Capriole
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I'm now wondering if any of my comments in reply to HHo emails have been used practically verbatim, Honey. I don't take the mag anymore so I'd never know.
What's happened at H&H?
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Honey08
Waffled a lot!
No, it did have quotation marks, so did look as though I'd been interviewed, but it was pretty much word for word what was on the forum, just written as though the journalist has interviewed me and written it themselves. I just thought it was lazy journalism. They had asked to use the thing I had written about on the forum as an example in their article, I didn't realise what I'd written would be in the article word for word. I don't mind, but I don't think the journalist was very polite.
Honey08
Waffled a lot!
I'd have never known if someone hadn't mentioned to my husband that he'd seen it in H&H a few weeks ago - there was a pic and my name, I still found it hard to find, as didn't know what issue and the journalist never bothered to reply when I emailed to ask which issue.
3OldPonies
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As with Honey08, I've also found that getting hold of a paper copy is getting harder, but that doesn't mean I don't still want one - for all the reasons in my previous post.
When I do manage to find one, it's usually the only one on the shelf, so either there are loads of people heading to the same few newsagents round here, or they're only ordering in a couple of copies. tbh it's quite often pretty dog-eared as well, so people must be reading the bits they want and putting it back on the shelf. Perhaps, dare I say it, a slight decrease in cover price might encourage them to buy instead and that would push circulation back up again.
When I do manage to find one, it's usually the only one on the shelf, so either there are loads of people heading to the same few newsagents round here, or they're only ordering in a couple of copies. tbh it's quite often pretty dog-eared as well, so people must be reading the bits they want and putting it back on the shelf. Perhaps, dare I say it, a slight decrease in cover price might encourage them to buy instead and that would push circulation back up again.
Queenbee
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And perhaps a change in content too... I know that even die hard H&H readers are really unimpressed with the lacking content nowadays.
MagicMelon
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"not many"? Actually I would think not many horsey types AREN'T computer literate! I've never bought H&H because I don't like the pro-hunting thing so won't give them my money however I do like this forum (I just don't go into the hunting room). So they only have an online presence for me.
They do themselves out of money though, I know my father-in-law subscribes and as of this year is now being sent 2 copies of every issue for some strange reason...
Alec Swan
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I fail to see the logic there. The H&H as a journal has had precious little, of any note, to say about hunting, it would be exceedingly rare to read of any mention of hounds, so I think that your moral stance would have remained intact!
The reason for the apparent demise of the magazine itself, is probably because there is very little of real interest to the average horse owner or breeder or for those who hunt or take an interest in hounds. With the shareholders needs being of paramount interest, so with huge advertising rates, and with a dwindling book of advertisers being linked to a collapsing circulation, so the costs to the buying public being considered extortionate when the emphasis upon advertising being what would appear to be of paramount importance, ....... is it any wonder that it's on its knees?
I haven't bought the Horse & Hound for 10 years, and every time that I pick up a copy, flick through it and consider the content, then I know why.
Alec.
Honey08
Waffled a lot!
I think there is a fair bit of hunting content in the winter months, I don't tend to buy it then as its not my thing and therefore a bit boring to read. I only buy it in summer really for previews and reviews of major horse trials. Its not a cheap mag to buy regularly, IMO.
I wonder if it would work fortnightly perhaps?
I wonder if it would work fortnightly perhaps?
Skewiff
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Are they insane?? And no hunting - have they forgotten what the magazine is actually called?! With the new look team they are setting up the magazine to fail when editorially the magazine has never been better. The recent guest editors and Badminton coverage have been some of the best editions ever - what about the birthday edition and the Olympic editions too. How many of you kept those magazines? I did .... I am forever tearing out useful articles to keep or to pass on to someone who I know will be interested along with dozens of amazing pictures. I pretty much read every article regardless of what my personal horsey interests are and, even if I don't read the actual article I look at the pictures! I never throw away a magazine until I have read it - even if it is months old! I would never take out an online subscription nor read an online version in such detail. With the magazine I can take it literally anywhere with me and read it whenever I want - this is just not feasible should the magazine go totally online. I cannot believe that it is worth risking losing print subscribers such as myself in favour of a total online magazine. I just hope IPC come to their senses. Good luck Lucy - you did a brilliant job