Well, one thing's for sure, they need some sort of new business model. Sadly, they've failed to figure out how to use the 'net to their advantage. And if Spec Fic can't figure out how to do that, who can? Or was their core problem that they didn't think commercially enough and do whatever it took to both attract more readers and link advertising to mass culture for greater profit/exposure? Yes, their core readership might find it crass, but hey, we're talking survival here. In any case, I think they are getting so small, its going to be very hard to fix the problem, especially if the overall economic problems drag on. Nancy's right, this is depressing.
Linda On Nov 20, 7:25 am, delancey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
