e-zine
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(ē'zēn') 
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A magazine that is published electronically, especially on the Internet.
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A magazine that is published electronically, especially on the Internet.
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(Electronic-magaZINE) A magazine distributed to users via e-mail or the Web. Pronounced "ee-zeen," it may be an electronic counterpart to a print subscription or be the only publishing method. No matter whether it is free or paid, e-zines require users to sign in as members. If text only, the e-zine is an "e-newsletter." If published on a Web site, it is a "Webzine," while "zine" refers to all forms.
Zines and Blogs
The difference between zines and blogs is that zine publishers own their subscriber list, whereas blog publishers have no idea who reads their postings unless they provide a feedback form and readers respond. In addition, ads on e-zines are generally acceptable, but not on blogs, which are expected to be personal opinions without marketing and much less formal. See blog.
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Online Magazine
An electronic version of a conventional magazine. Typically the content of an online magazine is the same as its conventional counterpart. However, it is often supplemented by devices such as mailing lists, online chat, and dynamic content . Such magazines are often known as ezines .
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- Internet and World Wide Web - e-zine: an lectronically published, online magazine
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Online magazine
"Ezine" redirects here. For the town and district in Turkey of that name, see Ezine, Çanakkale.
- This article refers to online equivalents of magazines. For online diaries, see Online diary and Blog. For online academic journals, see electronic journal
- For the magazine of this name, see ONLINE.
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An online magazine is published on the World Wide Web and is called a webzine.[1]
An ezine (also spelled e-zine and usually pronounced /ˈiːziːn/) is a more specialized term appropriately applied to small magazines and newsletters distributed by any electronic method, for example, by electronic mail (e-mail/email, see Zine). Some social groups may use the terms cyberzine and hyperzine when referring to electronically distributed resources. Similarly, some online magazines may refer to themselves as "electronic magazines" to reflect their readership demographics or to capture alternative terms and spellings in online searches.
An online magazine shares some features with a blog and also with online newspapers, but can usually be distinguished by its approach to editorial control. Magazines typically have editors or editorial boards who review submissions and perform a quality control function to ensure that all material meets the expectations of the publishers (those investing time or money in its production) and the readership.
Many large print-publishers now provide digital reproduction of their print magazine titles through various online services for a fee. These service providers also refer to their collections of these digital format products as online magazines, and sometimes as digital magazines.
Some online publishers have begun publishing in multiple digital formats[2], or dual digital formats, that may include both HTML version that look like traditional web pages and flash versions that appear more like traditional magazines with digital flipping of pages[3].
Online magazines representing matters of interest to specialists in or societies for academic subjects, science, trade or industry are typically referred to as online journals.
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Business model
Many general interest online magazines provide free access to all aspects of their online content although some publishers have opted to require a subscription fee to access premium online article and/or multi-media content. Online magazines may generate revenue based on targeted search ads to web-site visitors, banner ads (online display advertising), affiliations to retail web sites, classified advertisements, product-purchase capabilities, advertiser directory links, or alternative informational/commercial purpose.
The original online magazines, ezines and disk magazines, or diskmags, due to their low cost and initial non-mainstream targets, may be seen as a disruptive technology to traditional publishing houses. The high cost of print publication and large Web readership has encouraged these publishers to embrace the World Wide Web as a marketing and content delivery system and another medium for delivering their advertisers' messages.
Growth
In the late 1990s, ezine publishers began adapting to the interactive qualities of the Internet instead of simply duplicating print magazines on the web. Publishers of traditional print titles and entrepreneurs with an eye to a potential readership in the millions started publishing online titles. Salon.com, founded in July 1995 by David Talbot, was launched with considerable media exposure and today reports 5.8 million monthly unique visitors.
In the 2000s, some webzines began appearing in a printed format to complement their online versions. These included Movie Insider, Slate, Synthesis and Lucire magazines.
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References
- ^ "Webzine | Define Webzine at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/webzine. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
- ^ "Ad Agency Starts New Online Publication". http://wwwsfvbj.com. http://sfvbj.com/news/2012/mar/20/ad-agency-starts-new-online-publication/. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ "Southern California Professional Magazine". http://www.socalprofessional.com//. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
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