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lv414 wrote:Nobody reads magazines anymore in this time where you can see and read it when it happens
One of the country’s largest magazine wholesalers officially went bust on Monday — one month after closing its doors after losing its largest customer.
Source Home Entertainment, which trucked magazines from warehouses to retailers for Time Inc. and other publishers, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy court protection after losing money for years.
While Time Inc., which publishes some of the best-read magazines in the country, like People, Sports Illustrated and InStyle, was the hardest hit by Source’s shuttering, the entire industry felt the blow, and some retailers could see a magazine shortage this summer as the industry looks for other companies to fill the void and get their titles to stores.
ladder2 wrote: I have a "feeling" that Railfan and Railroad has its own money problems, as they have not answered my e mails lately and in 4 more days they will be
3 months behind! Plus the fact that they asked me to renew back in April and my subscription wasn't due to run out until Dec.!
lv414 wrote:Nobody reads magazines anymore in this time where you can see and read it when it happens
kilroy wrote:The digital v. paper thing is pretty much generational. When I started working in 1981 there was one PC in a department of about 50 people and it didn't get much use. We all had calculators on our desks. Think that's the way it is today?
I read a newspaper. I prefer it I guess because I'm use to it. My son doesn't look at the paper except for the Sunday comics. Read the sports section? No way, he looks at ESPN.com and a bunch of other sites.
In the not too distant future electronic subscriptions will be cheaper than the paper ones as demand for electronic media will increase as us old foggies push up daisies and the citizens who grew up with a smart phone in their hand at all times take over.
Hell, even the NRHS now requries you to pay your dues on-line. No more paper invoices.
ladder2 wrote:This discussion about paper vs. digital is interesting but does not answer my and others question: What happened to Railfan and Railroad magazine. In 12 hours its August 1st and still no answer to when will we receive our June, July, and August copies (PRINTED NOT DIGITAL) editions. Carstens has not answered my e mails, Otto Vondrak who is associate
editor has not offered any enlightenment either through this column or via e mails from the office. I guess my $30..
is down the drain!
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