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From: davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu
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Subject: Re: Publishers (II)
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Date: 31 May 91 10:06:00 GMT
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In article <42806@cup.portal.com>, Bob_BobR_Retelle@cup.portal.com writes:

> You're seeing effects of the death of the Atari marketplace in the US.
> There are no longer enough Atari users or advertisers to support large
> "glossy" magazines.  There are still a few smaller magazines trying to
> support the market, but they may be hard to find.

Not exactly true, Bob.  ST Log was making money when it was folded into ANALOG,
and was still making money when the publisher decided to discontinue publishing
the magazine.  Likewise, STart's parent company was still making money from the
magazine --- it was 'killed' by cash draw-off to other publications within the
same company (or so I am led to believe from the conflicting press reports to
which I've had access.)

It wasn't from lack of subscribers OR advertisers that these magazines died --
it was a decision by the publishers to put their money into other endeavors.

As for other "glossy" magazines, both ST User and ST Format (from England) have
been selling well in my own neck of the woods -- I imagine that quite a large
number of folks wouldn't mind a subscription service for either (ie. import the
magazines from England, ship them to subscribers in the United States).  I find
them interesting enough to devote the $7.95 + tax that my local ST dealer
charges for them each month.

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David Paschall-Zimbel		davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu