Tricky Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I was just given a copy of Beer & Brewer Australia magazine. It has just been released on the market. What a great magazine! If you have'nt seen it yet, have a look at your newsagent. There are lots of beer articles, beer reviews, interviews and some home brewing info. There are even '10 commandments of homebrewing' by our very own Paul Burge! www.beerandbrewer.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Agreed, sounds good (haven't read it yet though). Some goon needs to do some maths though. $6.95 per issue, four issues per year = $27.80 1 Year subscription (4 issues) = $31.95 Kind of defeats the purpose of subscription doesn't it? .. and wholesale price of it is way lower than $6.95 per issue (dad's a newsagent and he has a copy waiting for me in Adelaide) so they obviously have missed something with their calculations. Typically, subscriptions to magazines make the per-issue equivalent price a hell of a lot cheaper - even after factoring in postage. I'd expect ~$22 per year or something similar ($4.50 per issue, $4 for postage - maybe a tad more). cya, Kieran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky Posted May 24, 2007 Author Share Posted May 24, 2007 I've just had a look at the website and compared it to the magazine. In the magazine the subscription rates are $26.18 for one year and $49.00 for two years. While the content is great, here are a number of spelling and other errors in the magazine. The $26.18 subscription price is advertised as being a saving of 25%. This would make a full year\u2019s issues worth $34.90, but as you pointed out it would only cost $27.80 to buy at the newsagent. Still it is a good beginning, and I assume that these minor hitches will be sorted out before the next issue. I'm sure Paul knows more about the magazine than any of us, but I don't know if he is allowed to comment in this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kieran Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 They need to fix their web pricing then. Spelling errors land smack bang on the head of the editor. Perhaps they need a new editor, one that can at least correct any errors not picked up by a drunken proofer. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PB2 Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 I have sent an e-mail to them with a list of errors. Starting with the clanger on page 3 - I work in the Brewing Products Department but I certainly don't head up the show!! They say there will not be the same problem with errors in the next issue. As for the cost - suggest you contact them and point out the anomally. It may well be just another error... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody1525228571 Posted May 28, 2007 Share Posted May 28, 2007 Thanks for letting me know about the mag, I've found it quite entertaining especially if ya dismiss the teething problems. I hope they can keep coming up with original and entertaining articles, possibly expanding the home brew section. p.s. the missus reckons I'm now spending a unhealthy amount of time in the library (especially sunday morning) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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