Comments on: JPG Magazine Shuts Down http://thomashawk.com/2009/01/jpg-magazine-shuts-down.html Sat, 26 May 2012 02:31:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Digital magazines-Other Edition http://thomashawk.com/2009/01/jpg-magazine-shuts-down.html/comment-page-1#comment-536764 Digital magazines-Other Edition Thu, 26 May 2011 12:33:22 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=23#comment-536764 Get latest <a href="https://www.otheredition.com/OEview?sub=1" rel="nofollow">digital magazines</a> for iPad, iPhone and PC/MAC available on Other Edition newsstand. Get latest digital magazines for iPad, iPhone and PC/MAC available on Other Edition newsstand.

]]> By: BigScreen.com http://thomashawk.com/2009/01/jpg-magazine-shuts-down.html/comment-page-1#comment-99 BigScreen.com Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:14:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/thomashawk/?p=23#comment-99 Is it completely impossible for a professional print publication to make the switch to online-only?<br /><br />I find it hard to believe that a well-done, professional publication that had something of value to offer on a consistent basis could not find the audience it needed to 1) charge a subscription fee, and/or 2) collect advertising/sponsorship revenue. By combining some mix of those two revenue streams, it should be possible.<br /><br />Is it an issue of old-school print people not being able to get a grasp of an online-only reality? Is it that advertisers will not spend the necessary money? Would no one pay a subscription fee for an online publication, no matter the quality?<br /><br />It seems like too many print publications are going down without actually trying to adjust their vehicle (print vs. online) while sticking to their core competency (publishing content). Is it completely impossible for a professional print publication to make the switch to online-only?

I find it hard to believe that a well-done, professional publication that had something of value to offer on a consistent basis could not find the audience it needed to 1) charge a subscription fee, and/or 2) collect advertising/sponsorship revenue. By combining some mix of those two revenue streams, it should be possible.

Is it an issue of old-school print people not being able to get a grasp of an online-only reality? Is it that advertisers will not spend the necessary money? Would no one pay a subscription fee for an online publication, no matter the quality?

It seems like too many print publications are going down without actually trying to adjust their vehicle (print vs. online) while sticking to their core competency (publishing content).

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