Economics of Paper vs. Electronic Publishing

[Kevin Cabral <kcabral@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

        There has been some discussion lately of reviving the New York
Guardian as a project for the entire US left to participate in. I can fill
in specifics about the economics of electronic publishing, which I have
some experience with, but first will someone, maybe Louis Proyect, give
some information about the economics of paper publishing and perhaps give
a history of the Guardian and its economic problems a discussion of its
specific economics. I want to know about its sources of revenue,
readership, method of distribution and advertisement. I'm currently of the
opinion that the economics of a web-based magazine are superior to that of
paper publishing, but I also feel any national paper or magazine worth its
salt will also have to publish a physical edition.
        
Kevin
Cols, Oh





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