A second trial of a purely electronic version of the Hampshire Chronicle is set to begin.

A year ago the Chronicle ran a successful eight-week trial publishing the paper in Microsoft Reader format and e-mailing it to volunteer “guinea pigs” around the world.

Now editor Alan Cleaver is to try out a second electronic version with various improvements.

Alan said: “There are many advantages to an electronic version. Readers living abroad would normally have to wait several days to receive the Chronicle – with the eChronicle it can be e-mailed in seconds.

“It can also be read on Pocket PCs and laptops, making the broadsheet paper easier to read and handle.

“With text-to-speech software included with the free Microsoft Reader software, it also means the paper can be read out loud by your computer – a boon to both partially-sighted and sighted people.”

Subscribers can choose which section of the newspaper they want to receive and then it will be e-mailed to them every Friday evening.

During the trial the service is completely free and subscribers are just required to give their views and comments about the eChronicle.

To read more about the eChronicle, click here.

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