Fortune Kindle Edition

Reading the Fortune magazine on my Kindle 2.0 has made me realize both the pros and cons of reading a printed magazine. If you want the most efficient Fortune magazine reading experience, then get the Kindle version. If you want the best overall magazine reading experience, the printed version may still have the edge as of today.The Kindle version has no pictures (as of 5/7/09) and no advertisements. There are only articles and opinions. I was shocked how skimpy Fortune magazine was in content as I was able to read EVERY article in less than 15 minutes, which is less than it takes me to read the daily Wall Street Journal (Kindle version). I usually take good 30 minutes to read the printed Fortune magazine.Reading Fortune from Kindle 2.0 is a different experience than reading from a printed version. The printed Fortune has glossy advertisements and pictures. The tactfile feeling of turning each page somehow makes reading the printed Fortune magazine a slightly more rewarding experience. The analogy is similar to getting news from television versus the radio. You may get the same exact news but the television news has visuals which speak a 1000 words that the radio can never duplicate.The speed of which I was able to finish the entire Fortune magazine in Kindle has made me realize exactly how much time I spend viewing a magazine's advertisements and pictures. Also, the ability to quickly peruse an entire magazine using your thumb still can't be duplicated by Kindle.But the Kindle has some inherent advantages over the printed version. Kindle version has a search feature based on keywords. Kindle will allow you to read just about everything much faster, including the Fortune magainze. Using the Table of Contents is far more efficient. A magazine subscription is delivered to you wirelessly usually 2-4 days before the magazine hits the print market. Finally, I can't imagine anything beating the Kindle's content delivery system using 3G wireless. The magazine downloads in less than a minute.Overall, I recommend the Kindle version of Fortune magazine. For better or worse, just don't expect it to be the same experience as reading the printed version.

Why is the Kindle version $30 a year? It costs more to get the stripped down Kindle version of the magazine than for a 1 year subscription ($19.99 for the year)for the full printed version. I don't get it, put ads in the Kindle version I don't care. But it shouldn't cost more to get an email than it does to print and distribute a magazine.

Good to get updated fact & figure

I always learn from the others. Reading Fortune is one way to do it.

There is a huge difference in price between the printed (at least for Canada) and Kindle versions, and I can see why. The lack of visuals in the Kindle version makes a huge difference in my enjoyment of the issue The simple absence of a cover with the Kindle version, is something I miss greatly - in my mind, this is a distinguishing feature between a newspaper and magazine. At the same time, with the Kindle version I love how efficiently I can go through all the articles. Once I figured out the navigation, I love the ability to see a summary of the content and pick out what to read immediately and what to save for later. I also love being on vacation and having my Fortune delivered to my lap! So while I would say the print version kicks butt over the Kindle version, I am going to give the Kindle version a try. It's different but does have it's advantages. It will not be for everybody. However could you please give us a cover?!

In response to Kindle Geek there is a way to get back issues. Go on to the Amazon acount that your Kindle is registered on and go under whatever periodical you wish to get a back issue of and then siply select: send wirelessly to your kindle, then select whitch back issue you want sent to your kindle and amazon will send it, free of charge.

Extremely not user friendly to manage your subscription through mobile apps. I spend well over an hour without success trying to view my missing past issues after working with customer support.

Great inside info