http://www.zinerrific.com/blog Magazine subscriptions at discount prices Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:52:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As a sign of the tough economic times, the New York Times is reporting that magazine ad pages are down over 25% in the first quarter (link).  Looks like 2009 will unfortunately be a pretty bad year in the magazine world.  As magazine lovers, lets hope that not too many ... http://www.zinerrific.com/blog/2009/04/another-rough-year-for-magazines/ Zinerrific is proud to announce that we now carry Cultural Survival Quarterly subscriptions.  Cultural Survival Quarterly is a thirty year old publication that focuses exclusively on delivering the world's cultures to your mailbox.  Through breath-taking photography and lucid writing, the experts behind Cultural Survival Quarterly share insight into the spirituality, ... http://www.zinerrific.com/blog/2009/02/cultural-survival-quarterly-now-available-for-sale/ We're a bit late at announcing this (it's been live for a few weeks!), but we're excited to be the first magazine subscription retailer to work with Eco-Libris! For those of you who don't know, Eco-Libris is a green company that allows readers to show their commitment to sustainability by offsetting ... http://www.zinerrific.com/blog/2009/02/a-new-partnership-with-eco-libris-tree-planting/ The Zinerrific.com team would like to wish everyone a joyous and healthy 2009!  We look forward to servicing all of your magazine subscription needs in the coming year.  New years resolution to get smarter?  Consider a subscription to Mental Floss magazine or our various Sudoku titles.  Cheers! http://www.zinerrific.com/blog/2009/01/happy-new-year/ With these austere times, many of us are looking for less expensive ways to enjoy our leisure time.  This includes spending time with family and friends, or dusting off old hobbies.  Perhaps you're interested in returning to flute playing, or quilting, wood carving, or birding.  By subscribing to magazines, you ... http://www.zinerrific.com/blog/2008/12/have-a-hobby-connect-with-its-community-through-a-magazine/ We've had a few folks ask about Radar Magazine lately.  Unfortuantely, Radar announced that it was closing both its print and online formats after the November 2008 issue (link).  For anyone looking for this magazine, I regret to inform you that you won't be able to get it from Zinerrific ... http://www.zinerrific.com/blog/2008/12/radar-magazine-here-today-gone-tomorrow/ Zinerrific hopes you and your family had a safe and happy Thanksgiving.  Now is about the time that most folks start thinking about what they should get their loved ones for the holidays.  We all know that some people are easier to shop for than others.  For those harder-to-please types, ... http://www.zinerrific.com/blog/2008/11/gift-giving-for-the-holidays/ Ziff Davis Media, the publisher of PC Magazine, has made the decision to cease publication of the print edition and become an online-only magazine. PC Magazine makes more than 80% of its profit from online, so it was a sensible business decision for a magazine that has seen its print business ... http://www.zinerrific.com/blog/2008/11/pc-magazine-to-become-online-only-magazine/ There have certainly been neigh-sayers along the way.  Those who said "Thousands of magazines as competitive prices can't be done!"  and "Zinerrific is too complicated of a name for a store that Joe S. Pack wants to buy magazines from!"  Well, America, I'd like to say that both of these ... http://www.zinerrific.com/blog/2008/10/over-1000-magazine-titles-available-for-sale-on-zinerrific/ For now, we have made the decision to utilize Google Checkout as the primary checkout method for magazine subscriptions.  We're going to keep our ears open for customer feedback on this one.  We will certainly consider offering PayPal again, as well as direct credit card support.  But for now, one ... http://www.zinerrific.com/blog/2008/10/google-checkout-exclusive-checkout-method-of-zinerrific/