am I doing the mag good by only buying off shelves?

[Nonsense]

or would a sub put more coin in your pockets? or is there a difference at all?

I've bought every issue off newsstands for the last 2 years or so, and I know its good to have a retail presence, but Ive been thinking of getting the ever cost-and-time-effective subscription.
For the difference of a buck here and there, I dont mind supporting the mag.

what say you?

[Capt Rhodes]

Good Q! I always buy @ the stand because of the dreaded "magazine trough" at my complex, damn thieves!

[Burzum]

Originally posted by Capt Rhodes
Good Q! I always buy @ the stand because of the dreaded "magazine trough" at my complex, damn thieves!

Magazine trough!! Yuck, how do you get your Victoria's Secret catalogs, etc?

[Capt Rhodes]

Originally posted by Burzum
Magazine trough!! Yuck, how do you get your Victoria's Secret catalogs, etc?
Those are hand-delivered by Giselle :love: !

[ROBERT BLACK]

I live in a house, and I've had magazines swiped from my mailbox. Probably by teens who distribute flyers to you're door. Hasn't happened in a while,( I complained) but, as a result, I now buy many of my publications from the stand.

[headlesshorseman]

booby trap your mail box, that will keep them away.....just kidding, report any possible theft and the u.s mail will take care of it, they cought the bastards who were tampering with my mail.


headlesshorseman on the hunt tonight!!!!!!!!

[Jo Satana]

I pick the rag up from my local comic shop. I know the guys who run the place, so I'd rather go in and pick up the mag instead of having it delivered cause:

1) I'm there anyways to pick up my comics
2) I get it sooner than I would through subscription
3) I'd be supporting both my local comic shop and the Rue-Morgue folk.

Everyone wins... well, except for my bank account.... :blood:

I get sucked dry !!!!

[izzyfnlee]

you could always get a po box...do they have that in canada? they don't cost a lot..

[Burzum]

Originally posted by izzyfnlee
you could always get a po box...do they have that in canada? they don't cost a lot..

Do they have PO boxes in Canada?

Am I misunderstanding your question or are you serious?

[Frankenstein]

The mail in Canada still gets delivered by Pony Express.

[GORE]

Oh yes, we have PO boxes...we're working on getting electricity next....I can't wait!:D

[Count Whackula]

Subscription For Me. What's Better Than Having The Mag Delivered Right To Your Own Door.

[screwnut75]

Originally posted by GORE
Oh yes, we have PO boxes...we're working on getting electricity next....I can't wait!:D


Yeah we really gotta find some better way of building Hydro Building instead of using the standard Igloo. Who know that water and electricty don't mix....maybe we use some of that fancy lumber that you yanks don't want? ;D

[Burzum]

Originally posted by screwnut75
....maybe we use some of that fancy lumber that you yanks don't want? ;D

Hahah, nice

Any burn based on the ridiculous softwood lumber tariffs is A-OK with me.

[izzyfnlee]

i didn't know if they called it something else.

[Burzum]

No, they're called PO (post office) boxes.

We used to call them ID (Igloo drop) boxes but we're become more americanized by the day up here.

[ixltoo]

Don't tell me - Rick Mercer's gonna show up soon and does his "American" thing. Give the guy a break....(we don't want to be the snarky Canadians full of ironic detachment, do we?

Oh, we do...okay then....

[mikey horror]

I absolutely love Rue Morgue. I think it's the most impressive horror magazine to ever hit the newstands, however, I just can't subscribe because it's just entirely too fucking expensive. Again, I love your mag, but you really do ask an outrageous subscription price.

[Velvet Kiss]

??????

With the subscription, it's less than $7 an issue (and worth far more).

Lay off the Crack for one day a month, and you've got it covered!

[Monica S. Kuebler]

mikey horror,

The subscription prices actually work out to be quite a bit cheaper than buying them on the newstands. With a one year paid subscription you essentially get 2 free issues with the amount you'd be saving from buying it at the local Borders, etc... with a two year, 6 issues.

[mikey horror]

I realize in the grander sceme of things, yes, it is cheaper, but the subscription price is a lot to pay all at once. Do you wind up spending more money buying it periodically, yes, but there is a clear difference in paying 7.99 an issue, monthly and dishing out the subscription price in one shot. I love the magazine, I really do, but compared to other magazines, it is really expensive.

[Burzum]

10 issues of Rue Morgue: $60.95

10 issues of Fangoria: 56.97

Not having to read 4 straight months of coverage on Blade 3: Pricless

[KISS Fan]

I think he is looking for the $1 an issue that Playboy has.

[Nonsense]

and yet no one has really answered my question.

[cadaver]

Originally posted by Nonsense
and yet no one has really answered my question.

watch out zombie, there's a shark coming after you! .....

[Velvet Kiss]

Originally posted by Nonsense
and yet no one has really answered my question.

I'm just guessing here... the Rue Crew would actually have to confirm, but this is my understanding of retail services offering magazines/newspapers (dollar amounts are for examples only):

The retail store orders 50 copies of a publication for sale. They receive a discounted price on the 50 copies. If they sell all 50, they pay only $1 per issue.

At the end of the month, they haven't sold all 50, and return 20. Having sold only 30 issues, and returned 20, their discount lowers, and they end up paying $2 for each issue they sold.

If the cover price is $5, that means that the retail outlet made $3 per issue. That's how the retail outlet turns a profit and stays in business.

