Comments on: Do you still read magazines the old fashioned way? http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/ Gadget reviews and news by Julie Strietelmeier and friends since 1997 Sat, 26 May 2012 21:11:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Reading Magazines the iPad Way…. — The Gadgeteer http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-61747 Reading Magazines the iPad Way…. — The Gadgeteer Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:02:07 +0000 #comment-61747 [...] did an app review on Zinio’s digital magazine service a few years ago. At the time, I tried it for myself and read a few of their free samples/examples [...] [...] did an app review on Zinio’s digital magazine service a few years ago. At the time, I tried it for myself and read a few of their free samples/examples [...]

]]> By: Julie http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26661 Julie Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:21:07 +0000 #comment-26661 <p>arch1tect:</p> <p>You bring up a great point that didn't even occur to me! I guess I don't travel enough...</p> arch1tect:

You bring up a great point that didn’t even occur to me! I guess I don’t travel enough…

]]> By: arch1tect http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26660 arch1tect Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:47:53 +0000 #comment-26660 <p>Until the FAA Changes there regulation and allows me to view my electronics between takeoff and 10,000 Feet, magazines will always have a place on my lap. You can only read sky mall so many times!!!</p> Until the FAA Changes there regulation and allows me to view my electronics between takeoff and 10,000 Feet, magazines will always have a place on my lap. You can only read sky mall so many times!!!

]]> By: Steve Howard http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26659 Steve Howard Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:30:53 +0000 #comment-26659 <p>Electronic all the way! I'm reading/commenting now using my pda. </p> <p>I've been reading ebooks since my first pda 5 years ago, and get through, i guess, 1 -3 e books a week. </p> <p>The last few magazines i bought eventually went into the trash half read... Can't remember the last non-technicalpaper book I picked up.</p> <p>Oh - what's this silliness about saving trees? the trees are only grown <em>because</em> they are to be turned into paper... !</p> Electronic all the way! I’m reading/commenting now using my pda.

I’ve been reading ebooks since my first pda 5 years ago, and get through, i guess, 1 -3 e books a week.

The last few magazines i bought eventually went into the trash half read… Can’t remember the last non-technicalpaper book I picked up.

Oh – what’s this silliness about saving trees? the trees are only grown because they are to be turned into paper… !

]]> By: Mark Adkins http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26658 Mark Adkins Tue, 01 Apr 2008 01:25:55 +0000 #comment-26658 <p>e-format whenever possible. I would whack out of I lost the ability to do most of my casual reading on my Palm Tx, and we have been cutting off our magazines one by one.</p> <p>Instead of paper subscriptions, we have been using the library, Internet, various forms of podcasts, etc. </p> <p>It would be nice if more of the magazines did e-versions- magazines must account for huge volumes of trash and chemicals in the inks every year.</p> e-format whenever possible. I would whack out of I lost the ability to do most of my casual reading on my Palm Tx, and we have been cutting off our magazines one by one.

Instead of paper subscriptions, we have been using the library, Internet, various forms of podcasts, etc.

It would be nice if more of the magazines did e-versions- magazines must account for huge volumes of trash and chemicals in the inks every year.

]]> By: Dan Nakagawa http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26657 Dan Nakagawa Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:42:55 +0000 #comment-26657 <p>See, I always thought that tablet pc's would catch on as book/magazine replacements---as a comic book fan, I thought it would be great to have a tablet PC and read JPG pages of comic books/magazines the same way people do with txt files on ebooks (I have a fictionwise ebook that I use all the time for reading ebooks)</p> See, I always thought that tablet pc’s would catch on as book/magazine replacements—as a comic book fan, I thought it would be great to have a tablet PC and read JPG pages of comic books/magazines the same way people do with txt files on ebooks (I have a fictionwise ebook that I use all the time for reading ebooks)

]]> By: pdradley http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26656 pdradley Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:13:06 +0000 #comment-26656 <p>I simply don't understand people who state that they read only in e-form. So much of what I want to read is not available in e-form, and I am not about to let e-availability determine what I read. So, yes, I read both in e-form (if I can, on my Kindle) and on paper. At present, there is for me no other way. </p> <p><em>[Edited at April 02, 2008 10:07:44 AM.]</em></p> I simply don’t understand people who state that they read only in e-form. So much of what I want to read is not available in e-form, and I am not about to let e-availability determine what I read. So, yes, I read both in e-form (if I can, on my Kindle) and on paper. At present, there is for me no other way.

[Edited at April 02, 2008 10:07:44 AM.]

