On NPR’s Marketplace this morning, a media business expert chimed in on Conde Nast discontinuing the print edition of Gourmet magazine with: “They’ll still keep a zombie version around with a web site.”
The web version is a zombie version.
I guess that would make an iPhone version, paired up with instant printing services, a ghoul version.
How insightful.
postscript: We had a subscription to Gourmet. I was set to buy one as a gift to my parents. I’d recommended the magazine to friends. We will miss having copies to store alongside our cookbooks. But, one day, we’ll also have an easy to clean digital tablet in our kitchen. And, while it won’t be the same, it should serve its purpose well.