Good news for people who carry the news paper while they travel. Here is a next generation news paper that lets you read the news via your laptop without the need to stay online once you have synced.

What is Times Reader?

TimesReader 2.0 is a next generation news paper that offers a digital experience of The Times that’s very much like reading the printed newspaper. Its an Adobe AIR application that can be installed on Windows, Mac OS or Linux.

Ten striking features of Times Reader 2.0:

1. Easy-to-read format: The format is very much like reading the printed newspaper and easy to read. The news sections are presented with the same story selection and editorial judgment as in the printed paper. The layout is preserved as expressed in the printed news paper.
2. Ability to read offline: After you’ve synched, no Internet connection is needed, so you can take the most insightful journalism with you wherever you go
3. Seven-day archive: You an configure to store seven days of issues. To access the full Times archive, go to www.nytimes.com.
4. News in pictures: Features all the images in a day’s issue.
5. Today’s News only: You will see only today’s stories, and only in the sections in which they were published in print
6. Breaking news: A news feed from the home page of NYTimes.com downloads every five minutes into a “Latest News” section front. Also the top breaking news headlines appear at the top of the Front Page section.
7. Most emailed: The “most e-mailed” feature lists all news that were emailed the most.
8. News in videos: Video is now a part of the Times Reader. Click “News in Video” to see the latest set of clips from The Times. You’ll need to be online to watch video.
9. Crossword insider Reader: There’s no longer a need to leave and open a separate application to do crossword. The framed Times crossword puzzle comes with options to erase, change answers and even get hints.
10. Browse Feature: The “Browse” feature lets you fly above the pages of the paper. This is useful for scanning the news paper.

What is the cost?

Times Reader 2.0 is free to try, but only subscribers can get full content. Times Reader 2.0 is available as a monthly subscription for $14.95 per month ($3.45 per week on an annualized basis).

Home Delivery customers and other subscribers to The New York Times are eligible to receive Times Reader 2.0 for free as part of their newspaper subscription.

Download and try!