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Odin Tribus
the unified Negative Ten.
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Posted - 2013.03.05 18:36:00 -
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It comes as no great surprise that the worlds most expensive magazine has fallen flat on its face.
After some thought, here are what I suspect are the reasons why.
1) The magazine is quarterly. It can not possibly be able to keep up with events and updates within the game. 2) The people behind the magazine don't even play the game. Apart from one who just mines. 3) The reason for the high cost is due to no adverts in the magazine. Why? Surely some adverts, from e.g., Nvidia, can help subside the cost and generate more subscribers. It's hard to convince anyone to purchase the magazine due to its cost. 4) Shipping costs were too much. 5) Took far too long to to enter the digital age. 6) Hardly any social media engagement hence no communications with their fanbase. 7) No SEO/PPC campaigns. 8) Customer relations were non existent. 9) Editing was poor. 10) Magazine took too long to reach the customers. 11) Even the digital edition was far too expensive.
This gives a great opportunity for someone to either pick it up and carry it on digitally or start afresh. It requires a proper marketing plan and direction for it to be a success. |
BBJ Shepard
Thunderwaffe Goonswarm Federation
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Posted - 2013.03.05 18:48:00 -
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ah ?(: |
Angelique Duchemin
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
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Posted - 2013.03.05 19:01:00 -
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I have never even heard of EON Magazine before but I found this to be hilarious
http://www.eonmagazine.co.uk/eon-collection-59.html
A whole box of literally old magazines for a mere $200.... Down from $400. Because I just love reading a paper magazine on the latest Eve patch content of 2008 and how it will effect my game experience.
The recycling station is where a moving box full of old magazines usually goes. In fact the image on the store page looks like something you might find next to the paper recycling bin
The fabricated customer rating at the bottom is a nice touch. Does anyone know a good website to upload loudouts too that doesn't try to sell me plexes in between every line? |
baltec1
Bat Country
5494
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Posted - 2013.03.05 19:03:00 -
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I got whole page dedicated to one of my ships before it closed down |
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
3597
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Posted - 2013.03.05 19:04:00 -
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My sister would sure like to have that box of Spiderman Comics our mother "tossed" around 1961. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.-á-á-á-á-á-á - Oscar Wilde - 1870's |
Nariya Kentaya
Tartarus Ventures Surely You're Joking
386
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Posted - 2013.03.05 19:17:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My sister would sure like to have that box of Spiderman Comics our mother "tossed" around 1961. Difference between magazines and comics. comics tell the timeless tale of a hero's rise and fall, and there struggles along the way, coupled with witty banter and if your lucky, no less than 3 pages of deadpool giving kitty a shoryuken to the face to get wolverine to fight him, then giving you the recipe for the perfect chimichanga cooked by an illegal immigrant with a bunsen burner living in his oven.
magazines inform you of something that will become irrelevant to ever look at again roughly a month before the magazine makes it to your house.
but i feel your pain, my mother collected comics as a kid, and she has a trunk with all of the original spiderman xmen and a few other comics sitting in an attic in a boarding school in kenya well never see again. she only has like 12 of that collection still, and theyre worth about 40 bucks each USD. |
Angelique Duchemin
Deep Core Mining Inc. Caldari State
110
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Posted - 2013.03.05 19:18:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My sister would sure like to have that box of Spiderman Comics our mother "tossed" around 1961.
I rather doubt that in 50 years our grand children will be asking for this.
They will be asking why we used up all the oil and borrowed so much money that they now have to pay off. I delete this signature 3 times now but it keeps coming back. |
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
3598
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Posted - 2013.03.05 19:21:00 -
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Nariya Kentaya wrote: magazines inform you of something that will become irrelevant to ever look at again roughly a month before the magazine makes it to your house.
My own tossed box of Omni Magazines from 1978-1982 with the original William Gibson short stories in them begs to differ. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.-á-á-á-á-á-á - Oscar Wilde - 1870's |
Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
3487
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Posted - 2013.03.05 20:29:00 -
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Angelique Duchemin wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My sister would sure like to have that box of Spiderman Comics our mother "tossed" around 1961. I rather doubt that in 50 years our grand children will be asking for this. They will be asking why we used up all the oil and borrowed so much money that they now have to pay off. I hope the education system would have "addressed" all these concerns. It was for their own good, no child left behind I am a nullsec zealot. |
Verfanny
Seamap Solutions
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Posted - 2013.03.05 20:36:00 -
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Angelique Duchemin wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My sister would sure like to have that box of Spiderman Comics our mother "tossed" around 1961. I rather doubt that in 50 years our grand children will be asking for this. They will be asking why we used up all the oil and borrowed so much money that they now have to pay off.