]]> By: nukediver http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26655 nukediver Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:18:35 +0000 #comment-26655 <p>I still subscribe to a few magazines, and usually save them for reference (Popular Photography, for instance), but the majority of the time I read magazine content online. As for books, there is nothing more pleasurable for me than to curl up on the couch with a real book. Besides, being a perpetual grad student, I still HAVE to read books, mark them up, etc. And I wouldn't want to think about taking a Kindle to the beach unless it was in a couple of Ziploc bags; paper is just less of a worry, and far easier on my 46 year old eyes.</p> I still subscribe to a few magazines, and usually save them for reference (Popular Photography, for instance), but the majority of the time I read magazine content online. As for books, there is nothing more pleasurable for me than to curl up on the couch with a real book. Besides, being a perpetual grad student, I still HAVE to read books, mark them up, etc. And I wouldn’t want to think about taking a Kindle to the beach unless it was in a couple of Ziploc bags; paper is just less of a worry, and far easier on my 46 year old eyes.

]]> By: Jacqueline http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26654 Jacqueline Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:51:34 +0000 #comment-26654 <p>I receive mag subscriptions (ESPN, New York, Blender) but other then that, I mainly read mags on my computer. I have Zinio e-subscription service on my laptop as well, and all of my subscriptions are at a reduced rate.</p> <p>Like others, I mostly like to read on my mobile devices as it's more convenient. Newsreaders, Avanto Go and the like are popular.</p> I receive mag subscriptions (ESPN, New York, Blender) but other then that, I mainly read mags on my computer. I have Zinio e-subscription service on my laptop as well, and all of my subscriptions are at a reduced rate.

Like others, I mostly like to read on my mobile devices as it’s more convenient. Newsreaders, Avanto Go and the like are popular.

]]> By: M. Firdaus Ariff http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26653 M. Firdaus Ariff Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:17:15 +0000 #comment-26653 <p>I still read physical magazines such as Popular Science & National Geographic - these I consider worth keeping and the content stays relevant. It serves as great references as well.</p> <p>As for tech magazines, I didn't buy them anymore. Just read from the internet because the content of the magazines will be obsolete when it hit the newsstand. </p> <p>Comics & Manga? Definitely printed ones! :)</p> I still read physical magazines such as Popular Science & National Geographic – these I consider worth keeping and the content stays relevant. It serves as great references as well.

As for tech magazines, I didn’t buy them anymore. Just read from the internet because the content of the magazines will be obsolete when it hit the newsstand.

Comics & Manga? Definitely printed ones! :)

]]> By: Hai http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26652 Hai Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:49:45 +0000 #comment-26652 <p>I even print out documents at work, which freaks out my coworker/mentor for "killing trees." But that is just me: I like reading from paper much better than on screen. However, I do read from screen: it is nicer to search on screen than on paper.</p> I even print out documents at work, which freaks out my coworker/mentor for “killing trees.” But that is just me: I like reading from paper much better than on screen. However, I do read from screen: it is nicer to search on screen than on paper.

]]> By: Alan B. http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26651 Alan B. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:32:37 +0000 #comment-26651 <p>Well I still read books and magazines that are paper based. I used the Kindle for a few weeks but found that the books I seemed to want were always $15 or more and I read at least 2-3 books per week, so I sent it back. I have books loaded on my Palm TX and read on it when I travel. alan</p> <p><em>[Edited at March 28, 2008 06:33:38 AM.]</em></p> Well I still read books and magazines that are paper based. I used the Kindle for a few weeks but found that the books I seemed to want were always $15 or more and I read at least 2-3 books per week, so I sent it back. I have books loaded on my Palm TX and read on it when I travel.
alan

[Edited at March 28, 2008 06:33:38 AM.]

]]> By: Rob O'Daniel http://the-gadgeteer.com/2008/03/27/do_you_still_read_magazines_the_old_fashioned_way/comment-page-1/#comment-26650 Rob O'Daniel Fri, 28 Mar 2008 03:20:28 +0000 #comment-26650 <p>I guess I'm kinduva relic - I still do like paper-based publications. Sometimes, there's something to be said for the analog act of reading a book or a magazine - even if it's topic is something digital.</p> <p>And for me, reading content off of paper is easier on my eyes than reading from a screen - especially at nighttime.</p> I guess I’m kinduva relic – I still do like paper-based publications. Sometimes, there’s something to be said for the analog act of reading a book or a magazine – even if it’s topic is something digital.

And for me, reading content off of paper is easier on my eyes than reading from a screen – especially at nighttime.

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