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Bejing's digital newsstands offer much more than newspapers
(ECNS) -- Five new digital newsstands were launched in Beijing on Wednesday, allowing citizens to pay electricity, water, telephone and gas bills, as well as remit and transfer money between accounts.
The newsstands offer free Wi-Fi internet service within a 50-meter radius, Xu Jun, owner of a newsstand in Chaoyang district, told the Beijing Youth Daily.
"I can also receive and hold parcels for citizens who live nearby when they're not home," Xu said.
Buyers will receive a code after they choose a newsstand when shopping at online malls like Taobao, Vancl and Dangdang. Just input the code and you can get your parcel, according to Xu.
Chen Yan, general manager of the China Post's Newspaper and Periodical Distribution Bureau, said new media has had a great impact on traditional media, making it even more difficult to keep a newsstand running by selling only newspapers.
北京智能报刊亭：提供免费无线网 能缴水电费
3月19日，北京市首批5座智能报刊亭正式投入使用，在其周边50米距离内，消费者可以免费使用其无线网，下载当期报刊摘选，查询周边商户信息。
徐军承租了方庄环岛附近的一座报刊亭。最近，他的报刊亭被公司选为试点，更新成了智能报刊亭。3月19日是第一天开张。
“我这现在有免费无线网，可以在线或下载阅读最新的报刊导读。要是下个客户端，还能查询周边商户信息。我这个自助消费机还能打印优惠券呢。”
记者看到，智能报刊亭内增设了智能快件箱，共有2大4小6个柜格。王靖介绍，消费者在淘宝、天猫、凡客诚品、京东（滚动资讯）、当当等电商网站购物时，选“使用代收货”并选择周边的智能报刊亭作为收货地址，就可以凭发到手机上的密码来报刊亭取快递。
北京市报刊零售公司总经理陈岩坦言，报刊亭长期以来低端化运营，受互联网冲击，近两年报刊零售量下降，很多报刊亭陷入经营困难。人们的阅读习惯已经改变，如果报刊亭不转型升级，其存在价值就会受到质疑，这道城市文化风景线就有被时代淘汰的危险。
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