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Classic Gamer Magazine Goes Free PDF Route
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.
It would be interesting to speculate the rationale behind turning a paper-based media to an electronic media. For me personally, I certainly haven't heard of the magazine (forgive me for being ignorant!). But honestly, I haven't seen an issue in any stores in my area. Certainly, by putting the magazine electronically, they are expanding their market share by exposing to more potential readers. Who knows, maybe I will be hooked onto their columns. However, I see a shortcoming. Although it would be easy to convert paper media to PDF, it would be much more appealing to turn to HTML. Instead of downloading the entire magazine, I only need to download what columns I want to read. It would also be easier to search for content before deciding to download. I hope they consider HTML in the future.