In this PowerPoint I will be analyzing different magazine prices and how the layout and content reflects these prices. I will be analyzing magazines in 3 different price groups, these will be; cheap (being from free to £1), medium priced ( from £1.01 to £3.00) and expensive (from £3.01+)

The images above show the variety of cheap styled magazines such as Tv choice which is priced very cheap (under a pound). It is common in cheap magazines from them to advertise their price on a pug because it is one of the magazines main selling points. The average overall of these front covers is normally crowded with gossip and information to imply there is a lot of information in their magazines showing the reader that they are getting good value for cheap money. The printing paper of the magazine is normally thin and rough to show how cheap the magazine really is.

These magazines are distributed in a variety of shops where it is easy for their target audience to assess in their everyday lives. These places would including leading supermarkets, most news agents and service stations.

The images above are examples of medium priced magazines such as NME which is sold weekly for £2.20 every Wednesday. These magazine layouts are less busy opposed to the cheap magazines, this is to make them look more sophisticated and relaxed. By having a simpler layout they are drawing the target audience in to look at their cover lines which might suggest they are from reliable sources and have more important information.

These medium priced magazines are distributed in a similar shops to cheap magazines such as supermarkets, news agents and service stations etc. However some medium priced magazines have been made digital due to the fact that the company has more money. An example of this would be NME who sending their magazines via email this is attack a wider audience to want to buy the magazine.

These images are examples of expensive magazines with the magazine Q selling for over £3.50 per issue. We can tell these are expensive magazines due to the plain and simplistic colours on the front cover. Which normally uses monochrome or rich dark colours to show off the professionalism and luxury of their magazine, reflecting their price. The magazines also use high glossy paper throughout to also show the expensive price. They have a lot of advertisements to thicken the magazine and show off the companies wealth but at the same time implying there is a lot of content.

These higher priced magazines are usually distributed every month due to the high amount of content. By having these magazines distributed every month it also allows for different socio economic groups to purchase them as it allows a month before purchasing them again. These magazines can be found in the same shops as the previous magazines or cam also be found online.

To conclude overall layout of the magazines effect the prices for example cheaper magazines have a bolder, more crowed layout with clashing colour schemes to catch the readers eye. As the price begins to increase the layout becomes more simplistic and sophisticated to reflect a luxurious magazine. Also there is a change is paper used to show the price of the magazine, for cheaper magazines the papers very thin and rough but when your begin to get more expensive magazines you get high glossy paper to attach more readers towards expensive magazines and to emphasis the price.