Flintlock76They'll miss paper the first time they drop the smart-phone in the "john!"
A "tablet" seems to me to be best suited to e-zine reading. Portable, easy to manipulate, yet big enough to get the whole page without continual scrolling.
I still have landlines in my home and receive printed magazines in the mail.. just a regular Ulrichsaurus..
York1My children are all in their 30s, and they don't subscribe to paper anything.
They'll miss paper the first time they drop the smart-phone in the "john!"
If it hasn't happened to them yet, just wait, one day it will!
UlrichIn a few short years everything will be online as printed material becomes more expensive to produce and distribute. I'm surprised it hasn't happened already.
You're right.
Most of us are in an older group of readers. As we die off, paper communications will become less and less.
My children are all in their 30s, and they don't subscribe to paper anything.
York1 John
In a few short years everything will be online as printed material becomes more expensive to produce and distribute. I'm surprised it hasn't happened already.
touchdownillinoisI never recieved my April hard copy, only the link to the electronic copy on Zinio (of which I was given free access). Does that mean the hard copy is going away? My 91 year old uncle didn't get his hard copy either and he's not online...
No, you will still get your hard copy. Kalmbach is not to blame for the late deliveries. I got my copy last week. Blame the post office for the late deliveries.
This just in (but not in linkable form):
You will be able to access archives of Trains (presumably up to 'last month's issue' on a rolling basis) for $2.99 a month. You can do that with Model Railroader, too, but that's another $2.99. For an extra buck a month (ignoring TVM) you could get 'everything but the magazine subscription' with the Unlimited membership...
More interesting:
Customer service e-mail: customerservice@trainsunlimited.info
Customer service TELEPHONE (866) 926-1494
Questions about anything going on: questions@trains.com
(It remains of course to be seen just how they respond to 'questions' e-mailed this way -- I'll certainly give them more credence than I did Yahoo when they introduced their own question address and then never responded to anything...
I never recieved my April hard copy, only the link to the electronic copy on Zinio (of which I was given free access). Does that mean the hard copy is going away? My 91 year old uncle didn't get his hard copy either and he's not online...
Lithonia Operator BaltACD Personally - I want my MAGAZINES to be printed on PAPER. Me too.
BaltACD Personally - I want my MAGAZINES to be printed on PAPER.
Personally - I want my MAGAZINES to be printed on PAPER.
Me too.
Me three!
wblockMe too, but there are times when electronic is handy.
I'll second that. I like to read the magazine in its paper form.
However, since I also got the online version, I like it, too. I use a large screen laptop, and I like the fact that I can zoom in on photos.
With an on-line resource, I could clean out a significant number of magazines (going back to the 1970's) from my spare bedroom/stacks. I've considered it.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
Me, too.
Probably Zinio. there was another thread recently
http://cs.trains.com/trn/f/111/t/286810.aspx
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
Several weeks ago I got an email telling me that Trains Mag. is now available to read online. It mentioned an app where I could read it. Unfortunately, I can't locate that email to see what app I need.
Any help would be appreciated.
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