Yachting Monthly to give Expensive Malt this year

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Those disappointed by the sales inducement gifts handed out at previous boat shows will be glad to hear that this year, YM will be handing out FULL bottles of the high quality Glen Turret Single Malt Whisky to those who sign up for a year's subscription.

How are they able, financially to do this?

Well, they intend to save on editorial costs by reprinting the current issue and re-dating it February 2007. Not only will this save a huge amount of money but it will also have the effect of giving all the staff a well earned extra whole month off at Christmas.

The clue to this impending action is given at the foot of the inside back page of the Jan 07 edition where the "Next Month's Issue" is detailed as being an exact duplication of the current edition.

Smart move, YM; and to do it in a month when the readership is probably least likely to notice. Except of course, should they all arrive at Excel looking for the second LIBS of 2007 in February!

Steve Cronin
 
good gag - except that another mag is doing almost exactly this. TopGear magazine for december had the same issue with er two different covers - thereby mugging people into buying it twice.
 
Dastardly plan. Well spotted young Cronin. You may have a future in this department if you keep that up.

I have an even more cunning plan. The YM and PBO seem to have a lot of crossover content, includig advertising, Technical articles, News around the coast, Editorial and ghost cruising area writers. Why not just put all the articles ina sack and get the staff to pull out one a month for each magazine. That should allow them to go sailing or goof off around here.
 
Looks like cancelling current subs and then signing up for a new subscription would be a rewarding move /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 
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