Comments on: Print Is King, Blogging a Prince

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:30:24 +0000

It is true what you said that there has been speculation that print is dying. But of course it’s an honour to have your work published, theres still that exclusive feeling you have when you see your work printed publicly. I don’t believe its the same as logging on to your blog and checking your recent posts! I still feel there is a strong future for print.

By: Tamia @StyleSample

Tamia @StyleSample — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:36:37 +0000

I’ve seen this with the magazine I publish. I can see the perception of print vs online changing in the future, but as of now Print is still King because:

1. People understand it. It’s been around for a long time and is widely accepted as a reliable source of information.

2. Printing requires a monetary investment (paper, ink, physical distributors, etc.) so people think it’s worth more. This also acts as a barrier to entry.

3. People like tangible items. If you can touch it, it seems more real.

Thanks for the discussion!

By: Peggy

Peggy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:26:41 +0000

Funny you should write this now. I was just looking at the old Writer’s Market last night and quickly remembered why I gave up on print. It takes too long! You write a query (and not everyone accepts email queries). You wait a month, maybe even two or three months, sometimes more to hear something. Then you wait six months to see it in print. I prefer blogging, but you’re right about people not understanding it.

By: Hosting Coupon

Hosting Coupon — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:13:30 +0000

The main reason is that anybody can up a blog.

By: Jamie Allsop

Jamie Allsop — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:59:10 +0000

I agree that print is still King but would have to say that digital media the Prince is becoming much more popular.

By: IDM

IDM — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:43:01 +0000

Yeah, print is really King but according to recent studies the King is dying. The prince (digital media) is rising to the throne. Print media is generating its lowest revenue in recent years.
The future of the media seems to be on the web more especially the mobile web. Anyway, the future is yet to come and no one knows the exact future. I just wonder if the print media can survive the current trend to digital world.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:32:58 +0000

Interesting point, Andrew. I feel like we hear time and time again that print is dying, yet it is still an honor to be published on paper (as opposed to just clicking the ‘publish’ button online).

I think it all goes back to what you mentioned about people not understanding blogging. Many people still think it blogs come from people sitting in their basements, spitting out whatever information they feel like- without research, fact checking, or anything. While that stuff is out there, we ‘bloggers’ know that isn’t all of it. Blogging is work. And it can be hard work.

I think people really need to start thinking of blogs for what they really are- content. The bottomline is I’m not a ‘blogger’, I’m a writer. Why should my article, whether posted online or printed on a piece of paper, hold any different weight?