Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 22:47:08 +0000
Reply-To: John Whittington <johnw@MAG-NET.CO.UK>
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From: John Whittington <johnw@MAG-NET.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Gripe time: Observations Magazine
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At 14:42 12/11/97 -0600, Cates, Randall C wrote:
> Hey I missed something! Today I noticed (finally)that I hadn't
>received any Observations magazines in a while. So I called up SI to
>re-order, figuring that my subscription had expired and they forgot to
>remind me. They told me that Observations was now an Online mag!
> Now, I've got a few gripes about this. First, I don't remember
>receiving any notice about this change. For example, I didn't hear
>anything about it at SUGI. So, since the last paper copy was 1st quarter
>'97, I've been missing the regular articles as they've come out online.
> Second, I don't want to have to use the computer to read a
>magazine. My personal feeling is that a paper copy is much more
>convenient to read ....
Randy, this was widely publicised throughout last year. Subscribers to
Observations got at least two mailings about it, and I'm sure that I *did*
hear mention of it (and argument about it!) in San Diego. You will not have
lost any money, the final subcriptions went up to the last edition.
Quite a lot of people share your view; I suspect that production costs were
rising and that the alternative to going on-line would have been a
substantial price rise, which would probably have upset folk as well. The
licence fees are so high that I reckon that should have provided it free!
Regards,
John
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