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- From: Harv@cup.portal.com (Harv R Laser)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Is Amazing going to last another subscription?
- Date: 21 Jan 1996 09:20:05 -0800
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- >
- > Point is, although it's far from excellent, AC is really the most
- >convenient source for US Amiga info, and they do make a genuine effort
- >to make the best out of their apparently limited financial resources.
- >So, assuming that they are still afloat, which am fairly convinced they
- >will be, when my sub runs out, I'll be forking out for another year,
- >although, the mag will have to show considerable improvent over the next
- >year to justify subscribing beyond that. The slim and trim look was
- >perfectly understandable during the whole auction/pre-production months,
- >but with AT moving product again, and especially with product hitting
- >the North American market SOON, it's very important for AC to bulk up
- >a bit. Frankly, it's practically invisible on the newstand next to all
- >those HUGE PC and Mac Mags, and that's assuming you can actually find
- >it on a magazine rack anywhere. Hopefully, things will improve.
- >
- > Looking at the Jan. 96 issue, a one year (12 issue) sub is going
- >for $27. You can call them direct at 1-800-345-3360. I strongly
- >encourage any US Amigaphile to give AC a try.
- >
- > Hope this helps
- >
- > - Mike -
-
- Well it all comes down to ads, ads, ads, as it always does when
- a magazine shrinks or goes away (unless its publisher kills it off
- on purpose, as IDG did with Amiga World, the jerks...)
-
- If AC could get enough ad pages then they could bulk up the
- magazine back to 100+ pages. Just whip out any 2-3-4 year old
- issue and compare with the latest ones. What's the difference?
- More ads. A LOT more ads. And lots of ads are the key to a
- magazine's survival. Not newsstand sales. Not subscriptions.
- Ads are where the money is.
-
- Now what I don't understand is why Amiga mags have never gone after
- general interest advertising. What would be wrong with opening AC
- and seeing ads for Marlboro or Budweiser or Chevy or hell even
- the Franklin Mint :) as long as such ads brought in a lot more
- revenue (which I'm sure they would) and thus would expand the mag.
-
- I mean, no one goes into spasms when they buy Stereo Review or
- Pop. Science or Car & Driver, which are filled with general interest
- ads. And these mags are 10+ pages monthly, and you can usually
- subscribe to them for a year for about $10-$12.
-
- I've always wondered why general interest product ads have
- never appeared in any Amiga magazines. Shrug.
-
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