I have long been a fan of the free (advertiser supported) trade journals published for the audio visual and entertainment production industries. I am sure that this happens with all sorts of special interest professional groups, but magazines published for the types of businesses we serve are particularly well done.
I had resisted using the online versions of some of these journals because they were cumbersome and did not lend themselves to being used in the way I normally like to read.
Recent upgrades in the subscription version of Mix Magazine (Mix Online) have made me rethink how good digital magazines can be. This journal for audio professionals has a cover price of $2.95 for the printed version, but is available free to those in the trade.
The internet subscription version of Mix is different from their web site, Mixonline.com, and you must subscribe in order to access the full blown digital journal. It’s still free, but instead of simply going to the Mix site, you access the online journal through a special url that arrives through email.
This adaptation is fully searchable, has an active table of contents, and can be scrolled page-by-page the same way you would read the printed verson.
It even has a handy “help” feature that lets you set up the pages in the manner that works best for your reading style.
Mix is a big magazine with lots of good original content, and while it is advertiser supported, their editorial policy appears to be one that does not unfairly favor the companies whose ads appear along with well generated content.
It even has a zoom feature that keeps from from having to reach for my glasses.
If you want to take a look before you subscribe, just click here.
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