Free vitals subscription

[esquire.]

There's also a mail in post cards inside the magazine where they'll continue your free subscription for a year. Sounds good, but I'm suspicious. There has to be a catch somewhere.

 

[j]

There's also a mail in post cards inside the magazine where they'll continue your free subscription for a year. Sounds good, but I'm suspicious. There has to be a catch somewhere.

Maybe the catch is, they have to have circulation so that advertisers will buy ad space, and they can make money and eventually start charging for a magazine with a reputation, etc... gotta get the ball rolling somehow, no one's gonna pay for a subscription to a brand new unknown magazine. I'm waiting on my copy, filled the thing out a couple weeks ago.

Speaking of which, has anyone seen Vice? It's a free mag that comes out in the 'alternative' places around my area and I assume elsewhere, some ads but some good articles and stuff, glossy, full color etc. I often wondered how they could give that away.

 

[Alex_O]

I read Vice online. Didn't know it was given out free. It is often goodstuff, like southpark except imagine if Trey and Matt weren't from stable homes. Vice

 

[chorse123]

Across the board, magazines and newspapers make their money from advertising. Subscription or newstand charges barely cover (and often fail to cover) distribution costs. Has anyone seen a September Vogue recently? It must weigh 5 pounds--try shipping over a million of those, or whatever their circ. is these days.

I second the recommendation of Vice. They even have a clothing store in NYC. How's that for a circular topic?

 

[benjiK]

Vice magazine

the hipster magazine?...would have thought members of Style Forum would dress beyond hipster

 

[chorse123]

Not so much for it's "fashion" sections, but it is a funny and vulgar read.

 

[Bradford]

Thanks for the link - I have submitted my info for the free subscription to Vitals.

Bradford