16T19:53:29","slug":"kindlenomics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/328270","title":{"rendered":"Kindlenomics!"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE New Republic<\/em>‘s Jon Chait has a very good blog. I enjoy reading it. When I am at a computer connected to the internet, his words are delivered instantly and at no cost to my RSS reader of choice. Just a few moments ago, a new entry<\/a> came through the magical tubes into my reader:<\/p>\n

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I must admit I have only a fuzzy notion of what a Kindle is. But the business people tell me that I\u2019m on it now<\/a>. This is good news for those of you with Kindles, since you can now read the blog\u2014wherever you happen to be, and in real time\u2014for $1.99 a month.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So if I’m out and about and in the vicinity of a wifi connection, I can read Mr Chait on my computer for free. And if I’m out and about and not in the vicinity of a wifi connection, I can read Mr Chait for free on my 3G phone, on which I can surf the internet. Or I can read Mr Chait on my Kindle (full disclosure: I don’t have a Kindle), for $1.99 a month. Now $1.99, even in recession stricken America, isn’t all that much. But it’s more than nothing. I guess I don’t understand how this is supposed to work.<\/p>\n

Is it price discrimination? Is there an advantage to Kindle reading that I haven’t perceived, not having yet purchased a Kindle? Please, explain this to me.<\/p>\n

And by the way, if you like reading Free Exchange and you like using your Kindle, you’re in luck<\/a>: you can now read the blog\u2014wherever you happen to be, and in real time\u2014for $1.99 a month. It’s a steal!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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