maximus otter
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The Ghost of Kiev!
Fox on the Rocks!
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They didn’t waste much time on the Kiev story along with the Gary Lachman article on Putin and the Lost KingdomNigel Kneale!
The Ghost of Kiev!
Fox on the Rocks!
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I was listening to a podcast recently where the people from Haunted Magazine explained it was no longer cost productive to produce a Hard Copy/Paper magazine. They went digital only but eventually the re-demand for printed copies led to a resurgence and they now send out paper copies to subscribersInteresting they say in the Editorial that because of rising costs there are fewer pages per issue from now on. Not too bothered if it's the advertising that's pruned, though I do hope they're still able to fund the mag!
I was listening to a podcast recently where the people from Haunted Magazine explained it was no longer cost productive to produce a Hard Copy/Paper magazine. They went digital only but eventually the re-demand for printed copies led to a resurgence and they now send out paper copies to subscribers
Also, it is very much harder to sell online stuff to impulse buyers. They have to already know it exists in order to download it. Whereas a physical copy in a bookshop or newsagent or even just sitting on someone's shelves can tempt a browser to purchase a copy. This is the argument against publishers who only publish ebooks and never branch into paperback. Ebooks (and magazines) are great, easy to read, quick to download and always with you. But if you don't already know about them, you will almost never find them (unless they crop up in an Amazon page as 'you liked this, so you may like this').I think the ephemeral nature of the digital world has lead to a greater appreciation of the physical. A friend worked for a major publisher and they experienced a massive uptick in sales of ebooks and ereaders, which quickly plateaued, I don't know if it then retreated. He then moved to "apps" then "apps" were "a thing", I think that basically just lost money.
At the end of the day I think a substantial quota of passionate readers will always want physical media to read.
Or unless someone says, for example, on the Poltergeist thread, that an ebook about the Sauchie Poltergeist is available for £1.99... Speaking as someone who immediately after reading the aforementioned post, lost all self-control and immediately added a new poltergeist book to his Kindle collection...Also, it is very much harder to sell online stuff to impulse buyers. They have to already know it exists in order to download it. Whereas a physical copy in a bookshop or newsagent or even just sitting on someone's shelves can tempt a browser to purchase a copy. This is the argument against publishers who only publish ebooks and never branch into paperback. Ebooks (and magazines) are great, easy to read, quick to download and always with you. But if you don't already know about them, you will almost never find them (unless they crop up in an Amazon page as 'you liked this, so you may like this').