[iris-talk] Re: OT:Garden Magazines--Quality Thereof
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- Subject: [iris-talk] Re: OT:Garden Magazines--Quality Thereof
- From: B* S* <B*@hsc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 08 Sep 1998 16:15:41 -0500
From: Bill Shear <BILLS@hsc.edu>
>From: Irisborer@aol.com
>
>In a message dated 98-09-08 12:08:03 EDT, you write:
>
><< Lots of folks talk about a quarterly called The American Cottage Gardener
>and
> from what I've seen it is a quality publication of its literary type>>
>
>And, sadly, it has just announced its demise. One of the very best
>magazines.....
>
>Kathy Guest - mourning the loss
>E. Aurora, NY
Another example of the dictum "bad drives out good." We also have lost
EARTH, a very fine popular magazine presenting the earth sciences to a
general audience. They couldn't sell enough advertising.
Starting a new magazine is one of the riskiest business ventures going,
unless you are backed by a major publisher who is prepared to lose money
for several years.
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@hsc.edu>
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