On January 13, 2014, Matt Melvin wrote: > I know Linux format at least is more like $160 a year (or currently on sale
> for $120). Sounds REALLY expensive, but I'll give it a look anyway. Maybe I'll be interested in it. I do need a place to mail them though (Snail Mail preferred, but web sites work too). :) > These guys do good work and I would highly > recommend Linux voice. Same goes. I'll check it out, although $160 per year is a bit on the steep side. However, I need an address to check them out. I'd really prefer to use an electronic subscription, but I currently don't have anything better than text-only web access. So that makes file downloads impossible. :( --- Dan On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:50 PM, Levi Pearson <[email protected]>wrote: > On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Michael Torrie <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Even without similar restrictions, I prefer some magazines to be in dead > > tree format over electronic. > > > > Unfortunately there aren't many good dead tree magazines left about > > Linux. I used to get the Linux Journal in print occasionally. Now it's > > digital only, which is okay, especially because their epub and mobi > > versions are quite readable. > > > > A couple of other magazines' (non Linux or computer-related in this > > case) idea of "digital" is PDF of the layout, which is not optimal, so > > for at least one of them I went back to dead tree. > > I really do get why you'd prefer a reflowable format for some things, > but for me, the graphic design of a book or magazine (for some of > them, at least) can add a significant level of appeal to it. And I > don't think I'm alone in the geek world for appreciating good page > layout; look at how long Knuth spent on TeX so he could have his books > typeset well. > > PDF is a wonderful format for a magazine because it preserves the > significant graphic design work that goes into magazines. I think > that an electronic-only publication probably ought to focus their > design work on a more flexible format and technical publications with > an electronic option ought to supply both PDF and some reflowable > e-book format, but I certainly enjoy the PDF option for publications > with significant graphic design elements. > > --Levi > > /* > PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net > Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug > Don't fear the penguin. > */ > /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
