"Nancy Young" > wrote in message ...
| 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.

There is no comparison with anything else we have. The
pleasure of spreading out a newspaper and spending the first
few minutes of one's morning existence, perhaps with some
tea or coffee, is beyond any realm of electronic inducement.
I can scritch the Cat when she appears, sip the tea, talk to those
who are boorish enough to call during this ritual, and read the
meanderings of humanity through the tactile medium of newsprint
and absorb, without the obnoxiously brilliant glare, the stories of
the day. Great commentary, long live Paper.

pavane