Hence, if you purchase directly from RM etc. you pay the same cover price of $5, but all $5 goes directly to RM, not to the middle man.

Same goes for all magazines/newspapers etc. The Toronto Star loves that you read their paper, but they would rather you subscribe - their "subscription numbers" go up, which they use to attract more advertisers, and their profit increases, cause they don't have to discount for the retail outlet. So, to get you to subscribe, they offer you amazing deals on the cost of home delivery, vs. buying it at the store. They are still making more money off your paper than they would if you bought it at the store.

Is any of that clear?

[mikey horror]

Sure, crystal clear. Doesn't change the fact that the magazine is still expensive.

[ghoulinagirl]

For the amount of colour along with interesting articles and an endless amount of reading pleasure, I am not certain what you expect a magazine to retail for? I am quite happy with the content and the cost of Rue Morgue. "You do get what you pay for"

[Nallix]

Originally posted by mikey horror
Sure, crystal clear. Doesn't change the fact that the magazine is still expensive.

Dude, I'm a broke ass college student working full time just to pay my truck note. Yet somehow I find the money. If the magazine is too much for you, here's a surprise, don't buy it. And if you think a measly $60 is expensive, I'd hate to give you a heart attack with my truck note. Or my rent. Or my insurance. Want to afford that subscription? Eat one less fast food meal a month, and you'll have enough.

[xfollowingseax]

Originally posted by Burzum
10 issues of Rue Morgue: $60.95

10 issues of Fangoria: 56.97

Not having to read 4 straight months of coverage on Blade 3: Pricless


hahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

speaking of overkill that magazine shivers is still doing the AVP thing.... that shit is wack!!!

[Bubba_Ho_Kev]

Originally posted by Burzum
10 issues of Rue Morgue: $60.95

10 issues of Fangoria: 56.97

Not having to read 4 straight months of coverage on Blade 3: Pricless

Beauty Clarke.....:lmao:

[Mike D]

Originally posted by mikey horror
Sure, crystal clear. Doesn't change the fact that the magazine is still expensive.

For the first time in years I had to get off my ass and go to the store to get the re-print issue, because it's not covered by my subscription. I also had to pick up the latest Fango because it seems I've let my subscription for that lapse. The Rue Morgue cost me $7.99. The fucking Fangoria was $11.99!!! That's a fifty percent difference. A full one third more for the Fango. If anything, I'd say Mr. Gudino is under-pricing himself in the market (obviously a business decision Marco isn't in charge of).

So, take into account that its nearest competitor is significantly more per issue, the quality of the paper stock that RM is printed on and the fact that the Canadian dollar has risen roughly 20% over the last two yearsagainst the USD and the impact that would have on a Canadian magazine that sells (I'm guessing) 90% of its copies in the United States and I'd say $7.99 is beyond reasonable.

As for subscribing, as long as you can scrape together the pittance a magazine subscription costs (hint, hint mikey horror), it's always the best option. You pay less and the magazine you like makes more. And then your copies of HUSTLER, BARELY LEGAL and RUE MORGUE arrive in your mailblox before they show up on newstands and everybody is happy.

[Nonsense]

Done and done.

Thanks guys.

[Rovin]

I always bought Rue Morgue off the magazine rack of a local Hastings. Then all of sudden it wouldn't be there until well after each issue's release. When the issues DID show up, they were torn up and dog-eared. I'm guessing one of their employees takes it in the back and reads it when it gets in and puts it back on the stand after he or she's done using it as a bludgeon or something.

So I'm subscribing.

[Graves]

Originally posted by Burzum
10 issues of Rue Morgue: $60.95

10 issues of Fangoria: 56.97

Not having to read 4 straight months of coverage on Blade 3: Pricless

*stands up and claps*

[Draccenstein]

Originally posted by mikey horror
Sure, crystal clear. Doesn't change the fact that the magazine is still expensive.

not being a smart ass here but do friends and family buy you birthday or Christmas gifts? Might be a good idea to let the hints fly...

[GORE]

Thats what I did, and I ended up getting a subscription as a Christmas gift...it's the gift of Horror all year long...how can you argue with that!

[Ace]

Originally posted by Count Whackula
Subscription For Me. What's Better Than Having The Mag Delivered Right To Your Own Door.

How's about having it delivered right to your own door by a half-naked hottie with huge brea... nevermind. :D

[Beowulf]

When I discovered RUE MORGUE... I stopped buying FANGORIA after 20 yrs of loyalty.

Wouldn't mind seeing a Robert Martin interview within Rue Morgue sometime though....

[theonemancirkus]

well, I am a loyal reader of fangoria...and i find it a bit sad that burzum isnt far from direct fact with the blade coverage...
i cant even friggin find the rue morgue rag on stands, so i just listen to the radio and im waiting to spring the idea of the subscription on my family as a birthday gift (september!!), i love seeing the looks on my parents faces when a magazine shows up and they look at the cover and its like "O.o..oh, this must be Josh's...*throws*" but from what im hearing...rue morgue could totally kick fangoria's ass in a cake making contest...

[Nallix]

Originally posted by theonemancirkus
well, I am a loyal reader of fangoria...and i find it a bit sad that burzum isnt far from direct fact with the blade coverage...

What about the coverage of Matrix Revolutions and Terminator 3?

[theonemancirkus]

well, thats true, and i couldnt bring myself to read all of the ( i dunno...3?) articles about the ring 2.

[NSM_1369]

I buy from the shelves, usually along with a horror novel and a dvd.