Posted by lon [ 209.103.193.145 ] on August 06, 2004 at 00:23:12:

In Reply to: I'll get on that right away posted by GarMan on August 04, 2004 at 14:22:09:

I've been a subscriber to _ax_ ne Speakerbuilder for
about 5 years.

Back then, before it was integrated with Glass Audio
and Audio Amateur it was aloty less "slick" meaning paper
quality was low, graphics were low and even the ad copy
was pretty primative.

Their cover layout still needs work.

But I'm writing because I too mentioned specific things
like the beginners corner for them to create. My anaology
was _Cook's Illustrated_ where each time they say "cut up a chicken"
there is a side bar with the procedure.

I like print a lot more than web pages. Compare it to
going up a ramp instead of stairs. Also with a collection
of mag.s you can thumb through them not really knowing
what you want. With web search it's much more choppy and there
is (for me at least) a retention factor of near zero.

I remember things I've seen in old issues of _aX_ more
readily than most any websearch. Even a large bookmark
file does not have the look and feel of print mags.

If _aX_ had to somehow make a dual subscription to their
online material I don't know if it would be better or worse.

What I cannot understand is how Ed Dell can be having these
problems with a very secure subscriber base, if not many
newsstand sales. I first found _aX_ accidentally at a Barnes
and Noble and then subscribed. But I don't see it at B&N
lately.

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