Comments on: How Magazines Can Save Themselves. http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:18:09 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: yeahman http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/#comment-42164 yeahman Fri, 08 May 2009 19:04:15 +0000 http://thecomeupbmx.net/?p=6535#comment-42164 yeah man pretty much every magazine worth its salt has been (slowly) doing that shit for the past 6months or so, thrasher being a good example. yeah man pretty much every magazine worth its salt has been (slowly) doing that shit for the past 6months or so, thrasher being a good example.

]]> By: Bluep http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/#comment-42141 Bluep Fri, 08 May 2009 18:02:14 +0000 http://thecomeupbmx.net/?p=6535#comment-42141 I think one answer is photography. It's like you said, when readers buy mags, it's usually now for the photos. make the magazines more like annuals...similar to what G. Edward Jones suggested. kinda like those design and illustration annuals that have been produced each year for decades. glossy pages, great photos...I'd buy it. a big reason why there's so much controversy about all of this is because these media companies have it in their heads that they're only good for producing printed material. they're not. they're media companies...they can produce anything they please. Also, the magazines/annuals could come with t-shirts, DVDs, whatever. same thing with the music industry. if they don't want people to DL songs for free, make it worth my while to go to the record store and buy your product outright. sell the songs via thumbdrive, just package the thumbdrive in some limited edition piece of ephemera. I think one answer is photography. It’s like you said, when readers buy mags, it’s usually now for the photos. make the magazines more like annuals…similar to what G. Edward Jones suggested. kinda like those design and illustration annuals that have been produced each year for decades. glossy pages, great photos…I’d buy it.

a big reason why there’s so much controversy about all of this is because these media companies have it in their heads that they’re only good for producing printed material. they’re not. they’re media companies…they can produce anything they please.

Also, the magazines/annuals could come with t-shirts, DVDs, whatever. same thing with the music industry. if they don’t want people to DL songs for free, make it worth my while to go to the record store and buy your product outright. sell the songs via thumbdrive, just package the thumbdrive in some limited edition piece of ephemera.

]]> By: hab http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/#comment-42135 hab Fri, 08 May 2009 17:08:20 +0000 http://thecomeupbmx.net/?p=6535#comment-42135 schooled schooled

]]> By: adam http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/#comment-42124 adam Fri, 08 May 2009 16:45:15 +0000 http://thecomeupbmx.net/?p=6535#comment-42124 I agree. Less magazines per year would save costs on shipping, paper costs etc and create a drastically more appealing product. The 12 issue a year model really needs to be revisited. I agree. Less magazines per year would save costs on shipping, paper costs etc and create a drastically more appealing product. The 12 issue a year model really needs to be revisited.

]]> By: adam http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/#comment-42122 adam Fri, 08 May 2009 16:44:28 +0000 http://thecomeupbmx.net/?p=6535#comment-42122 Clicking the link is an option? Clicking the link is an option?

]]> By: adam http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/#comment-42121 adam Fri, 08 May 2009 16:44:14 +0000 http://thecomeupbmx.net/?p=6535#comment-42121 Magazines have always been media companies and not just magazines. All the magazines have put out DVD's, had websites etc. Magazines have always been media companies and not just magazines. All the magazines have put out DVD’s, had websites etc.

]]> By: tron http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/#comment-42074 tron Fri, 08 May 2009 12:33:17 +0000 http://thecomeupbmx.net/?p=6535#comment-42074 Adam, just shut up about magazines already. It's not like you care if they survive. I'm sure you hope bmx mags die so you get more traffic. Your hidden agenda is transparent. Take your own advice, stop pretending you are important and focus on doing your job, stealing news from other websites. Adam, just shut up about magazines already. It’s not like you care if they survive. I’m sure you hope bmx mags die so you get more traffic. Your hidden agenda is transparent. Take your own advice, stop pretending you are important and focus on doing your job, stealing news from other websites.

]]> By: HUGO RODAS http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/#comment-42063 HUGO RODAS Fri, 08 May 2009 12:00:41 +0000 http://thecomeupbmx.net/?p=6535#comment-42063 Adam, I respect you to a certain extent: In only the first lines you begin to introduce the topic but quickly go to use the word "he" instead of initially introducing the name of the original author to the readers. Tell me. Adam, I respect you to a certain extent: In only the first lines you begin to introduce the topic but quickly go to use the word “he” instead of initially introducing the name of the original author to the readers. Tell me.

]]> By: G. Edward Jones http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/#comment-42058 G. Edward Jones Fri, 08 May 2009 11:34:47 +0000 http://thecomeupbmx.net/?p=6535#comment-42058 I personally have thrown out the idea that the idea of a monthly magazine is antiquated. The whole point of a monthly magazine is to get news out in a timely fashion, but with a two - three month lead time and competing with a medium that gets news out in 2 - 3 minutes it's silly. So, stop that, give up on timely news and focus on stuff that the web doesn't do well and make the magazine an event. A three hundred page quarterly phonebook full of interesting stories about interesting people would be something that, I think, could sell. Shift all the news stuff online and make the magazine for BIG STORIES. Just a thought. I personally have thrown out the idea that the idea of a monthly magazine is antiquated. The whole point of a monthly magazine is to get news out in a timely fashion, but with a two – three month lead time and competing with a medium that gets news out in 2 – 3 minutes it’s silly. So, stop that, give up on timely news and focus on stuff that the web doesn’t do well and make the magazine an event. A three hundred page quarterly phonebook full of interesting stories about interesting people would be something that, I think, could sell. Shift all the news stuff online and make the magazine for BIG STORIES.

Just a thought.

]]> By: Bone http://thecomeupbmx.net/news/how-magazines-can-save-themselves/#comment-42052 Bone Fri, 08 May 2009 10:41:41 +0000 http://thecomeupbmx.net/?p=6535#comment-42052 Hey, Murdoch thinks he's going to charge people for online news, all print media is looking pretty fucked IMO. Hey, Murdoch thinks he’s going to charge people for online news, all print media is looking pretty fucked IMO.

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