Online magazine
An online magazine is a magazine published on the Internet, through bulletin board systems and other forms of public computer networks. One of the first magazines to convert from a print magazine format to an online only magazine was the computer magazine Datamation.[1] Some online magazines distributed through the World Wide Web call themselves webzines.[2] An ezine (also spelled e-zine) is a more specialized term appropriately used for small magazines and newsletters distributed by any electronic method, for example, by email.[3] Some social groups may use the terms cyberzine and hyperzine when referring to electronically distributed resources. Similarly, some online magazines may refer to themselves as "electronic magazines", "digital magazines", or "e-magazines" to reflect their readership demographics or to capture alternative terms and spellings in online searches.
An online magazine shares some features with a
Many large print publishers now provide digital reproduction of their print magazine titles through various online services for a fee. These service providers also refer to their collections of these digital format products as online magazines, and sometimes as digital magazines.
Online magazines representing matters of interest to specialists or societies for academic subjects, science, trade, or industry are typically referred to as
Business model
It's amazing how inexpensive a publication can be if it doesn't need to pay for writing, editing, design, paper, ink, or postage. |
—Mega 'Zines, Macworld (1995)[4] |
Many general interest online magazines provide free access to all aspects of their online content, although some
Due to their low cost and initial non-mainstream targets, The original online magazines, e-zines and
Growth
In the late 1990s, e-zine publishers began adapting to the interactive and informative qualities of the internet instead of simply duplicating print magazines on the web. Publishers of traditional print magazines and entrepreneurs with an eye to a potential readership in the millions started publishing online magazines. Salon.com, founded in July 1995 by David Talbot, was launched with considerable media exposure and today reports 5.8 million monthly unique visitors. In the 2000s, some webzines began appearing in a printed format to complement their online versions.[5]
See also
- Computer magazine
- Digital edition
- Electronic journal
- List of online magazine archives
- Magazine
- Online newspaper
- Video magazine
References
- ^ "Datamation". Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ "Webzine Definition & Meaning". Dictionary.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- CollinsDictionary.com. HarperCollins. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Pogue, David (May 1995). "Mega 'Zines: Electronic Mac Mags make modems meaningful". Macworld (subscription required): 143–144. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
It's amazing how inexpensive a publication can be if it doesn't need to pay for writing, editing, design, paper, ink, or postage.
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