Great convenince, but not worth $15 when print plus online is cheaper
924204
I have enjoyed the convenience of whispernet delivery, but a 50% increase for an unimproved product is absurd. I can get a mail subscription PLUS online access cheaper. The whispernet delivery does not justify paying a higher price for an inferior version of the product.
1591128
Passport is a great starting point for anyone interested in shortwave, but if amazon does not have it in stock, you may be able to find a new copy at your local major booksellers for less than 25 bucks. I found mine at a B&N. Do not be suckered in by the sellers advertising them used for over a hundred dollars. The book is a terrific resource, but not for the price of a decent Grundig portable. Too bad it's the last edition. I wonder how it could have been saved.
2127346
But you could also buy it directly from the AOG, which prints it. The AOG only had overruns for some years available, but it's only $14. This price is just a bit high.
3312242
It's a good deal if you can get this printer for less than a C-note.  It does print fast although replacing ink for this printer will be expensive.  Setting up the fax was very easy.  This printer does NOT have a built in WiFi so you will have to connect it to the router if you want other machines to be able to print on a network.  Since it's an older model you'll have to deal with operating system upgrades not working well with driver updates.
4026483
This printer is currently going for $89 today. This is also the same rate at staples as amazon is price matching at the moment. If you would like to save a little more on top of that, a chinese site cn-usa.com is selling coupons for $30 off $80 for staples online shopping making this printer $59 + tax. Add in a rebate site like ebates or mrrebate and you save an extra 2-5% off. So shop smart, save alot. Loving this printer!!
3271355
I've used HP's Ultra multipurpose paper before and its a great product.  The 96 brightness makes it a decent bright white.  The paper feeds well into my laser printers as well as copiers fine without jamming.

The differentiating factor with this product comes down to the school-bus packaging, and that its sold in a convenient 3-ream (500 sheets per ream/1500 total sheets) package versus purchasing by the ream, or by the 5/8/10-ream case.

While the product is great, it does seem to come at quite a cost premium.  A typical ream of paper should cost no more than 3 bucks.  At the current retail price here on Amazon, its more than twice that!
1020337
I got this printer at a local discount store for only $30.00.  I don't understand how Amazon can put such a high price on a discontinued (or soon to be) printer.

Discontinuing this printer is too bad.  It almost lives up to the hype.  I had a rough start with ink bleeding and making tractor marks on the prints, but it stopped.  Print quality has also improved after some use.

I find that generic ink cartridges, and generic photo paper, work just as well as the Canon products - and costs less than half.

My main concern now is how long I will be able to get ink cartridges.
386879
I find it more than appalling that the Kindle charge for a Seattle Times subscription is rising to $9.99 per month and the home delivery is only $5.35/month. What gall! The electronic version saves the paper so much money in printing and truck/car delivery. Not to mention the fact that the electronic paper comes with less e.g. no coupons and less content. Who is making these ridiculous, bassackwards decisions????
406731
You can get a similar story for 1/2 to 2/3 less. No real quality difference which makes me wonder why so pricey? BTW this was an accidental purchase, you know that damn one click button. Not worth fighting over though, but I did figure out how to get rid of the one click, which made their chase worth it to me.
4109052
I guess the cost per paper is the big draw, but the paper tray is quite small.  The print speed is not bad but not real fast either.  I have only changed the black ink one time since the initial one, so I imagine the ink does last longer than most other machines.  Price pont makes this one of the better printers based on cost per page as pointed out by other reviews I have seen.
3247085
I have been a subscriber to the print edition of The Week for many years, and I love the magazine. Because of extensive travel it is no longer feasible for me to subscribe to the print edition, and I was hoping the Kindle edition would be a good alternative. However, the price of the Kindle edition is $4.99/month, which comes to $59.88/year - vs. the print edition which is $44.50/year. Why is the electronic edition MORE expensive than the print edition? I would like to subscribe to the Kindle edition but can't justify it at this price.
2194781
Mixed reaction to this one.  I run the Mac version.  One the one hand, it's a Civil War buff's dream come true.  You can get a complete set of the OR without dropping $1200 or taking up several feet of shelf space.  The price is very reasonable for what you get.

That said, the discs just contain pdf-formatted copies of each volume.  The "search" function is the one you use in Adobe to search any pdf document.  So, nothing special there.  The "index" just has embedded links that take you back to the pdf volumes, with no additional information about what's contained in each volume.  So, it's a bit disappointing, but what can we expect for $30?

What bothers me most is the uneven quality of the individual volumes.  Some are great: easy to read, clearly legible, etc.  Others are so lightly reproduced they're nearly illegible.  Worse, every now and then, a page just stops mid-sentence, as if a scanner quit and nobody bothered to fix it.  (This may be a problem in the original; I don't know.)  Without going through every page of every volume, you only find this out when you come across it.  In that event, it's likely you're looking for the very pages that are missing or hard to read.  So, poor quality control.  As a result, I'm facing the prospect of tracking down printed volumes in the event that what I want isn't there.  More $$.  You can find free versions of the OR online, particularly from the Cornell University Making of America website, but they're not particularly easy to use.

All that said, the price isn't bad at all and probably made the shortcomings acceptable.  I have other THA products and they suffer from the same problems, but the price and convenience outweigh the downside, so they likely have me as a long-term customer.
3394060
Great publication for kids approx 18-36 months.  The print publication is high quality and both my kids have loved it.  The combination of short stories, poems, artwork, and the "find the item" activity on the back cover are perfect.  The issues are seasonally themed, which makes them fun & great for introducing related concepts.

However, beware:

1) I recommend getting the print publication over the digital subscription, if you care about being able to retain access to your content beyond the life of your subscription.  At first I was able to access my content after the subscription ended, however the company has changed digital publishing platforms (their own Babybug app, Zinio, Cricket Digital Newsstand, etc.) a number of times in the few years since I've been a member, and when they switched I lost access to my old issues.  Wish I'd just gotten the print versions.

2) Customer service is truly atrocious.  I wouldn't wish interacting with them on my worst enemy.  I have had several issues with the login info they sent me not working, getting a new account created when I renew and having trouble merging it with the old one, etc.  Most recently I contacted them when I realized I had lost access to my previous issues, per 1) above; they were incredibly snarly and downright rude over the phone.  They didn't even attempt to make it right.  I enjoy the magazines, but kind of can't wait until my kids outgrow them so I never have to deal with this company again.

Also, note that the prices fluctuate a lot over the course of the year.  You can readily get a one-year print+digital subscription for $20-25; just do a G search and you'll find a page with discounted prices (for the exact same products) on their own website.
2089065
Why are these selling for so much? You can buy them new via Kenzer for 11.99 download or 24.00 printed new via LuLu. Good grief!
1817823
I subscribed to the print version of this magazine for several years, then stopped because of clutter. I almost subscribed to the Kindle Fire version because I do like the look of it and the back issues can be kept in the Cloud, but the print subscription is less than the KF subscription price. I should note that subscription prices are set by publishers, not Amazon. This is happening with books as well, but that's another story. Anyway, love the magazine, but the price disparity has made me choose not to buy either of the subscriptions or the off the rack copy. There is really no reason for the KF  subscription to be higher. Something to think about before you subscribe.
4166444
There's an excellent first edition (with one more author) that's basically as good, but is available much cheaper.  BTW, it also has the same CDROM.
1121715
It's very convenient to order textbooks online. It's quick and easy. It also creates more space and less to carry. The only con is the price. I can't justify paying over $100 for online textbook since the company save money from printing the textbooks