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In Reply to: RE: Just how much... posted by mkuller on March 05, 2011 at 10:30:49
and it seems to be:
http://www.hificritic.com/subscribe/order.aspx
It's business model and publication schedule seem very much like those of the original Absolute Sound. I wonder how many copies they sell?
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> I wonder how many copies they sell?
I am told that current circulation is around 1000.
It must be low as I was interviewed for a recent issue of The HiFi Critic and said some
things that might have raised some eyebrows. However, I didn't get any email about it.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
Whoa, now you have me curious. If I had $150 I didn't want, I'd go see what you said.
So $150,000 gross? I don't know anything about the economics of magazine publishing, but it sounds like it could support HP.
> So $150,000 gross? I don't know anything about the economics of magazine publishing,
> but it sounds like it could support HP.
Except that with the HiFi Critic, printing, paper, and distribution costs eat away at that
gross. You need to publish on the Web, but then you run up against the mantra that
"content wants to be free." Even an icon like HP wouldn't be able to charge $150/year
for a downloadable newsletter.
You asked in another recent message:
> Has there been piracy of Stereophile and TAS? Of course, with their subscription prices
> being what they are, they're almost free; a newsletter might be a more tempting target.
Even though our subscription price is low and we make most of Stereophile's content
available on our website free of charge (though not "day and date"), we do suffer a
piracy problem. Every issue is available from bit torrent sources within hours of it being
mailed to subscribers. One estimate was that as any as 15,000 pirated copies of
Stereophile (complete with ads) are downloaded each month. :-(
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
"Even an icon like HP wouldn't be able to charge $150/year for a downloadable newsletter."
Probably true. I pay $129/yr. for a downloadable Wall Street Journal.
Tony Lauck
"Diversity is the law of nature; no two entities in this universe are uniform." - P.R. Sarkar
I downloaded one just to see what it was, and it was the real deal. Everything was perfect. Somebody with access to the original computer (PDF?) files put it out there. Where is the leak?
Hi,
I actually about this a number of months ago. My thoughts are in an article linked below called "The Future of Print Magazines is Online and Free." In my opinion, stopping pirating will be as successful as what's happening with the music industry. I know a few publishers and all their content has ended up online. In one instance, THREE WEEKS before the newstand date!
DS @ SoundStageNetwork.com
> I downloaded one just to see what it was, and it was the real deal.
> Everything was perfect. Somebody with access to the original computer
> (PDF?) files put it out there.
Yes, it looks as if the pirated version is prepared from the same hi-rez
pdfs we send to the printer and Zinio. These are not cheesy scans from
the paper magazine.
> Where is the leak?
Our management is investigating because the leak must either be from
the pre-press department or the printer. All we have found out so far
is that the sources for the pirated version(s) are sites in Spain and
the Ukraine. While these sites have sent "cease and desist" letters,
enforcing copyright in those countries is, I am told, very difficult.
John Atkinson
Editor, Stereophile
> > Our management is investigating because the leak must either be from
the pre-press department or the printer. < <
Shoot, that's easy. Just send Luigi out to break a few kneecaps.
Or if you want to be civilized, you go to both places and tell them if this happens again that you will switch companies. They will find the guy for you and fire them, as losing Stereophile would also mean losing forty other titles. Money talks...
My friend works (and now supervises) pre-press for a large printer in Colorado. Threats of lost business are taken very seriously, especially as a result of security concerns or employee mistakes.
With all the highly classified material that gets distributed it is clear that nothing would be sacred. It is a shame that hard work gets pirated. It would be fitting that those doing the pirating would be caught and processed to the full extent of the law, but I would not bet on it after what we all see going on now.
Jim Tavegia
Just kidding. But if there were pictures involved, I'd seriously consider it.
:-)
...of what - Harry sitting there contemplating the sound?
Of the set up in his rooms?
Maybe of his set-up man tweaking the equipment?
...are too busy sailing around their winter homes in the islands to get around to emailing you.
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