Python Magazine exists!

[Tyler Eaves]

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 11:08:47 -0400, Mark wrote:


> We expect that for the next 1 to 2 years we will be publishing at a 
> loss (this
> is based on our experience with ZopeMag) but that eventually we will 
> break
> even and (oh god) maybe even make a modest profit. This would be 
> impossible
> for us to do for less than 49 Euros.
> 
> But feel free to call us crazy! :-)
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Mark

Here's the thing, 49 euros is, at current rates, $59.57. Sorry, but $15 an
issue is just too much for a magazine, especially since you don't actually
mail honest-to-goodness dead tree versions. Now, it the cost was more like
$20 a year, I might seriously consider it. It's a simple demand curve. If
hypothetically, you got 4 times as many subscriptions by cutting your
rates to 1/3rd of their present value (and I wouldn't say that isn't
possible, and it may even be conservative), you'd be better off doing so,
as your costs are basically fixed independent of the # of subscribers.