One of my personal favorite publications, PC Magazine, will be no longer sold in print format. Editor-In-Chief, Lance Ulanof, announced today on his site that the magazine would be going 100% digital in February 2009.
From the PC Mag site:
An Open letter to PC Magazine (Print) Readers:
The January 2009 issue (Volume 28, Issue 1) of PC Magazine will mark a monumental transition for the publication. It is the last printed edition of this venerable publication. Of course, as with any technology-related enterprise, this is not the end, but the beginning of something exciting and new.
Starting in February 2009, PC Magazine will become a 100-percent digital publication. So, in addition to our popular network of Websites, which includes our centerpiece, PCMag.com, as well as ExtremeTech, blogs like Gearlog and AppScout, and audio and video content that includes PCMag Radio, Cranky Geeks and DL.TV, we'll offer PC Magazine Digital Edition to all of our print subscribers. The PC Magazine Digital Edition has actually been available since 2002. So for thousands of you, the benefits of this unique medium are already clear. And those benefits will continue to multiply in the coming months, as we work hard to enhance your digital experience.
Ulanof goes on to say that PC Magazine will now be accessible through the site www.zinio.com and will be available for all current subscribers . For now, readers can get a free issue and see what the new format will look like by visiting this site
This follows in the wake of the Christian Science Monitor's October announcement that, beginning in the spring 2009, it will be ending its print publication for a 100% digital publication. It is amazing to see how the way we read is changing daily with more and more magazines and news publications switching to all digital.
1 comment:
In looking at the Lance Ulanoff's letter about the switch, I do find it funny that one of the benefits he lists for the switch is that PC Magazine Digital is "portable". I'm sorry, a paper magazine wins the portability issue every time. Additionally, a previous post in this blog mentioned that 50% of users have problems with new tech devices. Again, I bet 100% of users would know how to operate and access the print copy. I have no qualms with magazines and newspapers switching over to being all digital. I realize the expense of print, and companies need to justify their bottom line. However, it is important to realize that the "digital divide" still exists in America.
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