For an introductory rate of $2.50 a week, the Chicago Tribune is offering online subscribers an e-edition that is a mash-up of print and standard web presentations. The email offer is not very promising. The graphics look like they were done by a promotions department retiree.
I've played with the demo a bit (skipping the instructions, naturally), and though the interface and features will take some getting used to, the e-edition does allow full-page and -spread browsing and serves up ads in the take-em or leave-em mode of print — instead of the annoying pop ups and clicks that make navigating most online news sources an annoying experience.
The question is whether this is an improvement or is trading one annoyance for another.
