[Mageia-dev] Mageia 3 final set of isos

Thu Sep 20 12:19:33 CEST 2012

2012/9/19 Anne Wilson <annew at kde.org>:
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+> On 19/09/12 15:53, Wolfgang Bornath wrote:
+>>> Are paper magazines still relevant here? (true question)
+>> Yes, they are an important distribution method. Additionally there
+>> will be reviews/articles accompanying the cover DVDs. Don't
+>> forget, this is cost free advertizing!
+>
+> Interestingly, one of the leading UK computer magazines has just
+> stopped including cover media.  The reviews are still there, as is the
+> "What's on this month's disk", but the disk is downloadable.
+
+This is the reason why over here nobody thinks of abandoning the cover
+media. Quite to the opposite as I learned from a conversation with a
+chief editor earlier this year. Cover media are very popular because
+they cater to the needs of people with slow net access. Cover media
+are a measurable cause of increasing sales - as this chief editor
+told, issues with popular software on a DVD sell more copies than
+without.
+
+Even other kinds of media (tv program, lifestyle magazines and others)
+have taken to adding DVDs on their issues.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+