I would agree. I like the idea at least in theory, but a lot of questions have to be settled both big and small. The issue of file format, while relatively small, will influence who will read your magazine and who won't. Also, are you going to solicit submissions? Are they going to be paid? Are you looking at this as a for-profit or non-profit effort? What will be the frequency of publication, and where will it be distributed and by whom? I don't know your background or career, but if it isn't in journalism or mass communications, I would very heavily suggest hiring or recruiting a copy editor. And HTML vs. PDF will determine whether you need a web developer or a layout editor. Those are two different skill sets. I'm not trying to rain on anybody's parade, but as a journalism co-major I know putting together a publication is not simply deciding "hey I think it would be cool to put this out as a magazine." The majority of publications fail during their first year, in part because people don't think out the concept completely and don't prepare a plan. I like it in concept, but the devil is in the execution of your plan.
David wrote: > Guy's chill. The mag is pdf what format (portrait or landscape) will be > decided later on. At the moment I'm just getting the hang of Scribus. > And yes A4 as I live in the UK and I'm the guy doing the work on it so > I'm doing to my setup it's easier for me. It can always have a letter > format for those on the other side of the pond like Fullcicle does if > some one wants to create that format. The merits of PDF or HTML are > niether here not there I just like the idea of producing a mag for > OpenOffice. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
