R.I.P. PC Magazine (Print)
- Scribbled on November 21st, 2008 by Jonah Falcon
- Filed in Industry News, Interviews
Ziff-Davis, according to the New York Times, has ceased print publication of PC Magazine, which had been around for the last 27 years. In fact, it was the first mag the publisher produced.
While most magazines make their money mainly from print advertising, PC Magazine derives most of its profit from its Web site. More than 80 percent of the profit and about 70 percent of the revenue come from the digital business, Mr. Young said, and all of the writers and editors have been counted as part of the digital budget for two years.
That’s nice. But can people take PCMag.com to the bathroom with them, or lounge on a train?
Even worse:
Mr. Young said the company was considering taking its other print magazine, the video-game publication Electronic Gaming Monthly, into an online-only format, but would not make a decision before the end of the year.
And you wondered by EGM and 1Up.com members are jumping Ziff-Davis like rats off a sinking ship.
December 12th, 2008 at 1:02 am
[...] been plenty of rumors recently about Ziff-Davis and their financial troubles. There have even been rumors that Ziff will be taking its most popular magazine, EGM, out of print [...]