The issue with a "soft" version is that you'll suffer a lot of abuse for reading the mag on the most comfortable seat in the house.
Wife: "Honey, if you take that damn laptop into the can one more time, I'm calling an attorney!"
Reader: "Sweetie, really, I'm just reading Pond Boss maganzine. I'm not surfing X-rated sites."
Wife: "Too bad...no one wants to touch the laptop when you're done! And don't try and tell me you're learning how to grow big lepomis...I don't even know what that means!!!!!!!"
Plus, if you don't have wireless at your house, the enjoyment factor is way reduced.
