I do the same. I wouldn't subscribe to Newsweek, but it's a decent reading. I am very skeptical that the change to digital only will be successful unless they offer some additional value to subscribers beyond just a translation of the print magazine.
On Oct 18, 2012, at 8:58 AM, Jason Service <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting. I am one of those folks who would occasionally pick up a Time > or a Newsweek when i was traveling for work for something to read on the > plane. > > I suspect that this move will buoy them for a while but it seems to forestall > the inevitable. > > On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 8:54 AM, Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> wrote: >> http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/18/a-turn-of-the-page-for-newsweek.html >> >> Newsweek (along with the other news magazines) circulation has been dropping >> steadily for years, and now they have taken the plunge into all-digital. >> The last print edition of Newsweek will be the Dec 31, 2012 issue. >> >> This is (as far as I know) the first major print publication to move to >> digital only. Will this transition be successful, or will they continue >> their slide into obscurity? >> >> More importantly, what ramifications will this have for Newsweek's fellow >> print media cohorts? >> >> Thoughts? >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "The Unique Geek" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/theuniquegeek/-/endYFT4ggr0J. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
