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John Davies

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Sep 28, 2009, 2:38:59 PM9/28/09

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Hi Group.

I seem to be missing October S&T. Has anyone in the UK had theirs yet?

JPD
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John Davies

bill-in-forres

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Sep 30, 2009, 6:12:00 AM9/30/09

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I queried non-arrival last week. They blamed the postal strike in "the
UK" and wouldn't send out the replacement they promised the day
before.
I told them that the strike was very local and not continuous in a few
places. Suggested that their distributors should use some initiative
to get issues already paid for out to their subscribers. Haven't heard
any more, what a surprise.

Bill

bill-in-forres

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Oct 1, 2009, 5:39:12 AM10/1/09

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My November issue has just arrived but still no October issue.
So much for postal strikes.
Bill

Kev Lawrence

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Oct 1, 2009, 6:29:41 AM10/1/09

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"bill-in-forres" <billin...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
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> My November issue has just arrived but still no October issue.
> So much for postal strikes.

I haven't seen either here in Scarborough

Bob Hill

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Oct 3, 2009, 10:20:38 AM10/3/09

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"Kev Lawrence" <kevan.l...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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Me neither here in Glasgow, though November arrived yesterday. Emailed S&T.
They asked me to wait a few days as they seem to be being delivered, if not,
they would send me another. I have had several non-deliveries since S&T was
taken over and the issues downsized. Distribution issues, financial issues?

John Davies

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Oct 3, 2009, 12:02:18 PM10/3/09

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Hi Group,

Nice to know I am not alone. November S&T arrived on Thursday but no
October. So I went to the local W H Smith and bought a copy there. I
begin to wonder how long S&T will survive.

JPD

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John Davies

bill-in-forres

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Oct 7, 2009, 6:15:01 AM10/7/09

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October issue just popped through letter box.
Bill

Bob Hill

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Oct 8, 2009, 10:14:53 AM10/8/09

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"John Davies" <j...@ashton0.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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Me too. S&T are clearly suffering in the economic downturn with loss of
readership and advertising revenue; the magazine is half as thick as it used
to be a couple of years ago, and since Sky Publishing sold out to another
publishing company. I've been a subscriber since I was a youngster in 1974.
Most specialist magazines are suffering to a degree due also to the rise of
the internet as a source of free information. I'd hate to see it go, but
nothing lasts for ever.

John Davies

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Oct 8, 2009, 1:30:28 PM10/8/09

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Hi Group,

My copy of October S&T arrived today. So now I have two copies!
It would be sad to see a magazine as good as and as informative as S&T
be replaced by some pages on the Web. Newspapers are increasingly
publishing content on the Web which used to be in the hard copy print.
To me and I suspect, a lot of other people, especially in the UK
non-urban regions, this is a no go area and readers will be lost to
these publications because a great many of us do not have Broadband or a
fast enough connection to enable us to follow this trend. A typical web
page complete with clever graphics and pictures can take up to 5 minutes
to download to my computer, and I am only 5 miles from the nearest
exchange!

JPD

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