Product Description

The Economist is the premier source for the analysis of world business and current affairs, providing authoritative insight and opinion on international news, world politics, business, finance, science and technology, as well as overviews of cultural trends and regular Special reports on industries and countries.

Established in 1843 to campaign against the protectionist corn laws, The Economist remains, in the second half of its second century, true to the liberal principles of its founder. James Wilson, a hat maker from the small Scottish town of Hawick, believed in free trade, internationalism and minimum interference by government, especially in the affairs of the market. The Economist also takes a fiercely independent stance on social issues, from gay marriage to the legalisation of drugs, but its main service to its readers is as a global newspaper: To uncover new ideas from all around the world.

The Kindle Edition of The Economist contains all of the articles and graphics found in the print edition, but will not include all photos. For your convenience, issues are auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle each Friday at the same time the print edition hits the newsstand.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #175 in Digital Text Feeds
• Format: Magazine Subscription

Customer Reviews

Economist on Kindle
I was very happy and interested in the Economist on Kindle despite the cost until I learned that the subscriber content on the Economist web site is not included. This content which includes archived articles and the audio edition is only available to print or web subscribers. More info is available from the Economist @ 1-800-456-6086. For the cost involved the Kindle subscription should at least equal the print subscription benefits.

It's Amazon, Not The Economist, that is Driving Up the Price
I heard a report on NPR the other day regarding the cost to publish with Amazon... Amazon gets 70% of the revenue... the publisher gets 30%. So don't think the high pricing is all the publishers fault.

I love my Kindle, I love the Economist, and I am a loyal Amazon shopper, but not at this price. I'll stick with the print edition.

Note: I left a similar comment yesterday... Amazon deleted it. Guess they don't want you to know what their cut is!!!

Are You Kidding me?
It isn't just too expensive. I would feel like a complete sucker if I paid $2.42 per ISSUE on the Kindle when the Economist web site offers a the same deal:

"Four risk-free trial issues of The Economist, plus 47 additional issues - 51 in all for $2.49 an issue (total of $126.99). You'll save 64% off the newsstand price.

Do they really expect consumers to ignore the fact that they have a much lower Cost-of-Sale when selling the digital version? It HAS to be cheaper. I'm not willing to feel like I've been suckered.