<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span><br></span></div><div> CNN carried out an article recently about a number of bookshops on their death bed in the US. Unless they reorient themselves,some will of course die.<br><br>Sam<br></div><div><br></div><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Arial" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> saguyo@yahoo.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Monday, September 26, 2011 9:02 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight:
bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [kictanet] The death of print media<br></font><br>Well ... they same thing was said about newspapers when radio gained<br>popularity and again later when TV gained popularity.<br><br>Yet somehow print media is still with us some 60+ years after its<br>death was predicted ...<br><br>On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 8:55 AM, robert yawe <<a ymailto="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk" href="mailto:robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk">robertyawe@yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>> Hi All,<br>> I have finally realised that the print media is dead for all intent but the<br>> distribution of political propaganda here is my proof;<br>> 5 years ago I could place an advert in the classified section of the Nation<br>> or Standard newspapers and receive over 500 responses, 2 years ago I would<br>> place a one eighth page full colour advert only to receive 150 responses,<br>> last week a placed a quarter page advert in the Nation and
only received 5<br>> responses.<br>> Interestingly, I placed a link on facebook and my website received over 700<br>> hits within 4 hours, that's the final straw I will no longer spend a penny<br>> on print advertising and fully embrace online.<br>> Regards<br>><br>><br>> Robert Yawe<br>> KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>> Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>> Kenya<br>><br>> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696<br>> _______________________________________________<br>> kictanet mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke" href="mailto:kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke">kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke</a><br>> <a href="http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet" target="_blank">http://lists.kictanet.or.ke/mailman/listinfo/kictanet</a><br>><br>> Unsubscribe or change your options at<br>> <a
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