What happened to the magazines?
05-04-2015, 09:36 AM
#11
Registered
What happened to all print media? The internet has killed them all. When is the last time you read a newspaper? Look what FREE Craigslist has done to classified sections in newspapers.
05-04-2015, 03:28 PM
#12
Registered
I loved power boat mag!Sad great tests Bob T was very helpful back ion the day!
05-04-2015, 04:23 PM
#15
Correspondent
Correspondent
It is indeed how things ended. It's just that the path it took to get there is significantly different than the one you suggested. (Obviously, we've adapted ... many others did not and they're no longer in this business.)
But to your overriding point: There's a reason why don't you don't find "old school" boat reviews in our digital magazine. We simply don't think they're relevant and it is impossible to do them without bias. So instead, when we write about a boat we tell the story of the boat, not just what it was like to be on or drive, but how it fits into the marketplace, what the owner thinks, and so on. We believe that's a far better presentation than a format that is, frankly, outdated. Power to those media outlets who still want to do boat tests. But for us, it's the wrong direction.
05-04-2015, 06:12 PM
#16
Registered
western union , a lot of people ,business,s and a country thrived because of them .( theyre gone )
Magazines are much the same , commercialy the intent was to advertise .that's where they made income , hence a business .
Now they are leaving , and the change is hard .I loved getting them ,ill miss em.
However high tech is replacing them with the unwritten pages we know now.
Technology is nothing more than withdrawal from the past .
We move forward , that's what we do .
I can easily see a day without ( NEW ) magazines .
Magazines are much the same , commercialy the intent was to advertise .that's where they made income , hence a business .
Now they are leaving , and the change is hard .I loved getting them ,ill miss em.
However high tech is replacing them with the unwritten pages we know now.
Technology is nothing more than withdrawal from the past .
We move forward , that's what we do .
I can easily see a day without ( NEW ) magazines .
Last edited by klaatutooyou; 05-05-2015 at 06:44 AM.
05-04-2015, 06:47 PM
#17
Correspondent
Correspondent
western union , a lot of people ,business,s and a country thrived because of them .( theyre gone )
Magazines are much the same , commercialy the intent was to advertise .that's where they made income , hence a business .
Now they are leaving , and the change is hard .I loved getting them ,ill miss em.
However high tech is replacing them with the unwritten pages we know now.
Technology is nothing more than withdrawal from the past .
We move forward , that's what we do .
I can easily see a day without magazines .
Magazines are much the same , commercialy the intent was to advertise .that's where they made income , hence a business .
Now they are leaving , and the change is hard .I loved getting them ,ill miss em.
However high tech is replacing them with the unwritten pages we know now.
Technology is nothing more than withdrawal from the past .
We move forward , that's what we do .
I can easily see a day without magazines .
I am not going to tip my hand, but to do print and succeed these days you have to think differently. But it can be done because it's being done. Trust me, I have been in the publishing industry for 30 years, on the digital side for 15 of those. This isn't my hobby. I will never know all there is to know about publishing, but my views are formed through endless observation and learning, and some experience.
When TV became popular, radio was going to "disappear." And yet radio is alive and well. It did, however, have to reinvent itself. Same with any print magazine that hopes to succeed—and it's a very, very tall order. But it can be done.
Just watch.
Last edited by Matt Trulio; 05-04-2015 at 06:50 PM.
05-04-2015, 07:54 PM
#18
Banned
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 765
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Off topic a bit 
/I save all motor trend/powerboat/etc etc 
I've received as much as $200 if the guys boat,car,bike was in that issue
I still buy the newspaper ever day Real reason is I print 2 much crap out when I go online
/I save all motor trend/powerboat/etc etc I've received as much as $200 if the guys boat,car,bike was in that issueI still buy the newspaper ever day Real reason is I print 2 much crap out when I go online
05-04-2015, 08:06 PM
#19
Member #154
Platinum Member
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: SW CT & Long Island Sound
Posts: 7,881
Received 865 Likes
on
318 Posts
western union , a lot of people ,business,s and a country thrived because of them .( theyre gone )
Magazines are much the same , commercialy the intent was to advertise .that's where they made income , hence a business .
Now they are leaving , and the change is hard .I loved getting them ,ill miss em.
However high tech is replacing them with the unwritten pages we know now.
Technology is nothing more than withdrawal from the past .
We move forward , that's what we do .
I can easily see a day without magazines .
Magazines are much the same , commercialy the intent was to advertise .that's where they made income , hence a business .
Now they are leaving , and the change is hard .I loved getting them ,ill miss em.
However high tech is replacing them with the unwritten pages we know now.
Technology is nothing more than withdrawal from the past .
We move forward , that's what we do .
I can easily see a day without magazines .
05-05-2015, 06:47 AM
#20
Registered
And yet ... certain vertical (key word) magazines are thriving. I could name two dozen off the top of my head.
I am not going to tip my hand, but to do print and succeed these days you have to think differently. But it can be done because it's being done. Trust me, I have been in the publishing industry for 30 years, on the digital side for 15 of those. This isn't my hobby. I will never know all there is to know about publishing, but my views are formed through endless observation and learning, and some experience.
When TV became popular, radio was going to "disappear." And yet radio is alive and well. It did, however, have to reinvent itself. Same with any print magazine that hopes to succeed—and it's a very, very tall order. But it can be done.
Just watch.
I am not going to tip my hand, but to do print and succeed these days you have to think differently. But it can be done because it's being done. Trust me, I have been in the publishing industry for 30 years, on the digital side for 15 of those. This isn't my hobby. I will never know all there is to know about publishing, but my views are formed through endless observation and learning, and some experience.
When TV became popular, radio was going to "disappear." And yet radio is alive and well. It did, however, have to reinvent itself. Same with any print magazine that hopes to succeed—and it's a very, very tall order. But it can be done.
Just watch.
