12 Digital issues for $29.50
24 Digital issues for $49.50
12 Digital issues for $29.50
24 Digital issues for $49.50
I'm not a reader of Linux Journal, but $2.45 an issue is absolute peanuts. Hell, I'm considering buying the next few editions on the off chance the content is interesting.
Creating quality content creation still takes money, even if the print and distribution costs are minimised via digital distribution.
I've been a subscriber on and off for quite a few years. I won't be renewing this fall when my current subscription ends. The things covered in the magazine are way to varied for my tastes these days, although I'm sure many people like this. Along with going digital only (I like print), I can't justify paying for what is now in the mag. Sorry LJ.
As a side note, Dirt Rag (dirtragmag.com), an awesome mountain biking magazine has just gone to a soy printing process on recycled paper sponsored by Clif Bar. They're not abandoning print (they do have a digital version that's cheaper than print) but embracing that some people still want hard copy and charging a slight premium for it while taking on a small amount of extra premium sponsorship to put out a more "earth friendly" (my term) magazine. I like it. Also, what they write about is what I want to read about, that probably helps too.