On Oct 5, 9:55*am, afr > wrote:
> (Speakeasy) - The need to reinforce your kitchen
> bookshelves became more critical this week with the
> publication of Ruth Reichl’s hefty 1,008-page extravaganza
> “Gourmet Today.” (Amazon.com:http://xrl.us/GourmetToday)
>
> “There is so much to say, and so many new ingredients to
> include,” says Reichl, who has been editor in chief of
> Gourmet magazine since 1999. “We wanted to explain every
> vegetable in the farmers market, how to use it and how to
> store it. It’s stunning what you can find now in ordinary
> supermarkets.” New offerings include *panko breadcrumbs;
> Arborio rice; egg-roll wrappers; a wide range of chilies;
> bok choi, and Indian spice mixtures..
>
> Continued:http://xrl.us/GourmetToday2

Sigh, what a swan song . . .
Lynn in Fargo
mourning the closing of Gourmet as a mafazine

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>,
Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig > wrote:

> On Oct 5, 9:55*am, afr > wrote:
> > (Speakeasy) - The need to reinforce your kitchen
> > bookshelves became more critical this week with the
> > publication of Ruth Reichl¹s hefty 1,008-page extravaganza
> > ³Gourmet Today.² (Amazon.com:http://xrl.us/GourmetToday)

> Sigh, what a swan song . . .
> Lynn in Fargo
> mourning the closing of Gourmet as a mafazine

I wonder if the closing announcement was timed to coincide with
publication of her book.
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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>
> I wonder if the closing announcement was timed to coincide with
> publication of her book.

Only if they wanted to crater sales of the book.
More likely their hand was forced by creditors.

If you were going to pump out one last issue,
you'd at least try to put out the December issue
because of the holiday interest and to promote
the book, but apparently the gas ran out too soon.

On 6 Oct 2009 15:37:20 -0000, afr > wrote:

-->In article <da84ddae-27ba-4eca-b675-
>
-->Lynn from Fargo Ografmorffig > wrote:
-->>
-->> On Oct 5, 9:55=A0am, afr > wrote:
-->> > (Speakeasy) - The need to reinforce your kitchen
-->> > bookshelves became more critical this week with the
-->> > publication of Ruth Reichl=92s hefty 1,008-page extravaganza
-->> > =93Gourmet Today.=94 (Amazon.com:http://xrl.us/GourmetToday)
-->> >
-->> > =93There is so much to say, and so many new ingredients to
-->> > include,=94 says Reichl, who has been editor in chief of
-->> > Gourmet magazine since 1999. =93We wanted to explain every
-->> > vegetable in the farmers market, how to use it and how to
-->> > store it. It=92s stunning what you can find now in ordinary
-->> > supermarkets.=94 New offerings include =A0panko breadcrumbs;
-->> > Arborio rice; egg-roll wrappers; a wide range of chilies;
-->> > bok choi, and Indian spice mixtures..
-->> >
-->> > Continued:http://xrl.us/GourmetToday2
-->>
-->> Sigh, what a swan song . . .
-->> Lynn in Fargo


But it seems that Condé Nast is still selling subscriptions to Gourmet,as well
it's still prominent on their website with not a mention of it's demise.

"< Stu >" wrote:
>
> But it seems that Condé Nast is still selling subscriptions to Gourmet,as well
> it's still prominent on their website with not a mention of it's demise.

I guess they laid off the people who maintain
the web site.

Mark Thorson > wrote:

>"< Stu >" wrote:

>> But it seems that Condé Nast is still selling subscriptions to Gourmet,as well
>> it's still prominent on their website with not a mention of it's demise.

>I guess they laid off the people who maintain
>the web site.

Or, they will fulfill them with a subscription to Bon Appetit,
also owned by Conde Nast.

Things are hurting for those in magazine publishing. I have
a friend who is editor of a magazine (not within the Conde Nast
family, but with nearly as large a competitor), and recently they
simply cut everyone's pay by 25%. Tried to call it a "furlough",
but the bottom line is you still have to do all your work,
and just get paid 25% less.


Steve

On Tue, 6 Oct 2009 20:40:57 +0000 (UTC), (Steve Pope)
wrote:

-->Mark Thorson > wrote:
-->
-->>"< Stu >" wrote:
-->
-->>> But it seems that Condé Nast is still selling subscriptions to Gourmet,as
well
-->>> it's still prominent on their website with not a mention of it's demise.
-->
-->>I guess they laid off the people who maintain
-->>the web site.
-->
-->Or, they will fulfill them with a subscription to Bon Appetit,
-->also owned by Conde Nast.
-->
-->Things are hurting for those in magazine publishing. I have
-->a friend who is editor of a magazine (not within the Conde Nast
-->family, but with nearly as large a competitor), and recently they
-->simply cut everyone's pay by 25%. Tried to call it a "furlough",
-->but the bottom line is you still have to do all your work,
-->and just get paid 25% less.
-->
-->
-->Steve

One company who's a very large bus manufacturer is shutting down both of their
plants at Christmas for a full two weeks, seems the recession has hit everyone.

Steve Pope wrote:

> Things are hurting for those in magazine publishing. I have
> a friend who is editor of a magazine (not within the Conde Nast
> family, but with nearly as large a competitor), and recently they
> simply cut everyone's pay by 25%. Tried to call it a "furlough",
> but the bottom line is you still have to do all your work,
> and just get paid 25% less.


There is a lot more competition in the magazine market these days. Where
there used to be a half dozen or so magazines for each special
interest,there are now dozens.

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Steve Pope wrote:
>
> > Things are hurting for those in magazine publishing. I have
> > a friend who is editor of a magazine (not within the Conde Nast
> > family, but with nearly as large a competitor), and recently they
> > simply cut everyone's pay by 25%. Tried to call it a "furlough",
> > but the bottom line is you still have to do all your work,
> > and just get paid 25% less.
>
> There is a lot more competition in the magazine market these days. Where
> there used to be a half dozen or so magazines for each special
> interest,there are now dozens.

But it's the Internet which is eating their lunch.
All those magazines are fighting over an ever-shrinking pie.

Mark Thorson > wrote:

>Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> Steve Pope wrote:
>>
>> > Things are hurting for those in magazine publishing. I have
>> > a friend who is editor of a magazine (not within the Conde Nast
>> > family, but with nearly as large a competitor), and recently they
>> > simply cut everyone's pay by 25%. Tried to call it a "furlough",
>> > but the bottom line is you still have to do all your work,
>> > and just get paid 25% less.
>>
>> There is a lot more competition in the magazine market these days. Where
>> there used to be a half dozen or so magazines for each special
>> interest,there are now dozens.
>
>But it's the Internet which is eating their lunch.
>All those magazines are fighting over an ever-shrinking pie.

Which is sad, because outside of a very (very) few extraordinarily
specialized niches... I see little on the 'net to approach the
quality of content found in a decently edited magazine.

D.
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Derek Lyons wrote:

> Which is sad, because outside of a very (very) few extraordinarily
> specialized niches... I see little on the 'net to approach the
> quality of content found in a decently edited magazine.


I buy subscribe to a number of different magazines and buys others on
more or less regular basis. As much as I sometimes grab recipes from
magazines, I would not say that availability on the internet has
affected my magazine purchases.

Derek Lyons wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson > wrote:
>
> >But it's the Internet which is eating their lunch.
> >All those magazines are fighting over an ever-shrinking pie.
>
> Which is sad, because outside of a very (very) few extraordinarily
> specialized niches... I see little on the 'net to approach the
> quality of content found in a decently edited magazine.

And travel by air is real crap these days. It's not free,
but it's real cheap. And you get what you pay for.