Another quiet revolution has occurred in the way I consume media. It started with the new iPad which, with its hi-res retina screen, is capable of resolving detail almost as capably as print. Couple that with Apple�s Newsstand app, which makes it easy to find and subscribe to publications, and you�ve got a powerful argument for accessing magazines digitally rather than in print.
In fact, in many ways the iPad experience is preferable to print:
- You don�t have to make a physical purchase.
- You save on the trees.
- You can carry around all the current month�s magazines with you wherever you go, plus (depending on how much memory you have) quite a collection of back copies.
- In the case of my Sound-on-Sound magazine, you can listen to mixing and mastering samples.
- And in the case of Practical Photoshop (I know, I�m sounding very geeky), you can see screencasts providing how-to demos.
Having said that, there are still some capabilities that I really miss:
- Because I�m on an iPad and not my Mac, I can�t immediately put into action everything I read. There is no Newsstand app for Mac/PC and there should be.
- I can�t copy useful material into Evernote where I can tag and store it. This is a major snag, because it means I�ve no easy way of finding stuff again other than hunting from cover to cover through back issues.
- I can�t link to an item in an issue as I can do on the web.
So, we�re still some way from having an ideal solution. On the other hand, we�re got far enough for me to consider cancelling all my other print subscriptions. Who�d have thought it?
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