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Bona vesprada good people!

Do you still buy paper newspapers or magazines? Or have you jumped on the digital ship? I can't recall the last time I bought a paper version of what I read.

What about you?
 
paper - you can't light a fire with an ipad (well you probably could but it wouldn't smell very nice)
 
Ricardodaforce said:
Bona vesprada good people! Do you still buy paper newspapers or magazines? Or have you jumped on the digital ship? I can't recall the last time I bought a paper version of what I read. What about you?
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I was basically digital but recently ap magazine has turned into crashy rubbish so I've gone back to the paper one. At least normal mags don't just disappear while you are reading them . . .
 
paper.

Saturday Telegraph gen Knowledge x-word
 
Digital. I wouldn't pay for 95% of what passes for journalism currently so the free to access news sites + twitter are all I use to keep up to date. It also means I can read around a story from multiple sources to get passed the bias in any one paper.
 
Not purchased a newspaper in years, sometimes read the free Metro. Odd magazine purchase but subscriptions are digital.
 
Prefer a real newspaper. Just find it's easier to read and from a touchy feel perspective it's nice to have the big Sunday paper stack to leaf through.
 
Does Fiesta come in PDF now then?
 
Used to buy the Telegraph 7 days per week plus a Sunday local and a midweek local plus the Radio Times. That came to £700 per year.
Don't buy any newspapers now. Don't pay subs either.
 
I've never really bothered with newspapers but I still prefer to read something on paper than on a screen. Ergo if I have to read something important, I'll print it out first.
 
Never buy papers but look at headlines on a Win8 app and see if there's anything interesting. Buy paper magazines rather than online versions - easier to read in the "office"!
 
Mainly digital/online. I do buy the Saturday Telegraph most weeks - when I'm in the UK - and an occaisonal magazine for a long flight or train journey. That's about it. I've thought about a Kindle for reading material when I'm travelling, the iPad is a long way out of reach for me financially, but haven't decided yet.
 
I still have a mag that I like to read in paper form, Whitelines, a snowboarding mag. The (just larger than) A4 format and good print quality really makes the most of the brilliant photography. Yes, digital images on tablets and other screens do look good but there's something about the imagery in the mag just feeling right. Plus, the quality of the journalism is brilliant, as is the design.

Working on magazines for over a decade ( but not anymore) I can now honestly say that cheaper paper stock has really dented the feel of quality on many mags and the general 'same old, same old' journalism has done nothing to make many mags appeal, especially when it comes to tuition all mags... That info is now out there on the web, easily accessed and there's more choice. The cost of paper has also pushed mag prices up and that in turn has led to a massive drop in quality.

I fear for those who I know who still work on mags... The talented guys will adapt and move on but these days there are too many inexperienced jounos, taken on because theyre cheap, who are disposable and that's reflected in the quality of what's on the newsstand...
 
specialman said:
I still have a mag that I like to read in paper form, Whitelines, a snowboarding mag. The (just larger than) A4 format and good print quality really makes the most of the brilliant photography. Yes, digital images on tablets and other screens do look good but there's something about the imagery in the mag just feeling right. Plus, the quality of the journalism is brilliant, as is the design.

Working on magazines for over a decade ( but not anymore) I can now honestly say that cheaper paper stock has really dented the feel of quality on many mags and the general 'same old, same old' journalism has done nothing to make many mags appeal, especially when it comes to tuition all mags... That info is now out there on the web, easily accessed and there's more choice. The cost of paper has also pushed mag prices up and that in turn has led to a massive drop in quality.

I fear for those who I know who still work on mags... The talented guys will adapt and move on but these days there are too many inexperienced jounos, taken on because theyre cheap, who are disposable and that's reflected in the quality of what's on the newsstand...
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I used to publish magazines. For one of them I paid for a premium paper and a silk finish on the cover, which was pricey!
 
Ricardodaforce said:
I used to publish magazines. For one of them I paid for a premium paper and a silk finish on the cover, which was pricey!
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I can imagine :)

Paper costs have, I feel, played a massive part in magazine losing their allure. The mag I ran for 6 years was £2.40 for ages then overnight paper prices rocketed and the mag hit £3.00 with no additional content. That was about 5 years ago. Now, that same mag is nudging £4.50 with 60 pages of actual content, 40 pages of adverts. I can see why people aren't buying.
 
u8myufo said:
Does Fiesta come in PDF now then?
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They certainly do a digital subscription, you auld perv, but with you're condition you're banned from reading it! :D



Lynton said:
paper.

Saturday Telegraph gen Knowledge x-word
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Ditto, for that and the daily cryptic. Online crosswords just aren't the same (nor are the book compilations for that matter!)
 
Can you get digital Kleenex?
 
I have digital subs to the Times/Sunday Times and National Geographic. They are the only ones I pay for. I also use the iPad apps of El Mundo and El País.
Plus Flipboard of course.
 
For cleaning Fiesta "residue" off a monitor? I suppose we all have different tastes!!!
 
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