Why Printed Magazine Cover Images Still Hold So Much Cultural Power

Some of us still buy print magazines, but ever more of us are reading the articles on tablets or laptops instead. And the volume of accessible content online far exceeds that at your local newsstand or grocery store checkout.

There’s not a widely read Website in internet-town that keeps the same photo on the frontpage for more than a day, let alone a week or a month. Magazine real estate may be rendered more valuable by virtue of the fact that it’s more permanent.