notbob wrote:
> On 2009-10-07, Nancy Young > wrote:
>
>> I don't find magazines to be expensive, for the most part. Between
>> $10 and 20 for a year doesn't seem like a lot to me, considering
>> it's mailed to my door. No wonder they have so many ads, the
>> subscription price doesn't cover the shipping, I don't think.
>
> That may be the case, but I never subscribed. Too many periodicals
> start repeating after a few years, so I just bought what I wanted at
> better newstands. They have a few great ones in the SFBA. Literally
> hundreds of titles.

Yeah, I miss the newsstands in the city. Still, buying by the
issue, yes, magazines are very expensive.

> dozen mags for under $20. Besides, the internet is right here at my
> fingertips and it is what is really killing hard print. Ask any
> newspaper.

I'm one of those dinosaurs, I love getting my newspapers and
my magazines to read, not online.

nancy