Paper or Digital issues

The day they stop publishing the paper magazine is the day I stop reading it and no longer subscribe.

jeffpez

The day they stop publishing the paper magazine is the day I stop reading it and no longer subscribe.

 

So now the paper magazine makes even more sense to utilize.  I should be receiving my copy via mail later next week!

Your friend, Toshi

Prefer the hard copy.  Easier for the old school guy to deal with.

Hard copy all the way. I have them organized by date in magazine racks for easy reference. I prefer books and magazines to digital for the tactile feel and if the power goes out and I can't charge the IPad, I can still read a book or magazine.

BK

I have paper!

Paper.

Good luck with your digital mag when power and the Internet are down.

I guess my FSM Mag is EMP proof too.

     Nino

goldhammer

Prefer the hard copy.  Easier for the old school guy to deal with.

 

Your friend, Toshi

BrandonK

Hard copy all the way. I have them organized by date in magazine racks for easy reference. I prefer books and magazines to digital for the tactile feel and if the power goes out and I can't charge the IPad, I can still read a book or magazine.

BK

 

Nino

Paper.

Good luck with your digital mag when power and the Internet are down.

 

I guess my FSM Mag is EMP proof too.

 

     Nino

 

 

Your friend, Toshi

I have been given access to the digital edition of this magazine due to delays with the delivery of the hard copy, especially to overseas subscribers, owing to the current Coronavirus situation.  This is an excellent example of customer service as it should be - well done FSM, and thank you!  However, I still prefer the paper version, which can be accessed, visually downloaded & saved (i.e. put back on the shelf) regardless of battery state/power supply, internet usage levels, or whether my laptop is working or not.  I do enjoy the fruits of science, but I am aware of how dependent they are on fragile infrastructure.  Or maybe I'm just a stick-in-the-mud...

Stay safe, and happy modelling,

        Hutch.  

Hutch6390

I have been given access to the digital edition of this magazine due to delays with the delivery of the hard copy, especially to overseas subscribers, owing to the current Coronavirus situation.  This is an excellent example of customer service as it should be - well done FSM, and thank you!  However, I still prefer the paper version, which can be accessed, visually downloaded & saved (i.e. put back on the shelf) regardless of battery state/power supply, internet usage levels, or whether my laptop is working or not.  I do enjoy the fruits of science, but I am aware of how dependent they are on fragile infrastructure.  Or maybe I'm just a stick-in-the-mud...

Stay safe, and happy modelling,

        Hutch.  

 

So going back to a hard copy was a no brainer for me.  I excitedly await my delivery.

Your friend, Toshi

Mixed,one foot in the old,the other modern.It varies for me.

Didn't realize you were asking about FSM, I'm not a subscriber to either format.My answer was regarding books and magazines in general.

Toshi, great to see you posting. Hopefully, the covid has passed?

As a digital subcriber for several years I just recently switched to paper. I thought I might enjoy it more. Now that I did, I kind of regret it. I find that digital is more convenient for me. With my iPad I don't need good room lighting in order to read the magazine. With a paper copy, I do. I will probably switch back.

Bakster

Toshi, great to see you posting. Hopefully, the covid has passed?

As a digital subcriber for several years I just recently switched to paper. I thought I might enjoy it more. Now that I did, I kind of regret it. I find that digital is more convenient for me. With my iPad I don't need good room lighting in order to read the magazine. With a paper copy, I do. I will probably switch back.

 

Thank you for sharing, your input made sense.  I used my phone late at night to read FSM in the dark.  Currently Ezra confiscated my iPad.  But he learns fast.

Your friend, Toshi

Tojo72

Mixed,one foot in the old,the other modern.It varies for me.

Didn't realize you were asking about FSM, I'm not a subscriber to either format.My answer was regarding books and magazines in general.

 

Your friend, Toshi

jeffpez

The day they stop publishing the paper magazine is the day I stop reading it and no longer subscribe.

 

Same here.

There's a place for both. I prefer reading hard copy magazines and the newspaper, but when I'm away from home it's nice to be able to call up the digital versions. Also, I have 20 years of back issues of my Model A and T magazines on a disc which are searchable and take up minimal space.

WillysMB

There's a place for both. I prefer reading hard copy magazines and the newspaper, but when I'm away from home it's nice to be able to call up the digital versions. Also, I have 20 years of back issues of my Model A and T magazines on a disc which are searchable and take up minimal space.

 

Your friend, Toshi

Hard copy all the way!

I enjoy reading the hard copy magazine when I'm in the bathroom........ I couldn't imagine using an Ipad in the same situation. Gross!

JohnnyK

Hard copy all the way!

I enjoy reading the hard copy magazine when I'm in the bathroom........ I couldn't imagine using an Ipad in the same situation. Gross!

 

 

Your friend, Toshi

Paper. 

Jim  

Stay Safe.

fox

Paper. 

Jim  

Stay Safe.

 

Your friend, Toshi

C'Mon Tosh!

     You know I grew up with pet Velociraptors! I gotta have good old fashioned paper!

Paper, I despise reading magazines or books on the internet. Just not the same and I like my collection of magazines though small it is, it's mine all mine, and not subject to accidental deletion never to be seen again. Plus how esle ya gonna read it while doing the dirty work?

Tanker-Builder

C'Mon Tosh!

     You know I grew up with pet Velociraptors! I gotta have good old fashioned paper!

 

Your friend, Toshi

Tickmagnet

Paper, I despise reading magazines or books on the internet. Just not the same and I like my collection of magazines though small it is, it's mine all mine, and not subject to accidental deletion never to be seen again. Plus how esle ya gonna read it while doing the dirty work?

 

Your friend, Toshi

Mrchntmarine

I prefer paper but do look at digital at times and do take some on the iPad when traveling - not recently though!! Paper is better for me for reference.

 

Your friend, Toshi