Magazine

[Headwrench]

Has anybody heard if there is going to be some sort of magazine or publication on all things can am spyders & such? Just wondering.

 

[Pampurrs]

I doubt there's a publisher in the world foolish enough to throw money into such a dud. Why do you need a magazine anyway, when all the information you need can be found online?

Pam

 

[Saluda]

Haven't heard but I'm curious.

 

[PrairieSpyder]

Why would we need a magazine when we have SpyderLovers?

 

[Chupaca]

Interesting..!!

We are published quite often and in many places. You can get much on line as well but being a young to the industry ryde we have little chance for a magazine dedicated to us. Reguardless of what you read here we are, for the most part, problem free and would not fill but an issue or two....:roflblack:

 

[ARtraveler]

Has anybody heard if there is going to be some sort of magazine or publication on all things can am spyders & such? Just wondering.

The subject has been brought up a few times in years past.

For a magazine to be profitable it has to have a large following and attract many advertisers to sponsor it and make it profitable.

A Spyder only magazine probably would not cut it for the above qualifications. Your best bet for information is to come to a site like Spyderlovers. You get more information about everything :spyder2:, and it's free as well.

Specialty magazines seem to be going the way of the dinosaur these days--thanks to the internet.

 

[Pampurrs]

The subject has been brought up a few times in years past.

For a magazine to be profitable it has to have a large following and attract many advertisers to sponsor it and make it profitable.

A Spyder only magazine probably would not cut it for the above qualifications. Your best bet for information is to come to a site like Spyderlovers. You get more information about everything :spyder2:, and it's free as well.

Specialty magazines seem to be going the way of the dinosaur these days--thanks to the internet.

:agree: I spent 24 years in the magazine publishing business, and worked for some of the biggest publishers in the industry such as Murdoch and Ziff-Davis. During my career I spent many hours in board rooms contemplating new launches. A vast majority of ideas were rejected. The start up cost of a new magazine is high, and the risk is enormous. The risk is even higher today since the internet has dethroned print media as the king of information.
No magazine can survive without advertising revenue, but advertisers only buy if there is a high potential for readership. Readership comes from unique content that is unavailbable elsewhere. The idea of a Spyder specific magazine has failure written all over it. As I stated previously, I doubt there's a publisher foolish enough to launch a magazine like this.

Pam

 

[Bob Denman]

:agree: x2... :shocked:
The market for a printed magazine of this type is pretty small...

 

[Deer Slayer]

Takes big money. I know Wingworld is down to a thin little thing. All the dues go to prop up the the head shed in Arizona.

 

[jaherbst]

Has anybody heard if there is going to be some sort of magazine or publication on all things can am spyders & such? Just wondering.

I think that would be a good idea. Probably not enough Spyders to make it profitable.

​Jack

 

[retread]

If I remember correctly, Lamont asked us if we would like a dedicated magazine back in '08. You can see the result.

john

 

[Lew L]

Advertizing

Takes big money. I know Wingworld is down to a thin little thing. All the dues go to prop up the the head shed in Arizona.

I know my CycleWorld mag is thinner and has more advertizing. It also has an internet presence that i imagine will someday become an internet subscriction service and they will drop the paper mag. Which is too bad as I like to read old style books and mags. I'm a dino I guess.

Kaos