Re: digital magazines

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

Carolyn -- those are all very good questions and I don't have any 
answers yet. We are exploring all possibilities. Orion has one 
section for online subscribers and a section of free content. We're 
also looking at what the Christian Science Monitor is doing.

Obviously, there would have to be some kind of adjustments made for 
advertisers and subscribers if we went solely online. People can read 
he magazine free online now and we have 1,800 subscribers, a number 
that has grown much faster than we anticipated. We distribute 25,000 
copies free.

jems

>Just wondering....if you add a digital version of the magazine to the 
>website, will this result in fewer subscriptions and ad revenue for 
>the print magazine? Will subscribers say, why should I pay for a 
>magazine if I can get a magazine for free online? Even if the print 
>version is more substantial and more attractive, maybe they'll think 
>subscribing is no longer worth it.
>Carolyn Ulrich
>On Dec 15, 2008, at 8:05 PM, jo ellen meyers sharp wrote:
>
>>  We're in the process of redoing our Web site and we are exploring
>>  adding a digital version of our magazine on the site:
>>  http://www.indianalivinggreen.com.
>>
>>  We like the ones where you can actually turn the pages and wonder 
>>  if any one:
>>  * has any experience with these programs, which ones, comments?
>>  * any advice you might have regarding the use of these programs?
>>
>>  Thanks.
>>
>  > jems
>
>
>Carolyn Ulrich, Editor
>Chicagoland Gardening
>

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