Who’s Still Reading / Subscribing to Magazines

[Justin]

Who’s still reading / subscribing to magazines? I just gave an annual subscription to a print magazine to a family friend for Christmas, which was greatly appreciated. I also received a subscription to DuPont Registry, which I used to subscribe to in the mid 1990s and very much look forward to.

I wish they would bring back Nintendo Power. Yes we have the internet, we have Instagram, we have this very site, but whether it's Nintendo Power or the Sears Wish Book or the Atari 2600 Game Program Catalog - there's nothing quite like holding the printed materials in your hand and eagerly flipping through the pages wondering what you'll find next.

[RickR]

I am a subscriber to the following print magazines:

• Smithsonian
• Men's Health
• Consumer Reports
• My wife has one for "People"

And I'm about to fill out a card to get a sweetheart deal on "Sports Illustrated". 

[DegasElite]

I used to read the following:

• Macworld
• Mac Life (formerly MacAddict)
• Animation Magazine

I wouldn't mind subscribing to these publications, but it is expensive to me. Over the years, I have been quite frugal. So, I watch my money like a hawk.

[Gianna]

I do have any magazine subscriptions and don’t often read them. A very very long time ago I used to receive American Girl doll and Highlights magazines though! 

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Most of the magazines I used to buy are no longer in existence like Popular Communications or Monitoring Times.

I sometime purchase the electronic version of << The Spectrum Monitor >> as it goes with one of my other hobbies, which is supporting << THIS >>.

[greenween]

I still subscribe to MAD. I turn 50 next week. LOL!

Edited December 31, 2021 by greenween

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12 minutes ago, greenween said:

I still subscribe to MAD. I turn 50 next week. LOL!

I didn't know they still existed.  I used to read that when I was in 4th grade, but when I was in the 5th grade a friend turned me on to National Lampoon and I never went back to MAD.

[DegasElite]

I thought MAD was discontinued. Interesting. It's a great magazine.

I also have a bunch of Atari magazines in my collection from the 1980s and 1990s. Analog, Atari ST User, and Atari Explorer, to name a few. Some Antic issues as well. I still page through a few of them, from time to time anyway.

[greenween]

The final true issue was in 2018. They have bi monthly subscriptions with new covers, classic content. I still love it! 🙂 I have a couple hundred issues packed away.

[TrekMD]

I still get some printed magazines.  One is a Star Trek magazine and the other is a retro gaming magazine.

[Atari 5200 Guy]

I use to subscribe to Nintendo Power, VG&CE, Tips & Tricks, Popular Electronics, Game Informer, and I would get the free Game Center mags from Walmart.  Almost all of those no longer exist.  I also had an Official Dreamcast Magazine subscription from the very first issue.  Miss that mag.  Lots of cool stuff.  I still have my collection of Game Informer and Game Center mags.  I revisit those frequently but can't believe that most of the games "fixing" to be released are now 5 years old.  Oh...I also frequently subscribed to Computer Shopper when it was good.  I haven't seen that one on the shelves in a while.

[RickR]

This reminds me a lot of the whining a lot of us older people tend to do.  "I wish they still had magazines" or "I wish they still had arcades".  Yet we won't do a thing to save those industries as they die.  Wishes mean nothing.  ACTIONS do.  If you love something, buy it and support it.  Or it goes away.  Simple as that. 

PS - I also subscribe to my local newspaper, albeit in digital format only.  I've been reading the newspaper every day at lunch since high school.  On-line stuff doesn't cut it for me.  I love the layout and "localness" of the newspaper. 

 

[RickR]

On 12/30/2021 at 12:08 PM, RickR said:

I'm about to fill out a card to get a sweetheart deal on "Sports Illustrated".

Done and mailed.  $26 for 2 years (32 issues).  And none of that "auto-renewal" nonsense.