Does Anyone Read Print Magazines Anymore?
Posted on May 8, 2008
Filed Under marketing magazine, SEM Magazine, Website Magazine |
Years ago (1999), a friend and I were going to start a magazine in a niche that had never been done before (it still hasn’t so I will keep the niche under wraps for now). Anyhow, a friend of my magazine partner suggested that we just do a web based magazine. Looking back, that may have been a great option. Incidentally, the guy that recommended that we take the magazine online eventually became my business partner in my first Search Marketing Firm that I started - funny how things come full circle.
Today, nearly every magazine has an online presence, in fact if they don’t they would be considered behind the times. What I want to know is are people still reading print magazines or has the web taken over? Certainly there are benefits to reading print magazines:
1. You can read them on airplanes.
2. You can easily bring them to appointments.
3. Some people read them in the bathroom (although some also bring their laptops with them - ok… confession time) 
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I certainly hope so! I’m a contributing writer for two magazines and am looking at adding a third one. Blogging is important to me, but magazine writing pays better and has a higher appeal for me.
Lots of magazines do have an online presence, but there are reasons to still have a print copy. What else would we read while we’re waiting to go?
@ Matt - And lets not forget those magazines that cater to non-web types.
I read the print version of PC World all the time. I like to be able to tear pages out and save just a snippet of info out for future reference. I mean you can probably do that with an online magazine too but why waste the ink in your printer if you don’t have to.
I also enjoy various print versions of parenting magazines.
@ Joe - Good point on saving ink. Didn’t even think of that. Of course, the contest is sometimes a tad bit different from online to print as well so you may not get the same stuff.
Personally, I’m a fan of magazines and books. I spend 12+ hours on my computer everyday but that’s still not enough learning for me. When I want to keep absorbing new info but need to get off the box, I turn to my most recent issue of php|arch or to a book I’ve just received from Amazon. I tend to read 2-4 textbooks a month.
@ Sam - Thanks for visiting and commenting. It’s interesting you say you are in front of your computer for 12+ hours per day. I am right there with you and it made me realize that I should have pointed out that reading print is much easier on the eyes over time. Also, I enjoyed visiting your blog - good stuff. Let me know if you ever want to do a guest blog post here. - Anthony