Quercus Magazine closed and Taunton Press sold
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I learned of this via some posts from an online editor for FWW. Hopefully, they won't kill the Taunton content. AIM at least publishes Pop WW and Woodsmith so they've been in that area. It isn't like a comic book publisher deciding they need articles on drywalling (FHB).
The TFWW article calls it out correctly: nobody reads magazines anymore. When I take a flight, I usually buy something to read and am typically disappointed in the lack of any depth. It's like magazines took the YouTube Shorts / TicToks approach. I was a long-time subscriber to FWW and FHB then I just got away from it, not due to the content.
Thanks for posting the links
The TFWW article calls it out correctly: nobody reads magazines anymore. When I take a flight, I usually buy something to read and am typically disappointed in the lack of any depth. It's like magazines took the YouTube Shorts / TicToks approach. I was a long-time subscriber to FWW and FHB then I just got away from it, not due to the content.
Thanks for posting the links
After WW2 when printing processes improved and became financially viable for the publishers and advertisers magazines flourished but like CD's they have had their period in the sun and are now slowly dying as a medium we use. It was the printing processes that made them possible, before WW2 we had magazines but they were very basic in nature being entirely done on Letter Press machines. Video is simply a far better medium for hobby and interest groups though maybe not as satisfying as a full colour mag. Another thing that has a short life is woodworking shows and similar events, the retailers don't need them any longer due to online sales.
Mini Me said:
Millennials and Gen-Z, the future powerhouse of consumption, do everything on their cellphones and need no print catalogs either. Books, on the other hand, are still selling well despite the existence of digital copies. Also in their sunset days are blogs and forums. Just look at FOG. Some days, I looked at the number of posts submitted and thought FOG members had all gone on vacation to some island with no connectivity.