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RE: Print-zines, E-zines, size, policies, etc.

>Of course we do John, but one can make points that are beyond dispute,
>particularly when there are objective standards that can be looked at.

With respect, Doug, I believe that everything you say about Stereophile is
suspect, just as anything I might say about Soundstage (were I to do so, of
course )is also suspect..

>I get tired of the nonsense about print magazines being A-OK in this digital
>age...

I don't actually know anyone in publishing who makes that wide a point.

>when the fact is that when you get into the meeting rooms and the
>discussions are the opposite is true. You know that.

No, I don't know that, Doug. What I do know is a) that the Web is indeed a
major source of competition for print-based media, b) that for the reasons I
outlined in an earlier posting, the competition becomes more intense, the
shallower the print publication's editorial strategy, and c) it is possible for
print magazines to continue succeeding in the Web Age, depending on
their editorial strategy and their attitude to Web and electronic publishing.

You appear to trying to make a specific point about Stereophile by drawing a
false conclusion from a generalized picture, perhaps, as I have suggested,
because the anachrophilic Stereophile continues to be a major player in
audio publishing, both in print and on the Web.

John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile


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