Comments on: Barnes and Noble Launches Digital Magazine Downloads http://www.centernetworks.com/barnes-noble-digital-magazine-downloads Web 2 and Social Media News and Reviews Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:50:56 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Shane http://www.centernetworks.com/barnes-noble-digital-magazine-downloads/comment-page-#comment-19041 Shane Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-19041 Digital versions is good if you want access to a significant number of back copies for research purposes. The value here is that a digital copy can be searched for keywords quicker than the human eye could do it. On an ongoing subscriber basis, I can't see the business model working. Print magazines are already filled with ads so a 'free with ads' model isn't going to work. I don't see the 'free with printed version' working either. I see the value in offering the digital version as an adjunct to the main publication but I would hate to have to build a business around it. Digital versions is good if you want access to a significant number of back copies for research purposes. The value here is that a digital copy can be searched for keywords quicker than the human eye could do it.

On an ongoing subscriber basis, I can’t see the business model working. Print magazines are already filled with ads so a ‘free with ads’ model isn’t going to work. I don’t see the ‘free with printed version’ working either.

I see the value in offering the digital version as an adjunct to the main publication but I would hate to have to build a business around it.

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