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Classic Gamer Magazine Goes Free PDF Route

Posted by simoniker on from the free-with-the-goodness dept.

Chris Cavanaugh writes "Classic Gamer Magazine, a retro-themed game mag, relaunches today with all-new content and a revamped writing staff. Each issue will now be published bi-monthly as a Portable Document File (PDF) for free download at www.classicgamer.com. The magazine's talented and knowledgeable staff includes writers with credits at Salon.com, Game Room Magazine, GameSpot, TechTV, All Game Guide, and Comic Buyer's Guide." Formerly a longrunning paper magazine, the issue looks excellent for a free PDF download.

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  1. Why PDF? HTML for screens! by gottabeme · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Do they really think everyone's going to download the PDF and print out their magazine on their inkjet? Geez. When will people learn that HTML is for on-screen documents, and PDF is for ones to print.

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    "Those who consume the bulk of goods are those who make them. We must never forget this secret of our prosperity."
  2. Re:Why PDF? HTML for screens! by gottabeme · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, you didn't rebut my point, except by trying to insult me. Unfortunately, not all people grow out of that when they get out of their teen years.

    Anyway, show me one person who prints out this PDF to read somewhere else, and I'll show you fifty that are annoyed at having to zoom in and out and look at actual page breaks on their computer screen. PDF has got to be the most overused file format on the Internet. If your readers aren't printing it, and it's not a scan of some official document, it shouldn't be a PDF.

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    "Those who consume the bulk of goods are those who make them. We must never forget this secret of our prosperity."