GODE reviewed by The Register

The Guardian and Observer Digital Editions are reviewed today by Kieren McCarthy in The Register. Some quotes: "It's extremely good. The navigation is surprisingly easy ... the graphic gives you an excellent view of the actual page; the click-on aspect works extremely well, and it is all very fast and efficient." Aww, shucks... "The only one annoying thing is that the graphic of the page makes it impossible to read the smaller headlines of the page - something that is oddly distracting". Darn, that one. McCarthy compares GODE with the rival products used by the Times, Telegraph, and FT, plus NewsStand's product. And says "overall the Guardian is easily the winner. Plus, because it has developed the software in-house and it runs off the editorial system, [GNL] doesn't have to pay hefty fees to a third party to produce it". I love this man! The article continues with a reasonable critique of the normal (and our) digital edition subscription model, and a general summary of the question of why anyone would want to produce them.
(From The Register)