GamesTM magazine can be purchased from newsagents, bookstores, and supermarkets at the listed price, with shops keeping small profits. Subscriptions have the magazine posted each issue but are more expensive due to postage and delivery fees, and issues may arrive late. Magazines are also distributed digitally through online app stores to be viewed on devices, which is a fast and convenient method that reduces waste from physical copies. Subscription may provide access past paywalls on websites that restrict online content access without payment.

1. GamesTM: Distribution
By Vishal Bhatia

2. Shop Sales
• Hardcopies of magazines can be purchased at
newsagents, corner shops, some bookstores
and supermarkets (e.g. WHSmith's,
Waterstones etc.).
• They are sold for the price that is shown on
the magazine. The shops do not keep small
profits from purchases.

3. Subscription Sales
• When customers subscribe to magazine and
the manufacturer posts them every issue.
• This is more expensive than purchasing at
shops because of the price for postage and
packaging, and any other delivery charges.
• Also, it can take up to 7 days for an issue to be
posted, which means they may be posted late.

4. Online Distribtuion
• When digital copies of the magazine are sold
online, and can be purchased via iTunes,
Google Play Store, Kindle Store, and other
online app stores, to be viewed on computers,
laptops, tablets and smartphones.
• This method of viewing magazines is
becoming the most used as it is fast, easy to
use, and also cuts down the waste of owning
hardcopies.

5. Do subscriptions give access to pay-
wall online content
• Pay-walls are when a newspaper/magazine
company (e.g. The Sun, The Times etc.) restrict
access to content on their websites, unless the
viewer pays or subscribes to the service.
• The website prompts the viewer to pay by
blocking access to content with a pay wall,
which prompts them to pay so they have
unlimited access to the
magazine/newspaper’s content.