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Another one of those blog posts appeared this month lamenting the end of computer print publishing in America. Whenever this happens, our office experiences a range of responses, from gloating to that odd sensation that comes with being invisible. What about us, dude?
Dear Reader,
Another one of those blog posts appeared this month [1] lamenting the end of computer print publishing in America. Whenever this happens, our office experiences a range of responses, from gloating to that odd sensation that comes with being invisible. What about us, dude? Sometimes the eulogists point us out as an exception [2], and sometimes they don't.
But we've always been an enigma, a unique little creation that is in both worlds. We certainly look European, and we sell lots of magazines in the UK and Europe. European publishing is in our DNA, and yet we are published in the USA by a team with roots dating back to the early days of American computer publishing, and that gives us some perspective to talk about what the sentimentalists are leaving out. I too will miss these classic American magazines, and it is true that changing times played a role in their demise, but there is a little more to the story.
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