I have been subscribing to CC for a few years now. I have learnt a lot from them. Yes they have been responsive to emails. I do hope that the spirit of CC would continue after the merger. John --- On Wed, 12/2/09, Charles Craft wrote: > From: Charles Craft > Subject: Re: [EE] Elektor acquires CC > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 9:32 PM > "Ciarcia will remain associated with > Elektor and Circuit Cellar as a consultant and columnist." > = > I whine every time CC changes their format (don't like > change but it's my livelihood %-)=A0 ) > but what hasn't changed is their level of authors and > access to them. I was shocked / > pleasantly surprised the first time I sent an email to CC > about something and Steve answered it. > The columnists are great about responding to emails as > well. Lets hope they can keep that going. :-) > = > = > -----Original Message----- > >From: Dave Tweed > >Sent: Dec 2, 2009 11:12 AM > >To: piclist@mit.edu > >Subject: Re: [EE] Elektor acquires CC > > > >Joseph Bento wrote: > >> I'm currently a subscriber of the American edition > of Elektor. I am a > >> former subscriber of CC, though had recently > considered subscribing > >> again. I'll hold off till I find out if there is > any merger planned > >> with the magazines. > > > >No, the circulation for the two magazines will remain > separate, at least > >for now. > > > >I finally heard from Steve this morning, and he said I > could forward the > >following release. > > > >-- Dave Tweed > >=A0=A0=A0Circuit Cellar Project Editor > > > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D > >Press Release > > > >Elektor, Circuit Cellar Announce Merger of Electronics > Media Powerhouses > > > >December 1, 2009 - Limbricht, The Netherlands and > Vernon, CT > > > >FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > > >Elektor International Media, publisher of Elektor > magazine and Circuit > >Cellar, The Magazine for Computer Applications, are > pleased to announce a > >strategic partnership effective December 1, 2009. > > > >Elektor is an internationally active publisher of > magazines, newsletters, > >books and websites for professionals with a passion for > electronics, with > >publications in ten languages worldwide. In addition, > the company with > >headquarters in the Dutch province of Limburg produces > electronic products, > >organizes trade shows, study tours and workshops, and > markets educational > >products and services under the Elektor Academy > banner. > > > >Circuit Cellar is the leading U.S. magazine for > computer electronics. It was > >founded in 1988 by the renowned engineer Steve Ciarcia, > following a long > >period during which he was jointly responsible for the > success of Byte, the > >world's largest magazine for computer technology. > Ciarcia will remain > >associated with Elektor and Circuit Cellar as a > consultant and columnist. > > > >Circuit Cellar's headquarters will remain in Vernon, > Connecticut, and the > >current editorial review board will be retained. Both > Circuit Cellar > >Magazine and Elektor USA will continue to be published > as separate titles > >and subscription options. > > > >Paul Snakkers, Director and shareholder of Elektor, > commented: "I am very > >enthusiastic about this acquisition. When we launched > an edition of Elektor > >magazine specifically for the US market in the fall of > 2008, we quickly > >discovered that our growth potential in the world's > largest economy is > >enormous. Now that we have its leading platform Circuit > Cellar on board, we > >can confidently say that we have the ideal bridgehead > on the other side of > >the ocean." > > > >Steve Ciarcia is pleased that he has found a good home > for his brainchild: > >"I've been reading Elektor ever since the first issue, > and I have a lot of > >respect for their new flair and success since they were > sold by Wolters > >Kluwer. Now that I've accomplished my goals for Circuit > Cellar, it's time to > >pass the torch to a growth-oriented company with both > the resources and > >ambition to further the expansion and success of > Circuit Cellar. Right after > >we signed the agreement, we drafted several highly > promising plans that can > >give both Elektor and Circuit Cellar a strong boost in > increasing their > >international reputation, goodwill, profit and value. > We determined that a > >merger could be a win-win-win for subscribers, > advertisers, and the > >continued success of the high-end consumer electronics > media market." > > > >The U.S. activities of the combined Elektor and Circuit > Cellar enterprise > >will be managed by Hugo Van haecke, who among other > things was previously > >Financial Director of Wolters Kluwer Nederland and COO > of Wolters Kluwer/CCH > >in the United States. > > > >Van haecke: "Beside the commercial and financial > advantages of this > >acquisition, it is bound to increase job satisfaction > as well as customer > >satisfaction. For me, these are equally good reasons - > or even better > >reasons - to be very happy with this acquisition." > > > >In part thanks to the acquisition of Circuit Cellar, > Elektor has doubled its > >customer base and sales revenue since it parted company > with Wolters Kluwer > >in January 2006. In its outlook for 2010, the company > expects to have more > >than 50,000 regular customers and achieve a healthy > sales figure of at least > >10 million euros with 60 employees in five countries, > most of them in the > >Netherlands. > > > >Elektor International Media BV is a subsidiary of > Zhomer Media Business BV > >(Hof van Twente, Overijssel, The Netherlands). > > > >More information: > > > >www.elektor.com > >www.circuitcellar.com > > > >Paul Snakkers, CEO Elektor International Media > >Steve Ciarcia, founder of Circuit Cellar > >=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D > >-- = > >http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > >View/change your membership options at > >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > = > = > = > -- = > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > = = -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist