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02-22-2006

Thanks guys
The problem with going that root is your extending them credit on the magazines you send them 60, 90 days or longer in many cases. I have spoken to folks (other small publishers) who have dealt with Barnes and Noble and not heard good things as far as being a small business and trying to deal with them. You have to have very deep pockets to market a magazine that way, with such small readership, a niche magazine if you will, dealing with airbrushing, custom painting it just doesn't justify the huge investment it would require. If you ask those in the bussiness how much $$ it would take to start a magazine $500,000 is the low side. The magazine would have to be advertising driven 40 to 50% advertising content to cover such an undertaking, not useful content driven. I'm not sure the airbrush commuinty needs another magazine like that nor do I have any interest in publishing such a magazine. Airbrush Technique hopefully will be the best reference tool you have in your collection as far as teaching you new airbrush, custom painting techniques and exposing you to new artist from all over the world without having to wade thru page after page of ads.
I do appricate your comments, thoughts and help please keep them coming as its a learning experiance for us all. This isn't a short term project I figured at least five years to get it off the ground we're only bearly three years into it.

02-22-2006	#11 (permalink)
donjohnson unregistered Posts: n/a	Re: Issue #13 Thanks guys The problem with going that root is your extending them credit on the magazines you send them 60, 90 days or longer in many cases. I have spoken to folks (other small publishers) who have dealt with Barnes and Noble and not heard good things as far as being a small business and trying to deal with them. You have to have very deep pockets to market a magazine that way, with such small readership, a niche magazine if you will, dealing with airbrushing, custom painting it just doesn't justify the huge investment it would require. If you ask those in the bussiness how much $$ it would take to start a magazine $500,000 is the low side. The magazine would have to be advertising driven 40 to 50% advertising content to cover such an undertaking, not useful content driven. I'm not sure the airbrush commuinty needs another magazine like that nor do I have any interest in publishing such a magazine. Airbrush Technique hopefully will be the best reference tool you have in your collection as far as teaching you new airbrush, custom painting techniques and exposing you to new artist from all over the world without having to wade thru page after page of ads. I do appricate your comments, thoughts and help please keep them coming as its a learning experiance for us all. This isn't a short term project I figured at least five years to get it off the ground we're only bearly three years into it.