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Title: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: JLawson on January 04, 2012, 12:13:13 PM
Well, the beginning of a new year means that it's time for me to renew memberships and subscriptions.  At one time or another I've had subscriptions to the following:

a) Shooting Times
b) Guns & Ammo
c) Combat Handguns
d) Shooting Illustrated
e) G&A Handguns
f) American Handgunner
g) American Rifleman
h) American Hunter
i) America's 1st Freedom

Several of these are available in both print and digital versions.  I resisted the digital versions at first, but after trying one I realized that they do have advantages.  With my latest NRA renewal, though, I decided to go back to print.  I like being able to take the magazine places where a computer shouldn't go  ;D.  And after finishing the magazines, I like to leave them in doctor's offices and such to help "spread the word."

What about y'all?  Which magazines do you read and do you prefer print or digital?


Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: Timothy on January 04, 2012, 12:15:16 PM
Print for me!

It keeps the postman honest!   ;D
Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: Magoo541 on January 04, 2012, 12:18:11 PM
I currently have GUNS and American Handgunner opened up in seperate tabs on my computer.

Digital all the way.
Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: JLawson on January 04, 2012, 12:30:11 PM
I currently have GUNS and American Handgunner opened up in seperate tabs on my computer.

Digital all the way.

I receive those as well as American COP.  Do you think the digital versions that are available free of charge to subscribers regard advertisers with unwarranted deference?

Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: MikeBjerum on January 04, 2012, 12:40:49 PM
I like print.  I haven't tried digital, so I'm not a fair comparison.
Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 04, 2012, 01:00:48 PM
I read them on the toilet, or at the local coffee shop.
I want print, it's hard to tear a page out of a kindle when you get caught short.  ;D
Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: PegLeg45 on January 04, 2012, 01:22:36 PM
I read them on the toilet, or at the local coffee shop.
I want print, it's hard to tear a page out of a kindle when you get caught short.  ;D

 ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D


I get AH and GUNs....and the digital just doesn't do it for me. I like printed magazines. I have read a few online, but it just don't feel the same.
Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: Big Frank on January 04, 2012, 05:06:10 PM
I get the print version of AR.
Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: alfsauve on January 04, 2012, 06:44:37 PM
I get Guns and AH in digital, mainly because they offered it to me for free.

American Rifleman, Rifle and Handloader come print editions.   If I want to tear out an article and file it away it's so much easier with print.

Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: JLawson on January 04, 2012, 07:11:38 PM
... If I want to tear out an article and file it away it's so much easier with print.

I've found that saving an article from a digital version is easy if I first save the PDF then print just the pages I want to save by using a "straight to PDF" print driver such as Docudesk deskPDF or CutePDF.

Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: BAC on January 04, 2012, 08:08:57 PM
American Rifleman print version.
Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: Tyler Durden on January 05, 2012, 12:45:37 AM
neither!
Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: tt11758 on January 05, 2012, 10:17:25 AM
I recently changed to digital from print version of "America's First Freedom".  It took some getting used to, but I like it.
Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: JLawson on January 06, 2012, 12:08:10 AM
neither!

Hey Tyler... don't like 'em or not enough time?  Man, I don't think I could do without my gun magazines !

Title: Re: Gun magazines - print or digital?
Post by: tombogan03884 on January 06, 2012, 11:36:25 AM
Got that "Shooting Times" jones     ;D