Probably true, but I suspect I was not alone in buying all three when I made my pilgrimage into town to W H Smiths. So to agree with Martin's point - more people (including me) are turning to free online resources - I don't buy any of them any more - £150 a year is better spent elsewhere. I don't expect I'm the only one.
Alex
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I am indeed thinking about this rather more seriously now than I did last year. If I do it, then my blog http://not-boring-honestly.blogspot.com/ might metamorphose into a full-blown e-zine. The software to achieve this is (a) cheapish and (b) the learning curve is steep.
My business model, if I do this, will be innovative and break a lot of rules. And that's probably the main driver for me doing it. Regards. Howard
Well, hello.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
We offered it free of charge to the entire NHS at senior management level. They turned it down. The reasons would appall you.
So I'm going to submit my report re this to my local MP. Maybe he can kick arse?
Meanwhile the care and life-saving techniques I receive monthly at grass-roots level at the NHS is truly outstanding!
Well, hello.
yep I deal with the NHS sometimes - the Doctors & Nurses are great the management and organization are a disgrace.
Sorry off topic a bit
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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I'm Paul.
My only regular buy is World with News if it's interesting. I realised buying them all was too expensive 20 years ago. Frankly I much prefer reading the printed version than the On-Line. You need a realy big screen to make this easy reading with comfortably large print. I do urge enthusiasts to buy one as we need to keep the remaining publications going except WHF which is a useless piece of AV tosh.
Sadly Hi-Fi Choice's re vamp a wee while ago took it imho too close to being another What Hi-Fi and since then I have not bought it. I do look forward to the yearly 'Collection' but even it since its revamp does not quite have the magic of the issues from the 80's and 90's.
I won't miss Choice but I will miss the Collection.
Re online magazines my own title does quite well month to month and I am pleased with the growth in readers; I pretty much have readers in most countries round the world though the bulk of them are in America, Europe and the UK. I think in the main, it is my in depth show reports that makes Adventures in High Fidelity Audio different to the print mags and a few of the online ones. Its a not for profit, no advertising title and a labour of love.
Regards D S D L