Tjazz Posted August 19, 2003 Report Posted August 19, 2003 The article in the August review of JR about thinning out your collection is a classic. That sounds like a great topic. When I think about it, my collection has gotten fat like me. Keep saying to myself, "lose weight." Just like I say, "get rid of some of the records." Quote
Tjazz Posted August 19, 2003 Report Posted August 19, 2003 The article in the August review of JR about thinning out your collection is a classic. That sounds like a great topic. When I think about it, my collection has gotten fat like me. Keep saying to myself, "lose weight." Just like I say, "get rid of some of the records." Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted August 21, 2003 Report Posted August 21, 2003 WTF??? I just discovered that you can get a "Lifetime Subscription" to Rolling Stone Magazine, FOR ONLY $99!!!!!!!!! Not that it's worth that much, but geez. If RS can afford to send you their rag like 24 OR 25 TIMES PER YEAR FOR THE REST OF YOU F-ing LIFE!!! -- then how is the hell is Downbeat like $35 per year, for only 12 issues???? Don't believe me?? Look HERE. GET ROLLING STONE UNTIL YOU DIE Lifetime Subscription $99.00 Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 21, 2003 Author Report Posted August 21, 2003 That's too much for that piece of shit. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted August 21, 2003 Report Posted August 21, 2003 Can't disagree with you on that one!! Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted August 21, 2003 Report Posted August 21, 2003 On further reflection, how in the world can RS afford to send out 24 issues of their rag to you, every year, for the rest of your life?? I would think that most people taking advantage of this offer would be on the young side, like at least in their 30's or even late 20's. Let's see - that's probably at least 50 years times 24 issues per year equals 1,200 issues. $100 divided by 1,200 equals only $0.08 or $0.09 per issue!!!! Their circulation must be so huge that they don't care about loosing money on what few lifetime subscriptions they sell. That's the only think I can think of. Either that, or they make enough money on their advertising - such that they really don't care what they make on subscriptions. Although, isn't the newsstand price something like $4 or $5 an issue?? 10 years ago it was at least $3 or $4, I remember that much. Quote
7/4 Posted August 21, 2003 Report Posted August 21, 2003 On further reflection, how in the world can RS afford to send out 24 issues of their rag to you, every year, for the rest of your life?? I would think that most people taking advantage of this offer would be on the young side, like at least in their 30's or even late 20's. Let's see - that's probably at least 50 years times 24 issues per year equals 1,200 issues. $100 divided by 1,200 equals only $0.08 or $0.09 per issue!!!! Their circulation must be so huge that they don't care about loosing money on what few lifetime subscriptions they sell. That's the only think I can think of. Either that, or they make enough money on their advertising - such that they really don't care what they make on subscriptions. Although, isn't the newsstand price something like $4 or $5 an issue?? 10 years ago it was at least $3 or $4, I remember that much. They're just pumping up their circulation so they can charge more for their advertising. I happen to work in the magazine subscription biz. Lucky me... Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 22, 2003 Author Report Posted August 22, 2003 That mag is such a piece of garbage. I would pay 1 cent per issue for it. In fact, if they gave it to me I'd pay them to take it back. It's a joke... Quote
Tom in RI Posted August 25, 2003 Report Posted August 25, 2003 Does anybody follow these posts this far? FWIW I have issues of jazz mags going back to the early 80's including DB, Radio Free Jazz (now Jazz Times) JJI, Coda, and a couple of other odds and ends. The only magazine I routinely reach for to read back issues of is Cadence. Its true that they cover a lot of artists that I never heard of (who knew there were so many Europeans recording jazz). I'll grab an issue that is 2 years old or 8 years old and see a release I missed and now want to look for. It's the only mag whose reveiws have prompted me to pick up artists who I had never heard or heard of before. While I'm in no position to prove it, I'll also bet that Mr. Sangrey's gotten more ink in Cadence than any other mag. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted August 26, 2003 Author Report Posted August 26, 2003 While I'm in no position to prove it, I'll also bet that Mr. Sangrey's gotten more ink in Cadence than any other mag. That's definately true for Organissimo! Quote
JSngry Posted August 26, 2003 Report Posted August 26, 2003 With the exception of Shameless Whore Weekly (a trade publication for working musicians), Tom's hunch is correct. Quote
BERIGAN Posted August 30, 2003 Report Posted August 30, 2003 Soul Stream, who is the lovely lady on your Avatar???? Quote
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