Is there still a reason to subscribe?

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  1. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    Now that all articles are on the homepage of this site, is there any reason to continue to subscribe to the print edition?
    i mean beside the super cool ads, of course
     
    #1 monkeybeerbelly, Jul 26, 2016
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  2. Squire

    Squire Grand Pooh-Bah (4,385) Jul 16, 2015 Mississippi
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    Out of courtesy to those who provide us with this cool web site?
     
    #2 Squire, Jul 26, 2016
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  3. LeRose

    LeRose Grand Pooh-Bah (4,423) Nov 24, 2011 Massachusetts
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    #3 LeRose, Jul 26, 2016
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  4. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    is that their main source of income?
    if that was the answer i would subscribe just for that.
    i assume the advertising handles that, plus i doubt the bros ever pay for beer....
    ok maybe at ball games but whatever
     
    #4 monkeybeerbelly, Jul 26, 2016
  5. Sound_Explorer

    Sound_Explorer Grand Pooh-Bah (3,044) Dec 29, 2013 Washington
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    I like a magazine over reading on some device to be honest. Also like to have the magazine to refer back to for certain things like I did with planning my New England trip in June. I know I could search for the info here on the website but I find a physical article easier and more appealing overall.
     
    #5 Sound_Explorer, Jul 26, 2016
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  6. Samlover55

    Samlover55 Pooh-Bah (1,735) Oct 8, 2015 New York
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    you bring up a good point @monkeybeerbelly.
    curious if @Todd could chime in, maybe something extra for suscribers only?
     
    #6 Samlover55, Jul 27, 2016
  7. ceeg

    ceeg Initiate (0) Dec 16, 2010 New York

    My subscription has run out and I'm debating weather or not I need to re-up. Since everything is on this site, I like the idea of magazine only content to get people subscribing. I may still subscribe tho, I like reading off paper over screens.
     
    #7 ceeg, Jul 27, 2016
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  8. gibgink

    gibgink Pooh-Bah (1,581) Oct 27, 2014 Missouri
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    I'm not the smartest when it comes to browsing, and I don't have a subscription, but I don't think everything that is in the magazine is posted online. Don't they still do beer reviews in the magazine?
     
    #8 gibgink, Jul 27, 2016
  9. Samlover55

    Samlover55 Pooh-Bah (1,735) Oct 8, 2015 New York
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    #9 Samlover55, Jul 27, 2016
  10. mikeinportc

    mikeinportc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,735) Nov 4, 2015 New York
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    I do find it quicker to search older stuff with a hard copy.
    & then lend it. Have had occasion to do that, for someone traveling, & on a couple of occasions, the ads for books.
     
    #10 mikeinportc, Jul 27, 2016
  11. mikeinportc

    mikeinportc Grand Pooh-Bah (3,735) Nov 4, 2015 New York
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    & also the cover of the Appalachin Trail one. Had watched a video about something in ancient Greece, then shared it with a rl contact. There was a freize, c. 3000 bc, of 2 women and a baby reaching from the one holding it, back to the mother. Then I went to the PO, look at my copy of BA Mag., & the mom is on the cover sipping a beer. lol 5000 years apart, & I see their virtually identical faces minutes apart.:slight_smile: Of course, I just had to share the magazine too. Meant to show it here somewhere, but I couldn't find the vid again.
     
    #11 mikeinportc, Jul 27, 2016
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  12. rgordon

    rgordon Pooh-Bah (2,701) Apr 26, 2012 North Carolina
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    They make for good reading in "the reading room", er, the loo..You could take your craptop, er, laptop, but it might be a touch cumbersome considering.
     
    #12 rgordon, Jul 27, 2016
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  13. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    Why subscribe to print when the magazine content is online?

    Great question, and here are some great reasons:
    1. You’d like to support BeerAdvocate.
    2. You’re looking for the feel of a print magazine and a layout that offers more for the eye; from better readability to more photos.
    3. You prefer your reading materials to be free from an Internet connection and power source; truly mobile.
    4. You’d like to get our monthly content first, instead of waiting for it to be posted online.
     
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  14. Geuzedad

    Geuzedad Initiate (0) Nov 14, 2010 Arizona

    I really enjoy the print version. The ads are cool and there is content in the magazine not found online. And as @Todd just stated, I can take it anywhere with unfettered access.
     
    #14 Geuzedad, Aug 1, 2016
  15. HeyItsThatGuy

    HeyItsThatGuy Initiate (0) Feb 27, 2016 Illinois

    Can't argue with that!
     
    #15 HeyItsThatGuy, Aug 1, 2016
  16. Samlover55

    Samlover55 Pooh-Bah (1,735) Oct 8, 2015 New York
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    Thanks for chiming in @Todd, your participation is just one of things that make this site so great and enjoyable.
    Cheers
     
    #16 Samlover55, Aug 2, 2016
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  17. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    And here's another reason ...

     
    #17 Todd, Aug 8, 2016
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  18. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York

    to your last point, i usually see the online articles before i actually get the print version.
    would love to see that improve
     
    #18 monkeybeerbelly, Aug 8, 2016
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  19. Todd

    Todd Founder (13,518) Aug 23, 1996 Finland
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    We stagger publishing content online. So unless you're receiving your mag at the very end of the month, you're not going to see all of the content online before print.
     
    #19 Todd, Aug 8, 2016
  20. monkeybeerbelly

    monkeybeerbelly Initiate (0) Dec 6, 2012 New York


    i usually get my mag around the 20th
     
    #20 monkeybeerbelly, Aug 8, 2016
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