On Jul 14, 2009, at 12:48 PM, Rob Enslin wrote:
Judging the responses it appears that the majority of you report
(anecdotally and with data) user experiences not living up to their
original
print versions and expectations. Whilst there are some advantages to
be
gained (richer content, more
Although we haven't conducted a specific study on the UI of the
digital format, we have heard anecdotal feedback re: these digital
additions. Some of the user benefits include being able to see your
ad (if you placed one) in the print addition if print is unavailable,
finding articles or photos
I agree with what's been written: the web-based experience seems much
more worthwhile than the 'digital versions' with their interface
quirks.
What does seem to be an interesting development are the iPhone
versions of things like NY Times: it's really quite good, and
appropriate to the medium. A
Thanks for all your comments and feedback.
Judging the responses it appears that the majority of you report
(anecdotally and with data) user experiences not living up to their original
print versions and expectations. Whilst there are some advantages to be
gained (richer content, more visual,
Just to add one further thought about the non-strict HTML available versions
of publications: they often divorce themselves from the URL/Bookmark
ecoystem of the web at large, and that is perhaps their largest evil.
What is the point of some slick and page-turning interface when they have no
URL
Good afternoon,
With print production costs spiralling out of control I'm currently looking
at alternative ways at presenting our magazine content - perhaps in a
digital format? Our product is currently available online, but I've noticed
many newspapers offer a digital edition to its users... in
I've talked to a few publishers, and they said that interest in the
digital edition (PDF, etc.) was limited at best (proved by web stats).
The publishers were interested in recouping some of the advertising
costs, but the results were negligible.
On Jul 13, 2009, at 9:24 AM, Rob Enslin
In my experience, users are looking for the same general content
online as in print, but there are vastly different expectations in
terms of presentation. For the most part these expectations make
sense. Why would a publisher simply place their print materials
online? Was early TV just a video
On Jul 13, 2009, at 12:24 PM, Rob Enslin wrote:
Does anyone know if research has been conducted (or has conducted
research)
to support digital editions in terms of a positive user experience
(user
outcomes)?
There's been a lot of research on this topic, primarily from the folks
at
