Comments on: TUX magazine moving to paid subscriptions http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/07/25/tux-magazine-moving-to-paid-subscriptions/ Enhancing your Ubuntu experience! Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ./martijn http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/07/25/tux-magazine-moving-to-paid-subscriptions/#comment-95 ./martijn Sat, 29 Jul 2006 13:37:32 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=124#comment-95 well I unsubscribed :/ well I unsubscribed :/

]]> By: Christer http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/07/25/tux-magazine-moving-to-paid-subscriptions/#comment-94 Christer Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:24:32 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=124#comment-94 I do wonder if they could squeeze that cost into advertising, but at the same point if you distribute $0.83/ea over 1,000 or 10,000 people it quickly ads up and that would mean a lot more advertising. Personally I don't like advertising in any form. I always change the channel during commercials, use ad-blocking plugins for my browser and usually change the station on the radio. Bottom line: consumers don't want to see annoying, flashy ads. Find another way to generate revenue. I do wonder if they could squeeze that cost into advertising, but at the same point if you distribute $0.83/ea over 1,000 or 10,000 people it quickly ads up and that would mean a lot more advertising. Personally I don’t like advertising in any form. I always change the channel during commercials, use ad-blocking plugins for my browser and usually change the station on the radio. Bottom line: consumers don’t want to see annoying, flashy ads. Find another way to generate revenue.

]]> By: Tristan Rhodes http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/07/25/tux-magazine-moving-to-paid-subscriptions/#comment-93 Tristan Rhodes Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:42:10 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=124#comment-93 Aaron, It looks like it will be $0.83 a month ($9.95/12 months). Even though this is a very reasonable price, I am not sure I am willing to pay for it. Can't they get 83 cents more advertising in the magazine? I would rather put up with advertizements than pay a few quarters every month. Am I cheap? Perhaps, but I think the internet business model has proven that when you give something away, you can get a huge customer base. You should be able to leverage those eyeballs to make a profit. I enjoy reading Tux, and I enjoy reading Linux Journal even more. Unfortunately, I don't buy LJ anymore because it is extremely over-priced. They charge around $16 an issue, simply because it comes with a DVD. Hello! I have broadband! By the time the DVD arrives it already has outdated software. I would pay for a subscription to LJ if it was the price of a normal magazine. Even better, if they distributed LJ in digital format I would be even more excited to subscribe. I have written them twice to suggest this, but I have not gotten any serious responses. Tristan Aaron,

It looks like it will be $0.83 a month ($9.95/12 months). Even though this is a very reasonable price, I am not sure I am willing to pay for it. Can’t they get 83 cents more advertising in the magazine? I would rather put up with advertizements than pay a few quarters every month. Am I cheap? Perhaps, but I think the internet business model has proven that when you give something away, you can get a huge customer base. You should be able to leverage those eyeballs to make a profit.

I enjoy reading Tux, and I enjoy reading Linux Journal even more. Unfortunately, I don’t buy LJ anymore because it is extremely over-priced. They charge around $16 an issue, simply because it comes with a DVD. Hello! I have broadband!

By the time the DVD arrives it already has outdated software. I would pay for a subscription to LJ if it was the price of a normal magazine. Even better, if they distributed LJ in digital format I would be even more excited to subscribe. I have written them twice to suggest this, but I have not gotten any serious responses.

Tristan

]]> By: Aaron http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2006/07/25/tux-magazine-moving-to-paid-subscriptions/#comment-92 Aaron Wed, 26 Jul 2006 05:25:08 +0000 http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/?p=124#comment-92 I won't continue with subscription either, which is unfortunate. I have really enjoyed the magazine, and I think the articles are great. However, $10 / month for a PDF, when I can get a printed magazine for that price isn't worth it. Then again, I can carry a PDF easily with me where a printed magazine may be a bit more difficult. I still don't think I'll pay for it though. I won’t continue with subscription either, which is unfortunate. I have really enjoyed the magazine, and I think the articles are great. However, $10 / month for a PDF, when I can get a printed magazine for that price isn’t worth it. Then again, I can carry a PDF easily with me where a printed magazine may be a bit more difficult. I still don’t think I’ll pay for it though.

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