Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!bbs!ddsw1!zane From: zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: InCider Message-ID: <1990Sep20.011549.22664@ddsw1.MCS.COM> Date: 20 Sep 90 01:15:49 GMT Reply-To: zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Sameer Parekh) Distribution: na Organization: ddsw1.MCS.COM Contributor, Wheeling, IL Lines: 83 I've been pissed at A+/InCider and I just got my LAST ISSUE! YEAH! (It's got that RENEW TODAY cover on it) I feel like counting the ads. Out of 99 (Including inside front cover, inside back cover, and back cover) pages there are many ads. I will summarize and then detail: Total Pages: 99 _ Total ads: 54.05 (Approx.) Ad percentage: 54.60% (Approx.) Not-Ad percentage 45.40% (Approx.) (Not-Ad does NOT mean article because there are also table of contents, bulkhead, etc.) This is very interesting info. . . And now for the details. . .(In order of appearance) You can figure the approximate percentage of total magazine from the # of pages. That is the value. Pages Percentage (Approx.) of ad pages (26 advertisers total) Laser 1 1.8% Softdisk 1 1.8% Quality/Q Labs 5 9.2% Sensible Software 1/3 0.6% CDA 2 3.6% Price Busters 2/3 1.2% Programs+ 7 12.9% AE 6 11.0% Tulin 1/4 0.5% Abracadata 1/4 0.5% PDE 1/2 0.9% Roger Coats 2 3.6% Creative Pursuits 1/3 0.6% Educational Resources 1 1.8% GEnie 2 3.6% Supra 1 1.8% LRO Sales 1/3 0.6% TimeWorks 1 1.8% Golem 2 3.6% Preferred Computing 1 1.8% CompuServe 1 1.8% Fas-Track 2/3 1.2% IDG Special 1 1.8% Scholastic 1 1.8% Chinook 1 1.8% Alltech 4/9 0.8% USA Micro 4/9 0.8% Silicon Express 2/3 1.2% NBS 2/3 1.2% Echo 1/3 0.6% MacInker 1/3 0.6% SDA 1 1.8% Ribbon Land 1/3 0.6% Advertiser Index 2/3 1.2% (Does this one count? I didn't include it in the totals) InCider 1 1.8% New Concepts 1/2 0.9% Memory Plus 1 1.8% Broderbund 1 1.8% Market Place 4 7.4% Classifieds 2 3.6% Orange Cherry 1 1.8% Kensington 1 1.8% I had assumed the AE number would be greater but that is still a large number. If AE decided not to advertise in there for one or more issues, there goes 11 percent of the ad revenue. But a 55.6% number was OUTRAGOUS. The newstand price is $3.95 plus tax is $4.21. So I am paying $2.30 for the ADS! (Well I subscribed so it is less, but still . . .) How much is computer shopper? $4-5? and it has about 8-9 times the ads! Why don't I just buy that!? That is HELL! I'm mad because there are no good Apple II mags out there. If there were I would not be mad, I'd just tell people not to subscribe to A+/InCider. (If there IS, tell me please) (I've been really pissed in this article. Sorry If I OfFeNd SoMeOnE) -- Sameer Parekh :-) | Disclaimer: I do not work for anyone. zane@ddsw1.MCS.COM | "If cartoons were meant for adults ________ | they'd be shown on prime time." \______/ | -Lisa Simpson, "Krusty Gets Busted"