The Diffusion of Digital Technologies in Magazine Print Publishing: Organizational Change and Strategic Choices

Authors

Stephen Driver, School of Social Sciences, University of Sussex, UK
Andrew Gillespie, Newcastle Programme on Information and Communications Technologies, CURDS, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Document Type

Research Article

Abstract

The new information technologies have transformed the techniques of print publishing. This paper charts the diffusion of digital desktop publishing (dtp) systems within the magazine publishing sector, and assesses the threats and opportunities of the new information technologies for print publishing. In particular, the paper focuses on the organizational changes accompanying the new techniques as publishers internalize page make-up, and in so doing bring into question the long term future of an independent pre-press sector. The paper highlights the obstacles in the path towards full digital publishing, and examines the factors behind the slow diffusion of dtp amongst magazine publishers. Finally, the strategic implications for decision makers are assessed, and some wider issues arising from our study for the information technology community are considered.

DOI

10.1177/026839629200700304

Recommended Citation

Driver, Stephen and Gillespie, Andrew (1992) "The Diffusion of Digital Technologies in Magazine Print Publishing: Organizational Change and Strategic Choices," Journal of Information Technology: Vol. 7: Iss. 3, Article 4.
DOI: 10.1177/026839629200700304
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jit/vol7/iss3/4