Comments on: ShopSmart: Hiding the Real Price of Magazine Subscriptions http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/10/13/shopsmart-the-real-price-of-magazine-subscriptions/ Exposing the strings and catches buried in the fine print. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mihai http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/10/13/shopsmart-the-real-price-of-magazine-subscriptions/comment-page-1/#comment-175962 Mihai Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:34:04 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=699#comment-175962 In Romania it is much simpler - the price of a magazine or a newspaper is the price written on the first cover. The profit of the seller is in the discount that he receive from the publisher. In Romania it is much simpler – the price of a magazine or a newspaper is the price written on the first cover. The profit of the seller is in the discount that he receive from the publisher.

]]> By: suzanne http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/10/13/shopsmart-the-real-price-of-magazine-subscriptions/comment-page-1/#comment-170148 suzanne Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:02:03 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=699#comment-170148 They are forever sending you renewal forms. I think they hope you are too busy to notice that you still may have 6 months left on your subscription and you'll just send in another payment. How many people have done that? They are forever sending you renewal forms. I think they hope you are too busy to notice that you still may have 6 months left on your subscription and you’ll just send in another payment. How many people have done that?

]]> By: Sasha http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/10/13/shopsmart-the-real-price-of-magazine-subscriptions/comment-page-1/#comment-167745 Sasha Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:28:10 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=699#comment-167745 I agree with many earlier statements. I personally believe that the exact replicas should be offered at a lower price. Many auditing agency only require publishers to charge 25% of the newsstand price. However, e-publishing is not free either. The publication has the cost of software (license or service), per page conversion fee, content hosting, and email delivery. Go green publishing! I subscribe to the local e-paper and enjoy accessing it at home and at work. I agree with many earlier statements. I personally believe that the exact replicas should be offered at a lower price. Many auditing agency only require publishers to charge 25% of the newsstand price. However, e-publishing is not free either. The publication has the cost of software (license or service), per page conversion fee, content hosting, and email delivery. Go green publishing! I subscribe to the local e-paper and enjoy accessing it at home and at work.

]]> By: MidwestSnowMom http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/10/13/shopsmart-the-real-price-of-magazine-subscriptions/comment-page-1/#comment-163168 MidwestSnowMom Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:47:01 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=699#comment-163168 I hear ya on the magazine thing where you get many issues right away. That happened with one last year, subscribed and got 3 issues in 2 days. One was of course a backissue. I hate that. I hear ya on the magazine thing where you get many issues right away. That happened with one last year, subscribed and got 3 issues in 2 days. One was of course a backissue. I hate that.

]]> By: Bob http://www.mouseprint.org/2008/10/13/shopsmart-the-real-price-of-magazine-subscriptions/comment-page-1/#comment-157366 Bob Sat, 25 Oct 2008 06:34:34 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=699#comment-157366 "Anyway, as for this S&H charge? Deceptive but still probably less than buying at the newstand, which is becoming outrageous." According to their numbers, no. If $3 is 39% off of the newsstand price, then $8 is almost double the newsstand price. “Anyway, as for this S&H charge? Deceptive but still probably less than buying at the newstand, which is becoming outrageous.”

According to their numbers, no. If $3 is 39% off of the newsstand price, then $8 is almost double the newsstand price.

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