iPad magazine sales numbers show steep decline over a few short months

Kitabi · 12-30-2010, 08:38 AM

http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/29/i...r-a-few-short/

So, it's not just the book publishers who are making misguided decisions on pricing.

tubemonkey · 12-30-2010, 08:47 AM

Digital subscriptions should be priced at or below print subscriptions. I refuse to pay B&N $24 for Nat Geo when Zinio only charges $15. Popular Science is also overpriced by B&N at $36, while Zinio hits you for $12.

What gives?

leebase · 12-30-2010, 01:38 PM

Lots of us bought a couple issues just to see what magazines could be like on the iPad. But really, the web has replaced magazine reading for me.

Lee

Dylrob · 12-31-2010, 05:46 PM

Pricing is part of the reason I don't generally buy magazines on my iPad. The other part is that most of them just aren't optimized for it. With pages taking awhile to load, black letterboxes on top of page margins, and tiny bits of text which are barely legible on the display.

SensualPoet · 12-31-2010, 09:10 PM

Conceptually, magazines on an electronic device seem ideal. But there is no portable device that can provide a double page spread and it is two-pages-at-a-time which makes magazines the attractive format they are. It's another reason that a 6" colour eReader isn't a slam dunk vs a 6" b&w eink eReader. And, pace Mac folk, the iPad isn't nearly enough real estate for magazines either.

murraypaul · 01-01-2011, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SensualPoet

Conceptually, magazines on an electronic device seem ideal. But there is no portable device that can provide a double page spread and it is two-pages-at-a-time which makes magazines the attractive format they are. [...] And, pace Mac folk, the iPad isn't nearly enough real estate for magazines either.

I find the iPad is about right for a double spread of National Geogaphic, but too small for a double spread of A4 sized magazines.

athlonkmf · 01-01-2011, 10:54 AM

Be aware that they're talking about the dedicated magazine apps, like wired and such where you have to pay the full pound per edition. Nothing is said about zinio who allows subscriptions.

TrvlrsChick · 01-01-2011, 04:19 PM

I haven't paid full price for a magazine subscription in years. Until eReaders can compete with $10 magazine subscription sales, they're not going to dominate the market.

Maggie Leung · 01-01-2011, 09:37 PM

I tried a few free magazines, just to test 'em out. National Geographic was impressive, but I don't usually read magazines. I prefer news and books. The occasional magazines I do read, such as The Economist, usually don't require images.

My husband and I subscribe to a few print magazines, but that's to help out school-age nieces and nephews who are fundraising.

12-30-2010, 08:38 AM	#1
Kitabi Connoisseur Posts: 77 Karma: 66 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook	iPad magazine sales numbers show steep decline over a few short months http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/29/i...r-a-few-short/ So, it's not just the book publishers who are making misguided decisions on pricing.

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12-30-2010, 08:47 AM	#2
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,479 Karma: 158151390 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Digital subscriptions should be priced at or below print subscriptions. I refuse to pay B&N $24 for Nat Geo when Zinio only charges $15. Popular Science is also overpriced by B&N at $36, while Zinio hits you for $12. What gives?

12-30-2010, 01:38 PM	#3
leebase Karma Kameleon Posts: 2,938 Karma: 26616647 Join Date: Aug 2009 Device: iPad Mini, iPhone X, Kindle Fire Tab HD 8, Walmart Onn	Lots of us bought a couple issues just to see what magazines could be like on the iPad. But really, the web has replaced magazine reading for me. Lee

12-31-2010, 05:46 PM	#4
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,141 Karma: 47366760 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	Pricing is part of the reason I don't generally buy magazines on my iPad. The other part is that most of them just aren't optimized for it. With pages taking awhile to load, black letterboxes on top of page margins, and tiny bits of text which are barely legible on the display.

12-31-2010, 09:10 PM	#5
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Conceptually, magazines on an electronic device seem ideal. But there is no portable device that can provide a double page spread and it is two-pages-at-a-time which makes magazines the attractive format they are. It's another reason that a 6" colour eReader isn't a slam dunk vs a 6" b&w eink eReader. And, pace Mac folk, the iPad isn't nearly enough real estate for magazines either.

01-01-2011, 10:54 AM	#7
athlonkmf Guru Posts: 714 Karma: 1014039 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Sony PRS-500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3, Sony PRS350, iPad 64GB	Be aware that they're talking about the dedicated magazine apps, like wired and such where you have to pay the full pound per edition. Nothing is said about zinio who allows subscriptions.

01-01-2011, 04:19 PM	#8
TrvlrsChick Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 586 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STR	I haven't paid full price for a magazine subscription in years. Until eReaders can compete with $10 magazine subscription sales, they're not going to dominate the market.

01-01-2011, 09:37 PM	#9
Maggie Leung Wizard Posts: 1,449 Karma: 58383 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: Kindle, iPad	I tried a few free magazines, just to test 'em out. National Geographic was impressive, but I don't usually read magazines. I prefer news and books. The occasional magazines I do read, such as The Economist, usually don't require images. My husband and I subscribe to a few print magazines, but that's to help out school-age nieces and nephews who are fundraising.

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