I doubt they will be asking that, most of the YOLO spouting kids will be working in the Tiberium mines as cheap, unskilled and expandable labor. Everything goes according to the Plan. |
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Indahmawar Fazmarai
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Posted - 2013.03.05 20:42:00 -
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Odin Tribus wrote:It comes as no great surprise that the worlds most expensive magazine has fallen flat on its face.
After some thought, here are what I suspect are the reasons why.
1) The magazine is quarterly. It can not possibly be able to keep up with events and updates within the game. 2) The people behind the magazine don't even play the game. Apart from one who just mines. 3) The reason for the high cost is due to no adverts in the magazine. Why? Surely some adverts, from e.g., Nvidia, can help subside the cost and generate more subscribers. It's hard to convince anyone to purchase the magazine due to its cost. 4) Shipping costs were too much. 5) Took far too long to to enter the digital age. 6) Hardly any social media engagement hence no communications with their fanbase. 7) No SEO/PPC campaigns. 8) Customer relations were non existent. 9) Editing was poor. 10) Magazine took too long to reach the customers. 11) Even the digital edition was far too expensive.
This gives a great opportunity for someone to either pick it up and carry it on digitally or start afresh. It requires a proper marketing plan and direction for it to be a success.
Got any source for that? EVE is Serious Business: You shall not feel entitled to being allowed to play EVE just because you are paying it. |
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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises Otherworld Empire
7363
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Posted - 2013.03.05 21:06:00 -
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Indahmawar Fazmarai wrote:Odin Tribus wrote:It comes as no great surprise that the worlds most expensive magazine has fallen flat on its face.
After some thought, here are what I suspect are the reasons why.
1) The magazine is quarterly. It can not possibly be able to keep up with events and updates within the game. 2) The people behind the magazine don't even play the game. Apart from one who just mines. 3) The reason for the high cost is due to no adverts in the magazine. Why? Surely some adverts, from e.g., Nvidia, can help subside the cost and generate more subscribers. It's hard to convince anyone to purchase the magazine due to its cost. 4) Shipping costs were too much. 5) Took far too long to to enter the digital age. 6) Hardly any social media engagement hence no communications with their fanbase. 7) No SEO/PPC campaigns. 8) Customer relations were non existent. 9) Editing was poor. 10) Magazine took too long to reach the customers. 11) Even the digital edition was far too expensive.
This gives a great opportunity for someone to either pick it up and carry it on digitally or start afresh. It requires a proper marketing plan and direction for it to be a success. Got any source for that?
+1 for that question.
nm seems Richie said so on fb Sad, very sad.
/c
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Alavaria Fera
GoonWaffe Goonswarm Federation
3487
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Posted - 2013.03.05 21:11:00 -
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Verfanny wrote:Angelique Duchemin wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My sister would sure like to have that box of Spiderman Comics our mother "tossed" around 1961. I rather doubt that in 50 years our grand children will be asking for this. They will be asking why we used up all the oil and borrowed so much money that they now have to pay off. I doubt they will be asking that, most of the YOLO spouting kids will be working in the Tiberium mines as cheap, unskilled and expandable labor. Everything goes according to the Plan. And that's their once of living, then they're gone. I am a nullsec zealot. |
Lady Ayeipsia
Red Federation RvB - RED Federation
576
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Posted - 2013.03.05 21:15:00 -
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Nariya Kentaya wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My sister would sure like to have that box of Spiderman Comics our mother "tossed" around 1961. Difference between magazines and comics. comics tell the timeless tale of a hero's rise and fall, and there struggles along the way, coupled with witty banter and if your lucky, no less than 3 pages of deadpool giving kitty a shoryuken to the face to get wolverine to fight him, then giving you the recipe for the perfect chimichanga cooked by an illegal immigrant with a bunsen burner living in his oven. magazines inform you of something that will become irrelevant to ever look at again roughly a month before the magazine makes it to your house. but i feel your pain, my mother collected comics as a kid, and she has a trunk with all of the original spiderman xmen and a few other comics sitting in an attic in a boarding school in kenya well never see again. she only has like 12 of that collection still, and theyre worth about 40 bucks each USD.
I'll happily take a copy of playboy or MAD magazine issue 1 anyday. Heck, I bet a mint condition 1st issue of national geographic is also worth a lot right now. |
Karl Hobb
Stellar Ore Refinery and Crematorium
1302
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Posted - 2013.03.05 22:23:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My own tossed box of Omni Magazines from 1978-1982 with the original William Gibson short stories in them begs to differ. I tossed off to a box of Playboys back in the day... If you're not already part of a bloc, this is the best guy for CSM8. |
Lord Wamphyri
Starside Lost
212
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Posted - 2013.03.05 22:32:00 -
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I've looked forward to every issue of E-ON dropping through my letterbox over the years ever since the first issue. Very sad that the magazine is no more.
