Kindle 451: Reading NYT on device isn't bad

Via Romenesko: Peter Osnos of the Century Foundation recently wrote about his experience buying a copy of the NYT and reading it on his Amazon digital reading device, the Kindle.

He describes how you download it, what you see, how much it costs and so on. Generally, he says, the experience was "an acceptable substitute" for a real paper.

He also notes that newspapers are selling well via Kindle:

I purchased the Kindle when it was released last fall and have now read David Halberstam’s The Coldest Winter, mainly during a round trip flight to China, and found that experience satisfying and convenient. Checking the Kindle bestsellers from time to time, I noticed that many of the country’s leading newspapers dominate the list. The New York Times has been #1 and the Wall Street Journal #2, except for last week, when a new Oprah book selection blew them both away. The Washington Post and the San Francisco Chronicle are steady sellers also.