I think in due time, these e-magazines will get better. They have to get cheaper and I think the size of the magazine is negligible, bandwidth with increase by the time these get popular and you should be able to download them quickly (hopefully). The magazine companies definitely have to find ways to add value to the e-magazines, instead of just porting over what you could see in a print copy. This could be utilizing more interactive features that you obviously can't do on a regular print mag, ex. videos, links to external sources, real time polls and tests, etc.
if they expect people to pay more, the print companies better find ways to convince the readers why they should...or else charge the same price as print. the kindles/nooks and especially ipad are going to be saving grace for print companies. it will require them to change their strategy and approach, but just like telephone companies, you gotta evolve or die.
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