Date:         Sat, 12 May 2001 22:08:34 -0400
Reply-To:     Isaac Taylor <irtaylor@fas.harvard.edu>
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From:         Isaac Taylor <irtaylor@fas.harvard.edu>
Subject:      Re: Adventures in Publishing | Vanagon Magazine
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Thanks, Andrew.  Anybody else interested?  I am surprised at the lack of
response to this thread.

Isaac Taylor
Cambridge, Mass.

----- Original Message -----
From: "andrewbell" <andrewbell@qwest.net>
To: "Isaac Taylor" <irtaylor@fas.harvard.edu>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 9:30 PM
Subject: Re: Adventures in Publishing | Vanagon Magazine


> I'll subscribe.
>
> AB
>
> Isaac Taylor wrote:
>
> > Hi all, longtime lurker Isaac in Cambridge here.  It struck me the other
day
> > while catching up on last month's listmail backlog, that there's a better
place
> > to do all this reading than here at my desk.  The porch, the couch, even
the
> > can beckon.  But without a laptop and a wireless connection, what are volk
to
> > do?
> >
> > And then it hit me: what about that other technology, paper?  Think of the
> > download speeds -- you can just turn the page, and bam: more Vanagon
content.
> > Pictures?  Yep.  Diagrams, sure!  So here it is: I'd like to start
> > brainstorming with anyone who's interested about how we might migrate some
of
> > the interesting and helpful content that piles up in our inboxes over to a
> > newsletter, magazine or other paper-based periodical.  There's an amazing
> > community here; this is far and away the most active list I have ever
found.
> > Despite the increasing amounts of spam and off-topic dialogue, there's a
lot of
> > truly useful (and often entertaining) content generated here... but I
wonder if
> > we could do better, or more, or at least... different than the faithful
> > listserv?
> >
> >                                                       Some Pros
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> > Stable Archive     -  Useful information that fits in glovebox filing
cabinet!
> > Mobile Medium   -  You can take a magazine wherever you want!
> > Editorial Control  -  HOT TEENS and FREE DIPLOMAS be damned!
> > New Audience    -  Think of all the PC-less Vanagon enthusiasts!
> > Revenues            -  Subscription and Advertising: ugly but proven!
> >
> >                                                       Some Cons
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> > Logistics             -  Printing, Binding, Delivery?
> > Money               -   Are we willing to pay, and/or accept advertising?
> > Green Guilt         -  E-mails recycle really, really well.
> > Editorial Control - Who decides what gets published?
> > Speed                -   Do For Sale, and Help Please work a month later?
> > Time                  -  Who has the free time to publish a magazine?!?
> >
> > If any members have experience with newsletter, or niche-market publishing
> > please weigh in here.  I'm also interested to hear from folks with design
and
> > editorial skills, and everyone with relevant small-business experience!
> > There's
> > a lot of smart and capable people on this list, and I'm interested to hear
your
> > thoughts.
> >
> > Isaac Taylor
> > Cambridge, Massachusetts