Task 1: A

Pros of Digital Magazines

Cons of Digital Magazines

Digital magazines come with a low cost budget for the publishers. Digital Magazines are easier to access as they are online at any time. Digital Magazines can’t get ripped/torn, as they’re not hard copy. Digital Magazines are easier to read and this because the pages won’t get stuck together. This will reduce costs of publishing, as you will not have to pay for printing. In a publisher’s point of view, they will be able to distribute the magazines along a large scale of people quicker. There are also no losses from unsold magazines therefore you can only gain profit. The readers, which are needed for the digital magazines to run, are now available on most smart phones, which improves convenience. There is more flexibility shown in the content of a digital magazine than a print magazine. The publishers are also allowed to go much further with content by including videos, etc.

People may not have any technology to access these magazines. At times, the font type and size can be hard to read and requires adjusting. Digital magazines aren’t portable, without a smart phone. You have to wait for articles to load up. You also have to wait for videos to buffer and pictures to download. You can’t touch it as there is no physical appearance. You’ll need Internet in order to access new information or look at another magazine. There may be an added layer of confusion for readers, which is a disadvantage. For most digital magazines, an iPad is required which is a very expensive technology device. You also have to pay for subscriptions in order to read the magazines, which can be expensive, two.

Pros of Printing Magazines	Cons of Printing Magazines
It’s portable. Don’t have to wait for an article to download. It’s cheaper to pay for a paper magazine than subscribe for an online membership. Printing magazines are also taken more seriously by other sources. In the publisher’s point of view, publications tend to be more stable and this is simply because technology doesn’t change quickly.	Printing magazines are only able to aim for one target. However, online can cover all targets. Online will be able to get 100 million viewers for example as it is free and it will be able to reach a lot of people. Hard time leveraging commerce. There are losses made when publishing printing magazines as people may not buy it. Reprinting costs can be high if you make an error.

In the tables above, there are several pros and cons of both Digital Magazines as well as, Printing Magazines. However, they are all in different views. Meaning, the pros and cons are split into different audiences which is the reader (The people who read the magazine/public), designer (the people who design the magazines but, are told what it has to look like) and last but, not least the publisher (The people who publish the final product whether it's online or hard copy, these people send it to major distributors.)