The Vanishing Newspaper provides a great overview on the newspaper industry's history and its probable future. It is written in an academic manner, with many charts and footnotes and lots of statistical analysis. The reading is heavy, but full of great information. I refuse to pay more than $10 for a Kindle book as a general rule, but I made an exception with the Vanishing Newspaper and I don't regret it. Still, this is a lot of money for something that you ultimately don't own. The content is worth 5 stars, but I can't give this purchase 5 stars because it is too expensive for an electronic book.