Comments on: Life Magazine Reprints Woodstock Issue On MagCloud

By: frank hogan

frank hogan — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:33:45 +0000

Are you saying,I can order an issue of Life Magazine say 1963 whatever date and you will phisically reprint it and forward it to me in the mail…no download the actual magazine ?????

By: Kenneth Jarecke

Kenneth Jarecke — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:17:39 +0000

It all comes down to those nasty gatekeepers. Who’d have thunk it?

There must be a hundred different events in that archive that could get new “life” through the unique vision of a special guest editor.

By: Cynthia Wood

Cynthia Wood — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:44:12 +0000

I think they could get away with the premium pricing if they were offering a special, commemorative issue as a finished product — but not if they expect the consumers to put the issue together themselves. On that point I would have to agree with Rob: “the public’s ability/patience to put a magazine together from scratch [from a vast archive of choices] is very limited.”

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:40:47 +0000

$9.60 per copy? I think that is a bit pricey. For Web publishing to work it has to be closer to the iTunes model — each transaction is so cheap you can afford to take chances.

I’m sure some effort went into converting 40-year-old images/text for Web publishing — but nearly ten bucks? That sounds like a premium-priced product aimed at baby-boomers trying to relive the past. They’ll probably sell some issues but this is not a step in the right direction.

The real issue is how to get Web consumers accustomed to free content comfortable with paying. Gouge pricing for Web content is only going to handicap the development of a legitimate business opportunity.

Seriously, Google “Woodstock” and see how many images you can find for free.

By: Doug Rickard

Doug Rickard — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:58:42 +0000

Yes, editing, editing… the crucial cog in the wheel.