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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Shaker on February 12, 2016, 02:42:06 PM

Title: Independent to become digital-only
Post by: Shaker on February 12, 2016, 02:42:06 PM
After 30 years the Independent is to cease publication in print next month and become digital-only due to plummeting sales:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35561145

Title: Re: Independent to become digital-only
Post by: ProfessorDavey on February 12, 2016, 03:07:49 PM
After 30 years the Independent is to cease publication in print next month and become digital-only due to plummeting sales:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35561145
Only just seen this and I'm gutted.

I am one of that dwindling number of print Independent readers - indeed just got my next 13 weeks worth of vouchers for the print copy which will take us beyond the last print date.

I've tried other papers and I keep coming back to the Independent - all the others irritate me in varying degrees. And I don't want to read it on a tablet, I like a proper newspaper. Sadly I'm one of a tiny minority and I guess I'm screwed :(
Title: Re: Independent to become digital-only
Post by: Shaker on February 12, 2016, 03:17:55 PM
Know that feel, bro, as I understand the youngsters online say these days when empathising with another chap.

Never a regular print buyer, the Indy was one of the few newspapers I ever consistently bought. (Along with one other - a virtual pint if you can guess which one it was).
Title: Re: Independent to become digital-only
Post by: floo on February 12, 2016, 03:22:00 PM
The Indy was one of the better newspapers, imo!
Title: Re: Independent to become digital-only
Post by: wigginhall on February 12, 2016, 03:41:45 PM
Sad news, although it had become a bit of a comic recently.  Sales of 40, 000 - wow. 

Well, the right wing domination of the media increases, I suppose.   I find the Guardian very boring, so I don't bother now.