What Uses and Gratifications do people get from reading magazines?
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One of the main gratifications in magazines is ritual pleasure and becomes a routine in peoples lives, and buy the same magazine brand every time a new issue comes out.Also for your entertainment as you may really enjoy that genre of magazine e.g fashion.
Also all magazines give information for example when a specific band are touring or when a new album is going to be released, adding to that you can read reviews of new album releases and if you should buy it. By reading certain magazines it allows you to be knowledgeable in that certain genre for example music which makes you feel powerful and gives you a identity of what type of music you like and dislike.
Another important gratifications in magazines are freebies and competitions for instance in this issue of NME, by buying a magazine and getting something included like CD'S,posters etc, makes the magazine even better as you're getting something free as well as your favourite magazine.
Another good use of magazines is that you can take it anywhere at any time and can read it all the time instead of looking at TV or website which makes it more special.Adding to that unlike iPad's,iPhone's or computers you can feel a magazine which is another gratification, as most high quality magazines like Vogue and NME have a glossy front cover which is nice to touch and looks beautiful wherever you put it as a lot of magazine buyers collect that certain magazine.
Finally, magazine brands like NME feature some very popular bands but also some less popular bands that aren't as well known to the public, which are less likely to be featured on the TV so allows their fans to read about a interview with them and other information for example in this issue 'PEACE' are featured on the front cover they're are known to some but aren't super popular which is a another gratification as not most well know magazines would feature them.
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