New Book on Web Zines

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Jul 15, 2000

Webworks : E-Zines (Web Works)
By Martha Gill
Paperback - 191 pages (August 2000) Rockport Publishing $32

If you’re a fan of webzines and are looking for a comprehensive guide, this book’s got a little of everything. The best magazine websites summarized, analyzed, rated, and presented for your review. It also explores the basics of webzine design (not a how-to, but more of an architectural response).

There are bazillions of webzines out there, and amazingly enough not all of them are exciting (or even remotely interesting). The author of this guide has apparently spent days upon days slogging through webzines on the net and wants to share the best of the best with us. I’m there!

Great visuals and descriptions - Feed, Salon, Rolling Stone, - all the big ones – as well as many lesser know webzines like Suck and Urban 75.

From the Publisher:
Meet the people who make it their business to create electronic magazines on the web. Here you’ll find an international showcase of e-zine designs that work. Whether translated from print or created purely for online viewing, these e-zines offer standout solutions to the enormous challenge of designing information and holding the reader’s attention online. From mass-media stalwarts, such as Time and Fortune, to renegade upstarts like Suck and Urban 75, WebWorks: e-Zines identifies what makes an e-zine success.

Learn about e-zine structure and design, from start-up and promotion theory to the nuts-and-bolts layout of departments and columns. Discover innovative techniques for enticing readers participation and generating subscriptions. Find common sense tips on navigation, programs, and site architecture.

Packed with advice and inspiration from top e-zine staff, this volume is the essential resource for designers, marketers, and internet enthusiasts around the world. Each case study introduces you to the designers who are inventing the future, giving you a direct pipeline into today’s web world.

Link to book on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1...