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> Readers Digest from the 1950s ... conversational tone Any examples available of this online? You've got me curious.
by theschizoidman 13y ago
> Readers Digest from the 1950s ... conversational tone
Any examples available of this online? You've got me curious.
- rz2k 13y agoI think they used to be on books.google.com, but here are some issues of Popular Mechanics that can be browsed: http://books.google.com/books?id=xNwDAAAAMBAJ http://books.google.com/books?id=xNwDAAAAMBAJ
- Spooky23 13y agoCheck out: http://www.conversationagent.com/2008/01/readers-digest.html http://www.conversationagent.com/2008/01/readers-digest.html They would basically re-write/condense articles and stories to an 8th grade reading level, but had a unique way of doing it so that it wasn't patronizing or content free. It was a really interesting company, they basically had capability similar to what you find in modern advertising/CRM systems to target supplemental publications and other items to magazine subscribers -- in the 1960's! Nowadays it's a bunch of drivel... stories about angels, inspirational stuff, and military themed stories aimed at old people.