Well maybe that's a stretch...but I just received 2 online magazines! I am used to an "online magazine" either looking like a PowerPoint presentation or a huge PDF of magazines pages that look like they are ready for the printer. But these magazines were different! They were interactive; allowing me to "turn" the pages (even adding in the "turning page noise") and embedded streaming videos into the content! Has a regular magazine ever really spoken to you?!!?
Now the 2 I received were rather small and specialized; BU Well News November and Survey Magazine. But they worked great and probably cut down on most of the costs, especially the BU Well News which is produced by students. In comparison the BU magazines is less sophisticated than the Survey Magazine (which is produced professionally) but it has it's perks. From working for the BU Buzz, BU's first student-run lifestyle print magazine, I know that there are very talented magazine layout designers on campus, as well as, some aspiring technical, graphic designers. BU should start recruiting for their next edition! They also need some pictures! The colors were vivid and the words looked crisp, so I think uploading a few more photos would really add a lot.
Sorry publishers (between online magazines and Kindles...)-- I think interactive online magazines are the wave of the future!
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