Friday, June 1, 2007

Print versus Online


It is obvious that people tend to like the online publication as to the print. An example of print versus online can be seen through the magazine and e-magazine. The difference between both is by its design, layout, copy and format (Wilcox 2001, p. 343 – 351).

The electronic magazine however is low cost because there is no printing required, audience or readers can give their feedback online. It also includes archives, skills such as designing, photos taken and how it is portrayed to its audience.

The electronic magazine is interactive; appealing as there can be video clip or sound effects. Besides being ‘free’, electronic magazines can be viewed when we are away from our country and can not obtain it. We can log in to the web site of the magazine and know what the recent agenda of the months in the magazine.

In my opinion, I prefer printed magazines compared to electronic magazines. It is because the printed magazines can be carried every where we go. We can read it when we are waiting for the bus or just reading it when we have some free time. Printed magazines however can be kept for a long period of time. But it can be quite costly.

Printed and the online magazine may share the same information but how they are represented differently. This can be seen through the newspapers and online newspapers too. Will the online magazine, newsletters or newspapers take over the printed ones we will never know?

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