tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17676950.post2132666531993808731..comments2024-03-21T23:30:20.105-04:00Comments on Poets Online - the blog: Are You Still Reading Magazines?Poets Onlinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11880224855001620610noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17676950.post-47592941002784526252012-10-23T12:12:39.175-04:002012-10-23T12:12:39.175-04:00Does reading poetry in a digital format feel diffe...Does reading poetry in a digital format feel different to you, as opposed to reading a news article of a novel? Ken Ronkowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02900812689003111586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17676950.post-84286602740047229132012-10-23T11:38:39.028-04:002012-10-23T11:38:39.028-04:00I read a significant number of poetry and writing ...I read a significant number of poetry and writing magazines, some in print, many more digital or partly digital. Some of the digital content is free.<br /><br />While I still prefer print, if print is unavailable and the magazine is one of high quality that I especially enjoy, I go with the digital. I don't stay with it if it is not easy to use or reflects lack of expertise in using technology. Frequency of updating also is a consideration.<br /><br />As more magazines go digital while still maintaining print, they need to offer more content online instead of just showing a table of contents. It provides an opportunity to build a solid subscriber base by showing readers the magazines are serious about presenting high-quality content in new ways.<br /><br />To go from print to digital-only subscription, I would expect the same high level of quality as from print and more transparency in accounting of how subscription fees are applied. Publication staff need to be up-to-date on technology, and be willing to use multimedia to display content.<br /><br />I don't think a publication necessarily needs to lower its subscription price when it goes digital. Publishing has an opportunity here to set what the model will be; however, once the "free to you" approach is taken, trying to swap it out to impose a content-access fee is risking readership. Plenty of newspapers can speak to what happened when they tried that.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.com