I got $10 for a single issue if someone wants to part with a copy, I can help you get some money back.
People who subscribed sorry you got burnt but you should not have taken the gamble on a sub with out the thought of this might not make it in the back of your mind.
Print is a excellent medium for communication even in the modern world. I remember a time where a magazine that came out once a month was YOUR window into what ever it was that you were passionate about. The younger generation has missed out on going to the mailbox and the new issue is inside waiting to be caressed, fondled and flipped thru right at the curb. Sure the content was three months old but it was as current as you could get without being there. I still remember when I saw the issue of Go! with Mat Hoffman doing the first backflip to fakie on a vert ramp in England!
Magazines are easy to hold, flip, and actually use/read. No internet needed, just open a page and read. Open a page and study the photos, it is there instantly with no loading time needed. Print just feels right.
Putting out a periodical is hard work and generally done for the love of the medium. Magazines are such an expressive and creative outlet for people and I do appreciate success and failures of past magazines I enjoyed over the years. I have even done two local 'Zines with a little success in my hometown.
I will also admit I have a good sized magazine collection mostly BMX rags from days gone by. I have every issue of Freestylin' Magazine including when the name changed to Go! I have every issue of Snap BMX, and every issue of Ride BMX from the free issue #1 to up the 150's ( I think ). I have the last 25 years worth of Mountain Bike Action as well. I also have the hardbound "last" effort/anniversary of Freestylin' in the original box. Few of these were made and at one point people were paying $500.00 for a copy and yes, I kept mine!
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