Tablet Magazine Experience Falls Short
http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1008840emarketer reporting:
Room for growth in formatting, advertising and commerce capabilities, users say


As
magazine newsstand sales continue to plummet, publishers and markets
are coming around to digital magazine formats. Consumers, too, are
gravitating to these digital versions, with a large percentage of tablet
users preferring digital magazines to their print counterparts.
According to media measurement and insights firm GfK MRI, 67% of tablet users say they would rather read an electronic version of a magazine than a paper version.
However, the preference may be more based on convenience than
aesthetic. Roughly 65% of tablet magazine readers told GfK MRI they find
the print magazine experience more satisfying.
Digital magazines on devices such as tablets have a few shortcomings.
Tablet magazine readers express dissatisfaction with factors related to
formatting, advertising and commerce. The GfK MRI survey found that 72%
would prefer all digital magazines be formatted the same way. In terms
of digital magazine advertisements, 70% would like to be able to buy
items by clicking on the ads, and 70% would like electronic ads that are
personalized to their interests.
A study by The Association of Magazine Media (MPA)
also shows that when it comes to digital magazine advertisements,
consumers have mixed feelings. They are somewhat split on whether they
like ads within digital magazines; moreover, 71% of respondents said
they found electronic ads to be somewhat annoying.
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