"Phisherman" wrote in message
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 21:13:21 -0400, "Brian Mahaney"
wrote:


Robert Galloway wrote in message
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Subscribed to Wood a number of years ago. I do think it has declined a
little. I let it expire. Can't seem to give up on FWW, AW and WWJ. I
picked up an issue of Woodwork at Borders. Couldn't help myself. Read
it and entered a subscription through Amazon. Looks good. Wish me
luck. (Confessions of a woodworking magazine junky). Anybody have
opinions of Woodwork?

bob g.

I've been buying Woodwork off the news stand for the last few issues and
love it. I'm eagerly waiting on my first subscription issue to arrive.
The
subscription process seems a little slow, but maybe I went about it the
wrong way. I sent in a card out of the magazine. I wonder if ordering
it
through Amazon is any faster.

Brian


I often wonder this myself. Why magazine starts, address changes,
cancellations take so long? I called one time and found out that the
printing, administration, and journalists are all in different states
(their excuse) but that makes no difference with today's technology.
Six weeks notice to change an address--give me a break.

Magazines aren't mailed from the home office, but from the printer. Since
their deadline schedule is often a couple of months in advance (the deadline
for December is coming up) they need updated sub lists to get to the printer
in time, usually weeks before the issue is even printed. So your December
issue is mailed, let's say, in early November to get to you within 10 days
or so. It's printed the previous week, and the subscription mailing list is
due in late October.
Before that, the magazine's fulfillment (subscription) department needs time
to get the data entered, and the Postal Service needs time also, so mailing
your sub in September means you get December as the first issue.
Like most things, it turns out to be more complicated than it appears on the
surface.

Bob
P.S. I worked for several magazines.