An advanced Linux Mag - was Re: [Gllug] Algorithm question for your Friday morning

[Jason Clifford]

On Sun, 19 Nov 2006, Mike Brodbelt wrote:

> Why don't you try ditching the idea of printing it - make issues
> available as PDF once a month, free download for registered users. Your
> registered user list and number of downloads gives you some idea about
> circulation - you can then take that to advertisers. With zero
> print/distribution costs it should be a lot easier to make ad revenue
> cover costs of commissioning articles, editing, hosting and bandwidth.
> 
> There's another web magazine I read regularly that uses this model, and
> it seems to work well for them.

That model is essentially zero income. This means no money to pay 
contributors and hosting costs. No money to pay for good designers to put 
it together, etc.

The only other mag I know of that does something similar is the Free 
Software Mag and I understand they basically make no money.

Jason
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