ezine

Online magazine publication

An ezine is an electronic magazine—a publication distributed digitally rather than in print, typically via email or website.

The term emerged in the 1990s when online publishing was novel enough to need distinguishing from print.

Most publications now exist online, making the term somewhat dated: I used to subscribe to several punk rock ezines.

format

newsletter

Periodic organizational publication

bulletinBrief public announcement
digestMetabolize or summarize
journalRecord of daily events

magazine · serial · issue · edition · column · feature · article · editorial · essay · commentary

digital

online

Network-connected state

internetInterconnected computer systems
HTMLWeb page code
PDFFixed-layout document format

hyperlink · website · multimedia · interactive · download · e-publishing · e-reader · subscriber · streaming · content

community

fandom

Enthusiast community collectively

hobbyistRecreational pursuer of interests
nicheRecessed wall space
indieProduced outside majors

DIY · subculture · grassroots · amateur · self-published · underground · alternative · creator · contributor · reader

Categories

periodicalsmagazines, magazine, newspaper, journals, periodicals
alternative mediaalternative media, alternative weekly, underground press, citizen journalism, zines
online publicationsonline journal, online newspaper, digital newspaper, e-book, ebook
zineszines, fanzine, fanzines, e-zines, webzines
small presssmall press, indie press, chapbook, literary magazine, literary journal
magazinesmagazine, issue, periodical, publication, design magazine

Opposites

publication format/medium

ezinebroadsheet

Large-format serious newspaper

tabloid · paperback · newspaper · bound volume

production scale/professionalism

ezineprofessional journal

Periodical for practitioners

trade publication · academic journal · legacy media · peer-reviewed journal

Family

Familiarity: Top 1,000,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Everyday, not technical · Rated G