Journal launches e-edition

After that time, subscribers can add access to the e-edition for only $3.65 per year.

The e-edition will be available via computer, iPad and smartphones.

Among the features will be a “reader” that will translate stories into a verbal rendition for the seeing-impaired.

In addition, the site allows viewers to email photos and stories to friends and family and a variety of ways to view articles online.

“This is just another venue for our readers to get their weekly newspaper in an electronic format,” said co-publisher Scott Buffington.

For all readers, including out-of-town locations and the men and women in the military overseas, the new electronic access provides immediate access rather than weeks of traditional mail.

For local readers, the e-edition will provide not only the current week’s newspaper, but an on-line archive of past issues as well.

“This is the full edition that complements our existing top stories website,” said co-publisher Mike Buffington. “All of this fits with our traditional paper edition to deliver the most comprehensive news coverage of Barrow County available.”