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Old 12-03-2011, 09:58 AM   #1
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Does anyone buy a newspaper anymore ? I get most of my news off the net. Haven't bought a paper in 18 months. Bought the Courier Mail last weekend and for $2.00 dollars all I got was news that I had already read and it was chockas full of adds. Will the daily newspaper go down the path of , say , The Personal Trading Post which is only online now ?

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Old 12-03-2011, 10:01 AM   #2
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only if somthing i want like a poster for sports team i buy it otherwise i read it online
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Old 12-03-2011, 10:04 AM   #3
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I buy the courier mail on a Saturday and Sunday
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Old 12-03-2011, 11:03 AM   #5
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No, the newspaper in paper form will not die any time soon.
I still buy the paper when im on day shifts and on Sunday for the TV guide.
Call me old school, but id rather read the paper than look at it online - as do millions of others.
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Old 12-03-2011, 11:15 AM   #6
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No, the newspaper in paper form will not die any time soon.
I still buy the paper when im on day shifts and on Sunday for the TV guide.
Call me old school, but id rather read the paper than look at it online - as do millions of others.
Me too, i watch the news during the week on TV but on the weekend as i said ill buy the paper purely as there is more in it.
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Old 12-03-2011, 11:25 AM   #7
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Both. Parents buy the Newspaper on weekdays and it's delivered on the weekend. I like reading the paper actually, good reading.
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Old 12-03-2011, 11:47 AM   #8
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Dont buy the paper anymore, all the same stuff as I read on the net, and all the TV programs are on the electronic guide which is more accurate than the printed version.
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Old 12-03-2011, 12:03 PM   #9
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Does anyone buy a newspaper anymore ? I get most of my news off the net. Haven't bought a paper in 18 months. Bought the Courier Mail last weekend and for $2.00 dollars all I got was news that I had already read and it was chockas full of adds. Will the daily newspaper go down the path of , say , The Personal Trading Post which is only online now ?
Haven't bought a newspaper in 20+ years but if I cave and stop in to a fast food joint for lunch during the day, I beeline for a newspaper. I don't know what it is but I seem to get a lot more relaxed than using either my phone or lappy to whip out up to the second news updates.
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Old 12-03-2011, 12:20 PM   #10
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I love to read the newspaper, especially when eating lunch. Using your mobile phone, or a mouse on a computer is difficult when I'm trying to use my hands to eat!
I don't buy it, and probably wouldn't, but my work has a few of each Herald Sun and The Age every day.
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