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Mr Kidd
Center for Advanced Studies Gallente Federation
1034
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Posted - 2013.03.05 22:37:00 -
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You'd have thought CCP would have learned that making things overly expensive like the NeX, items in their store and their store's shipping would have thought them the economics of strategic price points. HTFU!...for the children! |
Deacon Abox
Justified Chaos
54
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Posted - 2013.03.05 22:44:00 -
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Even though they weigh a ton and I stopped getting them a couple years ago, I'll hang onto the dozen or so of mine. Someday there may be a small group of nerds willing to pay this nerd decent money to transfer that weight to them. |
Krixtal Icefluxor
INLAND EMPIRE Galactic
3601
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:06:00 -
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Karl Hobb wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My own tossed box of Omni Magazines from 1978-1982 with the original William Gibson short stories in them begs to differ. I tossed off to a box of Playboys back in the day...
......and as I am a gayman, am I supposed to be impressed or something ? Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.-á-á-á-á-á-á - Oscar Wilde - 1870's |
Mikaila Penshar
Take it Deep
67
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:09:00 -
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wait- that was a REAL magazine
just thought it was some silly advertisement thing they threw up there at login to make it feel all immersive and such
meh- who knew |
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Brooks Puuntai
Solar Nexus.
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:11:00 -
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Mikaila Penshar wrote:wait- that was a REAL magazine just thought it was some silly advertisement thing they threw up there at login to make it feel all immersive and such meh- who knew
An expensive magazine at that. It wasn't bad, but not really worth the cost.
Don't Vote for Malcanis
New Eden Training Simulation. -áIdea to improve NPE. |
Odin Tribus
the unified Negative Ten.
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:13:00 -
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Mikaila Penshar wrote:wait- that was a REAL magazine just thought it was some silly advertisement thing they threw up there at login to make it feel all immersive and such meh- who knew
Goes to show their media campaigns worked and they targeted their intended audience. |
Alara IonStorm
4400
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:14:00 -
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Why didn't they just switch to a digital download format and sell them dirt cheap?
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Onyx Soulbane
Federation of Xyphos
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:16:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Karl Hobb wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My own tossed box of Omni Magazines from 1978-1982 with the original William Gibson short stories in them begs to differ. I tossed off to a box of Playboys back in the day... ......and as I am a gayman, am I supposed to be impressed or something ?
Dunno if you should be impressed or not, but it would seem he definitely caught your attention though......
"shrug" |
Mikaila Penshar
Take it Deep
67
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:17:00 -
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Onyx Soulbane wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Karl Hobb wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My own tossed box of Omni Magazines from 1978-1982 with the original William Gibson short stories in them begs to differ. I tossed off to a box of Playboys back in the day... ......and as I am a gayman, am I supposed to be impressed or something ? Dunno if you should be impressed or not, but it would seem he definitely caught your attention though...... "shrug"
jealous much?
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Alara IonStorm
4400
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:18:00 -
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Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Karl Hobb wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My own tossed box of Omni Magazines from 1978-1982 with the original William Gibson short stories in them begs to differ. I tossed off to a box of Playboys back in the day... ......and as I am a gayman, am I supposed to be impressed or something ? Study the enemy, learn their weaknesses. |
Onyx Soulbane
Federation of Xyphos
2
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:20:00 -
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Mikaila Penshar wrote:Onyx Soulbane wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:Karl Hobb wrote:Krixtal Icefluxor wrote:My own tossed box of Omni Magazines from 1978-1982 with the original William Gibson short stories in them begs to differ. I tossed off to a box of Playboys back in the day... ......and as I am a gayman, am I supposed to be impressed or something ? Dunno if you should be impressed or not, but it would seem he definitely caught your attention though...... "shrug" jealous much?
Maybe a little, it's been a slow week.............
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Kane Alvo
Caldari Colonial Defense Ministry Templis Dragonaors
47
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:40:00 -
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Karl Hobb wrote:I tossed off to a box of Playboys back in the at least three times a day...
Fixed. Caldari Militia -áGÿ£G£¬GÿP |
Crexa
Ion Industrials
26
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:50:00 -
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Very sad indeed. I like the issues I got some years back, though I could not afford to continue the subscription.
Too bad they didn't go digital with it and offer high res pics you could download from the articles with the subscription, but let ads pay for the "free view". "...its breakfast time and i am very hungry. may i have some of your paint chips?" |
T'Laar Bok
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Posted - 2013.03.05 23:54:00 -
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The only time I pay over four times the cost of the item just in postage is for drugs and they better be damn good ones. Amphetimines are your friend.
http://eveboard.com/pilot/T'Laar_Bok |
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