d experience. I have noticed that various magazines, including one of my personal favorites, Nylon, have started to offer digital subscriptions. Not only does this option sound much more cost efficient, it also plays into "going green." Nylon and others could save a lot of paper, not to mention money for shipping costs, by sending their monthly installments right to subscribers e-mail inboxes. On top of the commercial and environmental benefits, a 1-year subscription, to the digital Nylon only costs $4.95! That's .95 cents more than I paid for just the October issue at a magazine stand earlier today. So yes, consumer be aware! Issuu seems like a great way to access inexpensive versions of popular magazines, as well as create ones own publication, all in the same place. Sure, it's not the same as flipping through a magazine's glossy pages over coffee, and until internet access is available and free on airplanes it is impractical for travel purposes, but Issuu provides exciting new options within the vast world of publication.
Saturday, October 4, 2008
DIY Digital Magazines
The concept and capability of self-publication is liberating, and not just financially. Issuu, from what I understand, allows anyone with an imagination and an internet connection to create their own digital magazine, as well as giving users a forum of discovery regarding that which is already out there. The combination of Create Your Own Magazine tools and a "living library" of established publications provides for what sounds like quite a personalized experience. I have noticed that various magazines, including one of my personal favorites, Nylon, have started to offer digital subscriptions. Not only does this option sound much more cost efficient, it also plays into "going green." Nylon and others could save a lot of paper, not to mention money for shipping costs, by sending their monthly installments right to subscribers e-mail inboxes. On top of the commercial and environmental benefits, a 1-year subscription, to the digital Nylon only costs $4.95! That's .95 cents more than I paid for just the October issue at a magazine stand earlier today. So yes, consumer be aware! Issuu seems like a great way to access inexpensive versions of popular magazines, as well as create ones own publication, all in the same place. Sure, it's not the same as flipping through a magazine's glossy pages over coffee, and until internet access is available and free on airplanes it is impractical for travel purposes, but Issuu provides exciting new options within the vast world of publication.
d experience. I have noticed that various magazines, including one of my personal favorites, Nylon, have started to offer digital subscriptions. Not only does this option sound much more cost efficient, it also plays into "going green." Nylon and others could save a lot of paper, not to mention money for shipping costs, by sending their monthly installments right to subscribers e-mail inboxes. On top of the commercial and environmental benefits, a 1-year subscription, to the digital Nylon only costs $4.95! That's .95 cents more than I paid for just the October issue at a magazine stand earlier today. So yes, consumer be aware! Issuu seems like a great way to access inexpensive versions of popular magazines, as well as create ones own publication, all in the same place. Sure, it's not the same as flipping through a magazine's glossy pages over coffee, and until internet access is available and free on airplanes it is impractical for travel purposes, but Issuu provides exciting new options within the vast world of publication.
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