At 12:58 AM 1/17/2013, you wrote:
>Bruce,
>
>Go to their forum and ask there.
>http://www.chatzones.co.uk/discus/messages/1633/13937.html?1358086824
>
>There's a rather long thread of people moaning about the new format.
>You can email the Board Admin ARW if you need to - he works for EPE.

I don't have a dog in this fight (don't read the magazine), but I might
remark that AFAIUI, many print magazines do NOT make money on subscription
fees- rather they cover printing and distribution (variable costs).
The money they make is from advertisers. That magazine (EPE) appears to hav=
e
numerous advertisers.

It would seem logical that if the distribution fees were close enough
to zero that the magazine could (perhaps _should_) be free. They also
need a way to measure "real" circulation, but that doesn't necessarily
lead to a subscription fee (most trade magazine are free, for example)..
for example BPA provides audited circulation figures.

If their real circulation was higher, they should be able to charge
higher advertising rates. Perhaps their business model would better
charge a very nominal fee for those who want convenience and access to
back issues in an organized manner, and cease discouraging
redistribution of the files. Of course it's their IP and
their decision to make.

IMHO, the problem with hobby electronics magazines is declining
interest and readership rather than any issue with copying, and
it's not a new problem.

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