Why????
Jun 6, 2012 11:21:59 #
Dennis wrote:
If it wasn't for the ads you couldn't afford the magazine.
There is a time and a place for everything.
For badvertising it is before or after editorial content only. :hunf:
Jun 6, 2012 14:36:35 #
British magazines cost more because they don't fill as much of the magazine with adverts, and they don't cater to advertisers by mixing the ads into the articles. Not as flashy, not as hyper, more straight forward and more meaningful. Much like British TV.
Jun 6, 2012 15:10:35 #
mcveed,
They cost more in Toronto because it is expensive to fill a canoe with them and paddle across the Atlantic.
i.e. Shipping costs.
They cost more in Toronto because it is expensive to fill a canoe with them and paddle across the Atlantic.
i.e. Shipping costs.
Jun 6, 2012 15:25:44 #
I'm getting Digital Camera World for $7.95 @ Chapters
Mickey Oberman wrote:
mcveed,
They cost more in Toronto because it is expensive to fill a canoe with them and paddle across the Atlantic.
i.e. Shipping costs.
They cost more in Toronto because it is expensive to fill a canoe with them and paddle across the Atlantic.
i.e. Shipping costs.
Jun 6, 2012 15:42:49 #
Kalskag2 wrote:
I have difficulty understanding the British accent so trying to read British magazines would make me frustrated!
"The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain". Tat iz gud inglish init.
:D
Jun 6, 2012 15:55:15 #
jolly1 wrote:
If it wasn't for the ads you couldn't afford the magazine.
Dennis, you are absolutely correct. That is also true for radio, television, and newspapers.
If it wasn't for the ads you couldn't afford the magazine.
Dennis, you are absolutely correct. That is also true for radio, television, and newspapers.
Guys,
I'm sorry, but I don't get it. If you pay $5.00-$6.00 for a magazine that's mostly full of ads & one or two decent articles with information that you could just as likely find on the internet, what's the point?
This is kind of like the "cart-before-the-horse" argument. How much should you have to pay to get your moneys worth?
Someone else on this thread made the same comparison to TV & radio. That's spot-on!
In the Ted Turner universe, you pay outrageous monthly cable bills to receive half-decent programing filled with so many infomercials and advertisements it's almost possible to forget what you're watching by the time the show resumes.
It starts to become a zero sum game. How much do you have to pay for all the pounds of chaff that come with the few ounces of wheat?
PD
Jun 6, 2012 15:59:03 #
I thought only us Canadians were blessed with Ted Turner and his Rogers money machine.
We pay the highest cell phone, telephone, TV, internet and other cable fees in the world bar none thanks to the oligopoly of Rogers and a couple other oligopolists.
We pay the highest cell phone, telephone, TV, internet and other cable fees in the world bar none thanks to the oligopoly of Rogers and a couple other oligopolists.
Jun 6, 2012 16:02:18 #
Having worked in the newspaper and publishing business for quite a few years I can tell you...the number of pages in a newspaper or mag is not based on editorial available...its based on advertising space purchased...bad ad day...less pages...65% ads is the break even point for most...
Jun 6, 2012 16:42:33 #
Iduno wrote:
Money. Hmmm, interesting. Please elaborate.The answer to your question (and to a large number of life's other questions) is MONEY.
Jun 6, 2012 16:58:37 #
"In the Ted Turner universe, you pay outrageous monthly cable bills to receive half-decent programing filled with so many infomercials and advertisements it's almost possible to forget what you're watching by the time the show resumes."
Ted (Rogers) Turner must be one of this country's largest advertisers. Anything and I mean anything that can be printed or projected upon or broadcast is an advertising medium for rogers.
Park your car. Get a receipt? Look at the back. Rogers.
Junk mail delivered by Canada Post? at least once and often more every week. Rogers.
And when it comes to fine print. Read their bargains and specials very, very carefully with a magnifying glass. Who? Rogers.
Check your monthly bill from Rogers. They even advertise on that.
It's a Rogers world.
Ted (Rogers) Turner must be one of this country's largest advertisers. Anything and I mean anything that can be printed or projected upon or broadcast is an advertising medium for rogers.
Park your car. Get a receipt? Look at the back. Rogers.
Junk mail delivered by Canada Post? at least once and often more every week. Rogers.
And when it comes to fine print. Read their bargains and specials very, very carefully with a magnifying glass. Who? Rogers.
Check your monthly bill from Rogers. They even advertise on that.
It's a Rogers world.
Jun 6, 2012 17:17:38 #
My favorite US Photo magazine has almost no advertising. It's low on technique but off the charts on inspiration: ARIZONA HIGHWAYS.
Jun 6, 2012 18:13:32 #
Hi from the UK, I know what you mean about adverts in magazines, here in England some of the photography ones are just like the Canadian/American issues. I searched around an airport bookshop a couple of months ago whilst awaiting our flights and came across one called Digital Camera. I bought it and took it on holiday with us, I was so impressed with all it's topics and Photoshop help I immediately, on returning home, purchased a subscription online. Here's the link:-
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CJoBEBYwAA&url=http...
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CJoBEBYwAA&url=http...
Jun 6, 2012 18:20:51 #
Rufus
Loc: Puget Sound area, WA
Look at "Digital Photo Pro", a US mag, sometimes available in news stands, my only photo mag subscription. It really stands out for serious, tech savy photographers.
Jun 6, 2012 18:21:27 #
Rufus
Loc: Puget Sound area, WA
Look at "Digital Photo Pro", a US mag, sometimes available in news stands, my only photo mag subscription. It really stands out for serious, tech savy photographers.
Jun 6, 2012 20:44:47 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
I read them with an English accent.
Makes it sound classier.
"Colour" sounds more colourful than just plain "color".
Makes it sound classier.
"Colour" sounds more colourful than just plain "color".
Ha! Ha! Ha! You probably sound as fantastic as an upper class Englishman speaking with a Southern American drawl!
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