Print magazines Pros and cons

Pros and Cons of print magazines

Pro's

-Taken more seriously by sources.

 Printed sources seem to be more reliable since if its been printed and published people will feel as if the co-editer has read over and thought it was reliable enough to print, therefore it must be more honest and true.
It's beneficial for the reader since you dont have to stare at a computer screen for ages blurring your eyes, when you can read the magazine in your own time and no eyestraining or the phone screen blacking out after the set amount of time.



- It's portable
You can carry the magazine wherever you go in a bag.
You can also take them to places where you may get bored and need to kill some time, eg. Waiting at a doctors appointment.

It's benefical for the readers since they can keep them for a long time in their homes for guests to read or for coffee shops to leave on tables for customers to read while waiting.
It's benefical for the company who produced the magazine since people may feel more willing to buy the magazine if they know they're going to have a long wait for doctors appointments/hospital/long train rides etc..


- Print publications don’t have software that crashes.
Print magazines wouldn't have any technical problems after being printed, unlike a digital magazine, once published it may experiance crashing and software problems which isnt great for anyone especially the company since they'll have a loss of money.
The benefical aspect of having a print magazine the magazine is present and readable without any faults.
This benefits the reader since they don't loose out on their magazine and also benefical for the company since they get money for the purchase.



-Print is superior to online when the online publication is unable to reach their target audience due to them not being online.
 Once the print magazine is bought then the company who produced the magazine gets the money.
However an online magazine need those subscribers to view their articles to get money.
This this is benefits the print magazine since they get their money they need.


- Don’t have to wait for an article to download
Print magazines would save alot more time for the readers since they can just read them upfront since the magazine is present and infront of them without any technical attachments.
This is also benefical for the company who print the magazines since they can get their money easily unlike a digital magazine if they dont get their subscriptions due to slow downloads, people may not use their magazine.

 

Cons

-Online publications can have up to 20 million visitors because it is free and reaches everyone. Print depends on subscriptions, therefore reaching far less customers.
Digital magazines are free unlike a magazine in a shop where you'd have to pay an amount between £1-4 for a magazine. Therefore it'd seem more cheaper for the readers to go online and read infomation.



-  The life-span of any specific print medium is restricted. Newspapers for instance, are amongst the public eye just for a day and magazines for a few days/weeks.
The online magazine's don't have a long life span either so therefore there is no benefit for print or digital magazines.
However the print magazines are costly therefore more maybe on the shelf left untouched and will get thrown away after time.



- Error's in print are forever
If there's a mistake which is printed in a magazine, its thereforever.
This isn't good for the company since people may find it unprofessional and may not feel as if the writer is as good as his job if there is a badly mistaked word. Or the co-editor don't check over the article as carefully as they should.
Digital magazines can edit their articles and also have softwares which can detect any spelling mistakes.