http://geekadelphia.com/2010/02/08/coffee-talk-is-the-new-egm-ahead-of-the-curve/ A Guide To Everything Geek In The City Of Brotherly Love Sat, 11 Feb 2012 22:30:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://geekadelphia.com/2010/02/08/coffee-talk-is-the-new-egm-ahead-of-the-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-7258 Ben Gilbert Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:50:45 +0000 http://geekadelphia.com/?p=11376#comment-7258 I see two main problems with a digital version of the magazine. You're either reading it on a computer where there are a lot of other things to compete for your attention, or you're reading it on an iPad which costs 500 bucks (at the very least). So your readership is either being stifled by the same thing that's killing off print or it's being choked by an expensive barrier to entry. I suppose there's an argument to be made for the higher likelihood of owning a luxury tech item like an iPad amongst the video game purchasing demographic, but I don't think that kind of crossover will help in this situation. I also fear that this content will simply end up online soon enough for free and/or not be substantial enough to warrant my purchase. I see two main problems with a digital version of the magazine. You’re either reading it on a computer where there are a lot of other things to compete for your attention, or you’re reading it on an iPad which costs 500 bucks (at the very least). So your readership is either being stifled by the same thing that’s killing off print or it’s being choked by an expensive barrier to entry. I suppose there’s an argument to be made for the higher likelihood of owning a luxury tech item like an iPad amongst the video game purchasing demographic, but I don’t think that kind of crossover will help in this situation. I also fear that this content will simply end up online soon enough for free and/or not be substantial enough to warrant my purchase.

]]> http://geekadelphia.com/2010/02/08/coffee-talk-is-the-new-egm-ahead-of-the-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-7227 Joe Osborne Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:06:39 +0000 http://geekadelphia.com/?p=11376#comment-7227 Well said, Chris. However, this is a reality we'll be facing by the next decade if not 15 years. Maybe they'll ship iPads with a spray you can apply that makes them smell like magazines! : P Well said, Chris. However, this is a reality we’ll be facing by the next decade if not 15 years. Maybe they’ll ship iPads with a spray you can apply that makes them smell like magazines! : P

]]> http://geekadelphia.com/2010/02/08/coffee-talk-is-the-new-egm-ahead-of-the-curve/comment-page-1/#comment-7226 Chris Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:58:54 +0000 http://geekadelphia.com/?p=11376#comment-7226 The idea of reading an iPad on the toilet just doesn't have the same appeal as a magazine. Just sayin. The idea of reading an iPad on the toilet just doesn’t have the same appeal as a magazine. Just sayin.

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