These discussions seem always to assume that the big three should be profitable. Of course, that secures them -- but maybe it's a feature of a maturing art form that profitability is elusive. We are all accustomed to not expecting _Poetry_ or _Ploughshares_ to be profitable. I can make similar arguments for other art forms, too -- think of theatre, where the art houses are always broke (the real action is happening at places like Rattlestick and Playwrights Horizons, and just as the average Star Wars fan has never heard of _Analog_, the average person at _Phantom_ has no idea what or where LAByrinth Theatre is). Perhaps we should start thinking of the big three as little literary magazines, and stop gnashing our teeth, and encourage them to become non-profits housed in a university somewhere.
I'll post this over there too, to see if GvG takes the bait. cd On Nov 20, 12:43 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This is an interesting, if depressing, overview of the magazine situation. > thanks, Jonathan. > Nan > > In a message dated 11/19/2008 4:36:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > _http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2008/11/pulp-magazines-struggle-to-surv... > ired-world322.html_ > (http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2008/11/pulp-magazines-struggle-to-surv...) > > -- > Jonathan Sherwood > Sr. Science & Technology Press Officer > University of Rochester > 585-273-4726 > > **************One site has it all. Your email accounts, your social networks, > and the things you love. Try the new AOL.com > today!(http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212962939x1200825291/aol?red... > %26icid=aolcom40vanity%26ncid=emlcntaolcom00000001) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "R-SPEC: The Rochester Speculative Literature Association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/r-spec?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
