buyouts <\/a>for hundreds of employees companywide under a voluntary separation program, including more than 40 editorial staffers at the Chicago Tribune.<\/p>\nHere is the text of Day's letter to readers:<\/strong><\/p>\nA new year, a new Printers Row<\/em><\/p>\nDear readers,<\/em><\/p>\nBig changes are coming to Printers Row in the new year, and I wanted you to be the first to know. The Dec. 27 issue of Printers Row Journal will be the last print edition; starting Jan. 3, Printers Row will move online to become an innovative, new digital publication.<\/em><\/p>\nAll of your favorite features \u2014 book reviews, author interviews and the weekly short fiction supplement \u2014 will be available in a new reader-friendly app designed specifically for book lovers like you. Inside the Printers Row app, you'll be able to:<\/em><\/p>\n\n- Read your weekly Printers Row in one of two formats: A publication view that gives you the look and feel of a traditional print section, or a web-based scrolling edition that's great for mobile phone use.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Sample first chapters of books featured in Printers Row.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Purchase and download e-books within a new digital bookstore \u2014 which features special discounts, including free e-books, for Printers Row subscribers.<\/em><\/li>\n
- Find out what other book lovers are reading in a corner of the app devoted to local book clubs.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The best part of the new Printers Row is that you can access it on your desktop, on your tablet or on your mobile phone. How often have you been in a bookstore and couldn't remember a recommendation from the Biblioracle? Now you can call up not only the recommendation but the book itself within the Printers Row app.<\/em><\/p>\nWatch for more news in coming weeks about how to access the app. In the meantime, please make sure your current email address is on file so your subscription continues without interruption.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nPrinters Row readers are loyal readers \u2014 and I truly appreciate that. I've met many of you at our annual Printers Row Lit Fest and I've enjoyed the conversations we've had over the past four years, both in person and in the pages of Printers Row.<\/em><\/p>\nI look forward to continuing that conversation in the new year online in the Printers Row app.<\/em><\/p>\nIf you have any questions, please feel free to contact me and the rest of our team at\u00a0printersrow@tribpub.com.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\nBest regards,<\/em><\/p>\nJennifer Day<\/em>
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