For Readers
It’s happened again – another magazine folds due the usual suspects: printing or paper costs, fewer advertisers, or any other number of excuses. But there’s just one problem: you still love your magazine! What will you do? Endlessly read (and wear out) your back issues? Become a regular to the mag’s web site, hoping that it will help with the withdrawal symptoms, all the while knowing it isn’t the same? Mourn the loss and move on?
Or, perhaps your favorite publication isn’t at this point, but you can tell they are cutting costs: some black and white photography or art when it all used to be four color; differences in paper stock; fewer pages; editorial that is less than it used to be. All of these are handwriting on the wall. Will they rename their flagship the H.M.S. Titanic as it goes under?
Or, will you be able to continue to get new issues on the new FaithMagazines.com? If your must-have mag is here, you can keep getting digital issues, no matter what its printed status is. Much like the web has transformed how information is delivered, digital technology is now transforming the way magazines are being delivered and read. It is easy to confuse digital magazines with simple webzines, but they are much different. Digital magazines are interactive but keep the original brand intact. They display vivid colors and allow you to highlight, make notes, share what interests you on Facebook, Digg, MySpace, and other top sites, or just email, embed, or link the content on your own site. There are many other features that will transform your reading experience. Try a digital magazine today and we are confident you will see how digital = better.
Immediate Access
Do you hate your titles giving you old information? Digital magazines can cut production schedules by weeks, giving you the info you need when you want it, and when you can use it. You can even get the heads up by email when your new issue is ready.
Instant Fulfillment
Ever read the first issue of your new favorite magazine and subscribed, only to learn it was going to take 6 weeks to get a new issue? Then you get it and can’t remember ever ordering or why you did. A root canal is more fun than that. So are digital magazines, because they have no waiting for your titles after subscribing. Buy and download; like your movies, music, and photos. That’s more like it.
Simplified Access
Got piles of paper all over the place? Can’t find that article you loved? Or, worse, can’t even remember what issue or title it was in? With your Library, all your magazines are in one place, ready to read whenever you want. And, with the search and bookmarking functions, tag, find and come back to what you love in a moments notice. And, with highlighting and commenting, you’ll remember what it was that made you fall for it in the first place (even if you forgot). You can also get the out-of-print back issues!
Improved International Delivery
Ever been on the mission, backpacking, or other international trip and missed your magazine while away? Whether it is for days, weeks, or years, being abroad no longer means giving up your favorite titles or having it delayed. Whether Brussels or Boston, New York or Nigeria, Los Angeles or Lagos, if you have access to a computer and an internet connection, you have your publications, thanks to your Library.
Simplified Sharing
Most magazines have easy access to post articles on your Facebook, Digg, MySpace and other social networking pages. Embed them into your blogs. Email them to your friends. Piece of cake with digital.
Easy Viewing
Digital to most publishers means PDFs that you download. Really? Have they even tried to read those? Boxes with irrelevant “controls” cluttering what you want to see, and who knows where you even saved that file to. Plus, you have to have the most recent reader program. This is NOT digital. Digital is different. Easy-to-use controls. Consolidated library on your computer, or pure online viewing without having to download anything. The control is yours to do exactly what you want to do: read your magazine. Easily.
Multimedia Enhancements
Help your favorite magazine’s editors know what you want to read, see, and hear. Digital magazines allow for special digital-only issues, integrated audio and video content, more interactive editorial, integration with the web, and, yes, better ads for stuff of interest to you. With privacy policies that respect you as well as help publishers give you more of what you want, digital magazines gives you a voice to influence what your magazine talks about.
Environmental Stewardship
What happens to your mag after you’re done reading it? You give it away, put it in the pile, or throw it away; and even if you give it to someone else or store it, it eventually ends up in a landfill somewhere. And what had to happen to make that issue in the first place? Trees cut down, stuff used for ink, and energy used for printing. Digital allows you to read and share without cutting wood, cluttering space or filling holes in the ground. Practice stewardship without cutting those things that add value to your life!
Streamlined Subscription Renewals
Tired of the endless renewal appeals when your subscription doesn’t end for another 6 months? Easily re-subscribe when you want to, or set it up to auto-renew and never worry about it again. Your choice, and in your control.
Integrated Ecommerce
Nothing is more aggravating than trying to buy an issue of your favorite magazine, but not being able to find it anywhere. With digital, you can buy the titles you love at FaithMagazines.com, BarnesandNoble.com, your publisher’s web site, or any other number of growing sites, like Target.com and Costco.com!
Digital = Better. If your magazine isn’t yet offered digitally, contact your publisher and tell them to make it happen! We’d also love to hear from you – email us at contactus@faithmagazines.com or give us a ring for free at 888-272-3186.
