The miracle, though, is the printed Times that rattles and makes your head go up and down to take it all in

THE NEW YORKER: From e-mail:

When considering the DX model and its supposed aim to “rekindle” the newspaper industry, you mentioned its e-version of the Times and how badly it sucked. Have you had a chance to use the new Times Reader version 2.0? It is brilliant. I like it so much that, a few years after cancelling my home-delivered version of the physical paper, I am again subscribing to the Times daily, via the Times Reader. It is that good, IMO. With my MacBook Pro and the Times Reader, it’s just about as good as holding the ol’ gray lady, minus the ink stains. And that’s a good thing.
Dan Waun
Lansing, Michigan

NICHOLSON BAKER: The DX version of the Times is not good, in my opinion, but the Times Reader that gives you the PDF image is very good. The miracle, though, is the printed Times that rattles and makes your head go up and down to take it all in. The hugeness of it. I’ll be very sad if that goes. The Times has never looked better as a printed object.