Though there’s no shortage of hand-wringing in the media about the future of print, these three regional books are finding new ways to connect with readers and plan for the future.

What do we talk about when we talk about design magazines? Mostly, the big titles: House Beautiful, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor and the like. Whenever a think piece about the decline of print pops up, it’s usually aimed at large corporate magazines with national circulation—there’s a tendency to measure the health of the shelter publishing world by the thickness of AD’s September issue.

But what about the network of regional design magazines that dot the country? To name a few: Dallas Style & Design, New England Home, Florida Design, Southern Home—not to mention franchises like regional issues of Luxe Interiors + Design or the mini-network of Cottages & Gardens titles.