My subscription is running out

[clivelParticipant @clivel]

Posted by David Clark 1 on 07/01/2011 15:34:11: 

The reason for using a third party in US and Canada is to develop the market.

The potential of the market is huge and we are only touching the pin in the top of the iceberg at the moment.

This decision was taken to bring Model Engineer and Model Engineers’ Workshop to a wider audience in USA and Canada.

 

I was browsing through the magazines at my local Chapters (a chain of Canadian book shops) today, and was gratified for the first time to see model engineering magazines. Both ME and MEW as well as EIM were on the shelf.  And although I am non too thrilled at a higher Canadian subscription rate, if Expressmag do create a larger North American market, that can only be good for the model engineering hobby in general.

 

 

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

Do you remember the cost of the magazines?

I would be interested in the cost of all three individually.

Overseas news stand sales are handled by COMAG I think.

Express just do subscriptions.

regards David

 

Edited By David Clark 1 on 09/01/2011 09:37:37

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

I suspect the offer is closed because MEW 172 is on sale for longer and the offer closed after 4 weeks.

No one thought to extend the offer to allow for the longer on sale dates.

I will ask on Monday if they will extend it.

regards David

[AlbertParticipant @albert]

Hello All,

  I have taken M/E for 45+years.

  I have 3 letters from M/E to renew at £50 by direct debt.I have sent 3 e-mails for a form to fill in for my bank—NO REPLY.

 

   Sorry –no response–No pay— No M/E.

 

      Albert

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi Albert

Email me direct and let me know who you are emailing.

regards david

 

david.clark@myhobbystore.com

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi Robert

MEW 172 subscription page says offer ends 31 December.

Website says 21 January.

I will query it but doubt it will be worth the effort.

They will just say the website is wrong.

 

The next offer will be found at the following web address and will probably be active in about a week’s time. The price will be £42 by direct debit or £44.50 for a one of payment by card or cheque and will include a copy of Workshop Practice book 46 Workshop Machinery by Alex Wiese.

Regards David

The next offer code is 
http://www.subscription.co.uk/mew/V083 

 

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi Albert

The form is in the magazine on the subscription page.

Why don’t you photocopy it and post it to subcripttions?

 

Why do we need to send you a separate form?

 

regards david

 

[clivelParticipant @clivel]

The single issue Canadian retail prices at my local Chapters:

ME    – $8.95

MEW – $11.95

EIM   – $7.99

These prices exclude sales tax which is added on and varies from province to province.

 

What is quite frustrating is the enormous price stickers placed on the cover by the distributors, not only do they cover up the UK price as intended, but also obscure a significant part of the cover artwork and in the case of EIM the actual issue date.

 

[EddieParticipant @eddie]

Hi

I were following this topic for a while.

The bottom line is any case is; Am I willing to pay for something as presented?

If it is a subscription or something on Fleebay does not matter. It does not matter what the price is.

I subscrbed to MEW for the following reasons.

The local shop price is more double what it cost me to subscribe. (5.5 Shop mags pay for a Year)

There is a erratic delayed delivery 2 to 4 months after issue.

Some issues not arriving to be sold here.

 

It was and still is the money worth of subscribing.

Eddie

 

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi Robert

Offer should remain until next issue of magazine is on sale.

The offer should have been extended untill 21 January.

Obviously they extended the offer as the date is correct but forgot to alter the template as well so offer would have ended on December 31.

regards David

 

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi Clive

Thank you for the prices.

Subscription is the best way to go in the US and Canada.

It is a lot cheaper than buying single issues.

We do not set the US and Canada price for newsagent sales, this is done by the distributor.

regards David

 

Edited By David Clark 1 on 10/01/2011 10:22:03

[ChrisHParticipant @chrish]

Hi David,

 

Subscription in the UK by direct debit – is it only available as a one off payment per year or is a quarterly (or even monthly?) DD subscription available?

 

Regards, Chris 

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

Just read on another forum that some guy has signed up for the digital issue.

 

Signed up on line.

 

Paid online

 

Now has to wait for his subscription number thru the post.

Repeat after me “The earth is not flat “

John S.

