Comments on: La Presse adds electronic edition (but it’ll cost you) http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/17/la-presse-electronic-edition/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/17/la-presse-electronic-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-72579 Chris Sat, 18 Apr 2009 00:30:13 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=5105#comment-72579 Erin: many record labels offer a password to download, for free, mp3 versions of LPs. I buy a lot of music (well, did, when I had a good paying job) on vinyl and often a little slip of paper will fall out giving me a website address and password to get the electronic version. I think the same thing makes sense for newspapers as well. Erin: many record labels offer a password to download, for free, mp3 versions of LPs. I buy a lot of music (well, did, when I had a good paying job) on vinyl and often a little slip of paper will fall out giving me a website address and password to get the electronic version. I think the same thing makes sense for newspapers as well.

]]> By: Francis Vachon http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/17/la-presse-electronic-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-72548 Francis Vachon Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:27:01 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=5105#comment-72548 Best kept secret ever: If you live in the provice of Quebec, you can register -FOR FREE- to Bibliotheque et archive national du Québec” to get FULL and FREE access to PressDisplay. That mean 300+ newspaper across the world, 30-40 canadian paper (including La Presse, The Gazette, National Post, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, etc...) http://www.banq.qc.ca/portal/dt/ressources_en_ligne/bd_revues_journaux/types/bd_revues_journaux_types.jsp click "PressDisplay'. To register: http://www.banq.qc.ca/portal/dt/services/abonnement/abonnement_distance/abonnement_distance.jsp "Vous devez remplir le formulaire d'abonnement aux services offerts à distance pour obtenir votre numéro de client et votre mot de passe. Vous recevrez d'abord une confirmation d'abonnement par courriel puis par la poste dans les jours suivants. Cette confirmation contient votre numéro de client et votre mot de passe." Best kept secret ever:

If you live in the provice of Quebec, you can register -FOR FREE- to Bibliotheque et archive national du Québec” to get FULL and FREE access to PressDisplay. That mean 300+ newspaper across the world, 30-40 canadian paper (including La Presse, The Gazette, National Post, Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, etc...)

http://www.banq.qc.ca/portal/dt/ressources_en_ligne/bd_revues_journaux/types/bd_revues_journaux_types.jsp

click "PressDisplay'.

To register: http://www.banq.qc.ca/portal/dt/services/abonnement/abonnement_distance/abonnement_distance.jsp

"Vous devez remplir le formulaire d'abonnement aux services offerts à distance pour obtenir votre numéro de client et votre mot de passe. Vous recevrez d'abord une confirmation d'abonnement par courriel puis par la poste dans les jours suivants. Cette confirmation contient votre numéro de client et votre mot de passe."

]]> By: Erin http://blog.fagstein.com/2009/04/17/la-presse-electronic-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-72546 Erin Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:25:29 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/?p=5105#comment-72546 Hi Steve! I've seen a point made about this "paying for the electronic version" issue. I don't know whether I'm 100% on board with this opinion, but I think it has some merit. It is as follows: Just because you've paid for one version of something doesn't mean you're entitled to get all the other versions/formats for free. Just because you bought a Beatles album on LP when it came out doesn't entitle you to a free copy of - or even a discount on - the cassette, 8-track, cd, and mp3 versions. If you buy the painting, you don't get the poster for free. Etcetera. Hi Steve!
I've seen a point made about this "paying for the electronic version" issue. I don't know whether I'm 100% on board with this opinion, but I think it has some merit. It is as follows: Just because you've paid for one version of something doesn't mean you're entitled to get all the other versions/formats for free. Just because you bought a Beatles album on LP when it came out doesn't entitle you to a free copy of - or even a discount on - the cassette, 8-track, cd, and mp3 versions. If you buy the painting, you don't get the poster for free. Etcetera.

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