The propagation effect of paper version and the iPad version for periodicals
Abstract: Digital journal
created a new development pattern. We use journal APP as an example to analyze
how to migrate the journal content to Internet and other kind of media. Based
on the case study of GQ and other fashion magazines, through text analysis,
control experiments, in-depth interviews and other research methods, the
authors analyzed the differences and connections between the iPad App and print
edition of magazines, discussed the approaches towards operation of new media,
offered the tendency of mobile device platform development for China’s
periodical publications.
Design/methodology/approach: control experiment.
Findings: The authors give a stance that the print edition of periodical
publication will being alive still, and conclude that journal APP and printed
version can be mutually beneficial and achieve a win-win state. And we believe
that the journal APP is good at advertising propagation, which will accelerate
the development of journal APP in such the information age, and such kind of
media can integrate many information with variety of media forms.
Research limitations/implications: Because of the limitation of
technology, the authors only have the experiment on fashion magazine, which
might to some degree simplify the issue under discussion.
Practical implications: According to the conclusion of a series of
experiments, we can imply the future of the media, and give the suggestion of
both paper version and ipad version of the journal.
Social implications: Since people can not live without media and media
has to develope with the help of public, we have to give the new way of both
sunrise media and sunset media.
Originality/value: Based on the case study of GQ and other fashion
magazines, through text analysis, control experiments, in-depth interviews and
other research methods, the authors analyzed the differences and connections
between the iPad App and print edition of magazines, discussed the approaches
towards operation of new media, offered the tendency of mobile device platform
development for China’s periodical publications.
Author: Cong Zhang, Yidan Sun,
Zhongke Li
Journal Code: jptindustrigg150036
