the end of an era. . . .

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robert ames

robert ames
art of eating is going digital only.

i have treasured having my art of eating hard copy to carry with me and read wherever i happen to be. which i do. and i re-read. printing it off a pdf file won't be the same. (plus i won't get around to doing that. and then there is the issue of binding.) the on-screen experience will make a mockery of the quality of the hard copy. the heft of the paper and the graphics i have learned to treasure more and more, as real hard-copy of anything worth a pinch of shit is rapidly becoming a thing of the past.

which brings me back to the mystery (to me at least) of (as publication has became profoundly cheaper and easier), how can the world of print medium periodicals no longer afford itself?
 
That's too bad. We often refer to the Art of Eating back-issues lined up on our shelves. I feel like the magazine has taken a new direction, though, now that it proclaims itself to be "the authority on food, wine, and taste" and has a sponsored prize. The issues from the early 2000s speak to a scrappier identity.
 
Sad, though not unexpected. I, too, treasure the look and feel of the real article.

I also agree with Ben that its impact on me has lessened over time, whether due to changes in them, changes in me, or simply because other sources have copied them. But I have fond memories of becoming immersed in their writing.

For those few who read it, Tong also just announced that it is ending the sale of paper back-issues, too. It's already all-digital.

Who would want Clos Rougeard?
 
any thoughts on my question of how, as publishing becomes ever easier and less capital intensive, nobody can afford to do it anymore?
 
originally posted by robert ames:
any thoughts on my question of how, as publishing becomes ever easier and less capital intensive, nobody can afford to do it anymore?
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Shipping and handling costs.
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
originally posted by robert ames:
any thoughts on my question of how, as publishing becomes ever easier and less capital intensive, nobody can afford to do it anymore?
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Shipping and handling costs.
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rising the price of a subscription to more than i was willing to pay? i wasn't at the point of dropping if the price had gone up.
 
i would think it's a heckuva lot easier to push a button and all your subscribers have their issue with no usps delays or screwups.

I've been a subscriber for years and hate to see the hard copy go away but i think its just the way things are these days.
 
Being Google searchable and social media linkable is a huge advantage if you are trying to make audience growth happen. That and ease of global distribution. That's really what it comes down to.
 
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
The REAL end of an era is the story I'm hearing that Clos Rougeard has been sold.
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WTF? google turned up nothing.

This would really shift a lot of things for me personally.
 
originally posted by VLM:
originally posted by Oswaldo Costa:
The REAL end of an era is the story I'm hearing that Clos Rougeard has been sold.
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WTF? google turned up nothing.

This would really shift a lot of things for me personally.
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Chris Kissack looked into it and happily found it to be baseless.
 
After going through the activation exercise, I still have received the prescribed email that will allow me to be activated.

. . . . Pete
 
As much as I want to lament the passing of print, I'm reading almost everything digitally now. These things happen. If I could deliver my wine around the world without fussing with the bottle and cork and shipping I would be thrilled.
 
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