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Print Isn't Dead: How Linux Voice Crowdfunded a New Magazine

Posted by Unknown on from the something-about-paper dept.

M-Saunders (706738) writes The death of print has been predicted for years, and many magazines and publishers have taken a big hit with the rise of eBooks and tablets. But not everyone has given up. Four geeks quit their job at an old Linux magazine to start Linux Voice, an independent GNU/Linux print and digital mag with a different publishing model: giving profits and content back to the community. Six months after a successful crowdfunding campaign, the magazine is going well, so here is the full story.

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  1. Re:Spam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    They'd have at least one more sub if they didn't require Paypal (I'll never, ever use those thieving bastards).

  2. Re:Spam by M-Saunders · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hi! We know that a lot of people dislike PayPal, and we're looking into alternatives. You can subscribe via bank transfer -- email mike AT linuxvoice DOT com for details.

  3. Re:Great Magazine, But... by qbast · · Score: 3, Funny

    Drop Linux Voice, subscribe to some hardcore porn mags and in month or two you will lose 'dangerous subversive' label.