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2 Jun 2012

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The Economist - UK Edition
 
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The Economist - UK Edition [Kindle Edition]

by The Economist
2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)

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The Economist is the premier source for the analysis of world business and current affairs, providing authoritative insight and opinion on international news, world politics, business, finance, science and technology, as well as overviews of cultural trends and regular Special reports on industries and countries.



Established in 1843 to campaign against the protectionist corn laws, The Economist remains, in the second half of its second century, true to the liberal principles of its founder. James Wilson, a hat maker from the small Scottish town of Hawick, believed in free trade, internationalism and minimum interference by government, especially in the affairs of the market. The Economist also takes a fiercely independent stance on social issues, from gay marriage to the legalisation of drugs, but its main service to its readers is as a global newspaper: To uncover new ideas from all around the world.



The Kindle Edition of The Economist contains all of the articles and graphics found in the print edition, but will not include all photos.For your convenience, issues are auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle each Friday at the same time the print edition hits the newsstand.


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336 of 339 people found the following review helpful
All you have to do is download the program Calibre, and in the "Fetch News" section, go to "English" where you'll find both The Economist and The Economist Free. Select "The Economist", enter your login details (e-mail address and password), and the program will download your issue and upload to your kindle (via USB) free of charge. No need to pay Amazon for the privilege.
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I agree with all the previous reviews, the price is horrendously expensive for an electronic version, more expensive than the magazine. The benefit for me was that it is electronic and I can then read it on any my kindle devices, but after subscribing I found out that magazine subscriptions can only be viewed on one device. Reading it on the kindle is great, but I am annoyed that I can't read it on my android phone as well. I don't always take the Kindle with me and would like to continue reading it on the odd occasion either on my phone or Ipad. It is also worth noting that you do not get access to the online content as you would get if you subscribe to the paper version of the economist. I feel a bit cheated that I pay more for the Kindle version and I get less of a subscription. I won't continue my subscription until they at least give me all the benefits that the print version gets or make it cheaper.
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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
The Economist pricing 7 April 2011
Rip off Britain is alive and well!!
The pricing for the Kindle version of The Economist is a stitch-up!
More expensive than the hard copy and no access to economist.com and fewer graphs/photos.
When I contacted The Economist I was told that Amazon controls the pricing. When I called Amazon they said that the publisher sets the price!!
This is just taking the customer to the cleaners so I have just cancelled my hard copy subscription in protest. There are other similar magazines on offer on the Kindle from publishers who still value their customers and who are ready to share the savings that result from an electronic edition rather than a hard copy.
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excellent value and fantastically easy to read
It was with trepidation that I trialed an issue of this magazine - there are so many negative reviews.

However, I don't know what the negative reviews are based on. Read more
Published 1 month ago by yowlingcat
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The "Economist" may have economic advisers who are good at jokes about minorities but missed forecasting the large economic disaster that we are all suffering from due in part to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mr. Stephen Mcintosh
Are they having a laugh!?!
No way am I going to pay this abominable price... To Economist, please sack the person who sets the prices for this - and then promptly instigate a massive reduction.
Published 5 months ago by C. Morley
Almost perfect
I had been a print subscriber for ten years, so might have been reluctant to switch to a digital copy. But my mind was made up before the trial period even ended. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Vauxhall Hoosier
Excellent Value
I don't understand these complaints about price. There is no need to maintain a print subscription if you have the Kindle version. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Stefan Ferreira
Rip Off
If you are an Economist subscriber you can view for free on both iPad and through the Android App on a smartphone. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Tinkerbell78
going with the flow
As an avid reader of The Economist who both travels a lot and who works in E Africa, having each issue delivered to my Kindle,(a new acquisition), wherever I happen to be is an... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Baba Kasheshe
Economist - excellent for Kindle
I found the Economist much easier to read on the Kindle, really impressed. Actually found I read a fair higher percentage of the articles than I do with the print form.
Published 12 months ago by Stevie Bee
Without advertising, you get what you pay for
The Kindle edition of the Economist has no advertising so they have to charge more. Kindle Store is littered with cheap publications and I am glad that the Economist is not one of... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. Gwilym A. Ellis
Expensive but worth it
I really like Economist on Kindle, especially now it is available on my other devices with the Kindle app (eg my Android phone). Read more
Published 15 months ago by John Fitzgerald
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