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Originally Posted by WillAdams
The thing which I'm not seeing addressed is the matter of bandwidth...
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True. I've seen enough low-res PDF "digital magazines" in my day to make my eyes dry up and fall out of their sockets.
But are digital mag producers thinking of serving content live, or allowing you to download it and read whenever/wherever you are? I think there's some of both thoughts out there. Bandwidth may not be such an issue if the mag is stored locally on your device, as opposed to streaming it from an online source... I'd rather have the files locally anyway, and have the option of saving or keeping parts as I desire (I have described the idea of a "digital scrapbook before) and either deleting or archiving the rest.
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Originally Posted by Dulin's Books
Kinda Ridiculous if you ask me. They should have a digital version that is available now for subscribing to so when the color readers come they will already have a base of customers that can show it about.
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I'm sure they're concerned of creating a digital version based on one form of software/format/output... then having a new device come along that is better, forcong them to redo the formatting/delivery system. Unfortunately, no one's thinking far enough ahead to create a standardized formatting for content, and devices that can grab the content and display it as they see fit... everyone seems to be concentrating on optimizing their content for one device, and cutting all others out. It'll be one of the biggest headaches of digital magazine delivery... I'm sure not gonna buy a reader for every magazine I read, and if one reader only reads 1 or 2 mags, it's not worth it.
Edit: Silly me... I thought PopSci was still owned by Time Warner... but they are now owned by (wait for it...) the Bonnier Corporation! So I guess it's safe to say they are aware of the Mag+ video. Of course, that was a concept piece, not a working device...