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi Chris
Quarterly should be available.
We have offered it before.
regards David

[Ian AbbottParticipant @ianabbott31222]

$8.95 Canadian, according to the online currency calculator works out to £5.78.

 

Not bad for a magazine with a cover price of $2.95, and  I’ll bet that the importers don’t even pay that.

 

Oh yeah and there’s sales tax too.  BC was about 7% at one time with no federal tax on books, but the new and improved “Harmonized Sales Tax” probably works out at 20%.  Alberta didn’t have any tax on written stuff at one time, but I don’t know about now.  Canadians get ripped off on anything imported.  Even with the US dollar at about even, there’s a few bucks difference in the sticker price, especially on books.

 

Sure glad that I don’t live there anymore. 

 

Ian 

 

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi John

There is a reason why the number is going by post.

The email is being changed to suit the new digital subscription.

We will be offering two subscriptions in the future to each magazine.

There will be a combined digital and print subscription and a digital only subscription.

Both subscriptions will give access to all of the current and archive issues for the particular magazine subscribed to.

It will take a little while to set up the new subscription pages.

 

This is being done for the benefit of US and Canadian subscribers who will be able to access the magazines at the same price as the UK subscribers.

regards David

 

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi ChrisH

Yearly direct debit only.

regards David

 

[ChrisHParticipant @chrish]

Hi David,

 

Thanks for following that query up,

 

regards, Chris 

[Robert GeorgeParticipant @robertgeorge91087]

Posted by David Clark 1 on 09/01/2011 11:34:48:

Hi Robert

MEW 172 subscription page says offer ends 31 December.

Website says 21 January.

I will query it but doubt it will be worth the effort.

They will just say the website is wrong.

 

The next offer will be found at the following web address and will probably be active in about a week’s time. The price will be £42 by direct debit or £44.50 for a one of payment by card or cheque and will include a copy of Workshop Practice book 46 Workshop Machinery by Alex Wiese.

Regards David

The next offer code is 
http://www.subscription.co.uk/mew/V083 

 

 Hi David,

I think you’re missing my point: ExpressMags does not support the subscription renewals you’re offering.

 

Robert 

 

 

 

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

I am assured by the office that they do.

I can’t do any more.

regards david

 

[Robert GeorgeParticipant @robertgeorge91087]

David, that’s interesting.

 

I could never get a live person at ExpressMags to answer the phone or reply to email, but someone at ExpressMags called my house the day I posted this thread (December 14, during the previous subscription discount),. They would not support the subscription discount that was offered on MyHobbyStore’s web page at the time.

 

So I subscribed at the normal $89 USD rate — the Express Mags rep indicated they DO NOT support the MyHobbyStore discounted subscription rates..

 

My subscription actually doesn’t expire until March, so ExpressMags calling me in December was a bit premature, so if you can give me the correct subscription rate, it would be greatly appreciated David!

 

Robert

 

Edited By Robert George on 12/01/2011 21:22:55

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi Robert

Are you saying that Express magazines will not accept the discount offered on a renewal letter?

regards david

 

[Robert GeorgeParticipant @robertgeorge91087]

Posted by David Clark 1 on 13/01/2011 12:06:55:

Hi Robert

Are you saying that Express magazines will not accept the discount offered on a renewal letter?

regards david

 

 ExpressMags doesn’t send out discount offers.  So the ExpressMags rep told me no discounts in North America.

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi Robert

If discounts are not offered then you won’t get one.

I am loosing track of the problem.

What is it?

regards David

 

[Robert GeorgeParticipant @robertgeorge91087]

                Posted by Robert George on 12/01/2011 16:35:25: 
                Hi David,

                ExpressMags does not support the subscription renewals you’re offering.

 

Robert
 

Posted by David Clark 1 on 12/01/2011 19:30:55:

Hi There

 

I am assured by the office that they do.

 

regards david 

Posted by Robert George on 12/01/2011 21:19:58:

So I subscribed at the normal $89 USD rate — the Express Mags rep indicated they DO NOT support the MyHobbyStore discounted subscription rates.

Posted by David Clark 1 on 13/01/2011 16:28:23:

Hi Robert

I am loosing track of the problem. What is it?

regards David 

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Edited By Robert George on 13/01/2011 18:55:22

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