[Stuart]

Originally Posted by carbking

One other thing to consider with digital versus hard copy:

I personally have more than 150 linear feet of shelf space taken up by back issues of various magazines.

Anyone else with more back issues than they really need???

Jon

I have a spare room filled with old car and motorcycle magazines, and I don't know what to do with them. It would be a shame to just toss them out, but there's pretty much zero resale value even if I could find someone that wanted them.

I still subscribe to my local newspaper but I did switch to electronic copies several years ago. I got tired of sketchy delivery (the delivery guy seemed to miss me once or twice a week, and when he did deliver the paper he was likely to toss it into a rain puddle instead of on my front step) as well as consuming all that paper just to toss it in the recycling bin. Fortunately their electronic version is easy to read on my computer or on my phone.

[prd1955]

Originally Posted by Stuart

I have a spare room filled with old car and motorcycle magazines, and I don't know what to do with them. It would be a shame to just toss them out, but there's pretty much zero resale value even if I could find someone that wanted them.

I still subscribe to my local newspaper but I did switch to electronic copies several years ago. I got tired of sketchy delivery (the delivery guy seemed to miss me once or twice a week, and when he did deliver the paper he was likely to toss it into a rain puddle instead of on my front step) as well as consuming all that paper just to toss it in the recycling bin. Fortunately their electronic version is easy to read on my computer or on my phone.

Stuart, I donate mine to the local prison. They are happy to get them and feel it’s good reading for the inmates.

[prd1955]

Originally Posted by Stuart

I have a spare room filled with old car and motorcycle magazines, and I don't know what to do with them. It would be a shame to just toss them out, but there's pretty much zero resale value even if I could find someone that wanted them.

I still subscribe to my local newspaper but I did switch to electronic copies several years ago. I got tired of sketchy delivery (the delivery guy seemed to miss me once or twice a week, and when he did deliver the paper he was likely to toss it into a rain puddle instead of on my front step) as well as consuming all that paper just to toss it in the recycling bin. Fortunately their electronic version is easy to read on my computer or on my phone.

Stuart, I donate mine to the local prison. They are happy to get them and feel it’s good reading for the inmates.

[eric65]

Am in POCI would happily pay more for the delivered magazine. Likely would not look at the on-line one.



Use to get PP but could not figure how to re-subscribe so left it go



sad to see changes as nothing seems to ever change for the better

[Heybuck]

Originally Posted by prd1955

Stuart, I donate mine to the local prison. They are happy to get them and feel it’s good reading for the inmates.

That's a really good suggestion to which a friend of mine in Sydney does exactly that. He's a subscriber/buyer of all sorts of car, railway, aircraft, home renovation type magazines and he regularly drops the recently read issues off at the major prison which is fairly local to him.

I might add that he has to make an appointment to do so as the guards have to thumb through every page to check for illicit items which might be inserted between the pages.

Apparently they are always well received. Better than tossing them in the recycling bin.