Print Media Today

According to CNN, “40% of tablet owners read digital newspapers or magazines…and over 10% are doing so daily.”

Everything we know about physical newspapers and magazines are changing more and more everyday. Soon there will no longer be that physical touch with print and it may seem a bit strange to think about print having this “user experience.”

Traditionally when it comes to magazines we are reading more, longer and subscribe more often to print than digital. Although we see a shift from print to digital, people are still reading magazines.  FreePortPress.com conducted a survey and found that “25% of respondents had read five or more print magazines in the past month. Only 1.8% of those same people said they read that many digital magazines.” Some other key findings were that readers were more engaged with print (physical) publications.

So where do you stand? Me personally, I still subscribe to magazines! I look forward to getting one every month! I just look the feel and being able to rip pages out for inspiration. One of my favorites is Nylon magazine. Holy coolness! If you're into good music and discovering new music, it's a great publication. Each magazine has a the name of a song or the theme of the month on the spine and it’s almost become a collectors item for me. 

I can't imagine ditching my physical magazines for a digital magazines. I believe the reason people aren't reading as many magazines doesn't necessarily stem from the fact that we all have tablets. These magazine publications are still figuring out how to reach the consumers.