title: Pay to bring advertising to your house

text: We signed up for this magazine since it came as a $5 for a whole year of issues.  After receiving the first few issues we can definitely say we wont be resubscribing.  The magazine is about 80% ads and even most of the articles are ads.  We are not happy that we had to pay any money for the postman to bring us all of this advertising with the Disney name on it.


title: ... Digest is a must for the bathroom and I love it. Unfortunately this auto renewal subscription is deceptive ...

text: Readers Digest is a must for the bathroom and I love it. Unfortunately this auto renewal subscription is deceptive because the $15/yr rate becomes $45/yr when they do the auto renewal. There is no notice that they are renewing your subscription and no notice that they are charging you triple the rate you originally agreed to. In my opinion it is deliberately deceptive and dishonest.


title: Great Resource

text: Extremely informative magazine. This is a resource for understanding the evolution of Cannabis in Western Culture. So many years were wasted by false narratives, when medical research could have been more widely undertaken to deal with a variety of ills. A petty bureaucrat had the ear of J. Edgar Hoover and convinced him that Marijuana was the "Evil Weed of the Field." Millions of men's and women's lives were damaged and as a result of their felony arrests, unable to vote in this Nation, a fact not overlooked by President Nixon, who created a "War on Drugs" and continued destroying many productive lives. This magazine heralds in many details of the new beginnings for Cannabis. Such news sources may have occurred when Prohibition ended, or at least I would like to think they may have emerged after that historical blunder in our history too!


title: Hard surfaces only

text: unit really strong enough to "sweep" hard surfaces of debris. Does poor job on yards


title: Five Stars

text: read it cover to cover


title: Getting Old

text:
Now that Oprah Show is officially off the air, maybe this magazine ought to be retired also. It seems to be getting old. Every issue there she is on the front cover.
all airbrushed and made miraculously thin.  Occasionally we get a glimpse of Mrs. Obama or Ellen with her but its usually her out there grandstanding and taking your money again so she can tell you what she knows for sure and what items she likes best.
Well, after she basically came out against Christianity, I'm not sure if I care for her opinions.  And, I sure can't afford most of the things she likes best.  So, retire OPRAH.  Come out with a OWN magazine with a new format and let's see what you got.
P.S. She does usually have some good book reviews.[[ASIN:B004TTXTTC Belloccio Airbrush Makeup Bag Airbrushing Cosmetic Bag]]


title: gift

text: gift

user_id: AHCBGZJDSYEDVGNIKXWIPTMFSRFQ


title: TV listings

text: TV Guide provides a good array of tv programs and channel locations.


title: Dont buy a renewal

text: This is a nice, informative publication. But remember Kiplinger's renewal rate is $29.95.<br />There new rate is $39.95. FYI, FYI


title: Price

text: Great mag!  But NG sells it for $10 direct!!<br />Not a good buy here!


title: SI forever

text: A gift to myself...what more could I say???


title: Gift

text: My wife is thrilled!!!  You name a cooking show, she has seen it.  This was a requested gift of hers.


title: Good magazine for beginner runners

text: I got this mag for good basic info, and that is what it delivers.  It has basic tips for the mental and physical aspects of running, product reviews, event coverage, ect.  I give it only 4 stars because it has a high fluff content.  However there is also a lot of good information as well.  I would recommend this mag for any beginning level runner.


title: Great!

text: Have always loved Readers Digest.


title: Daughter loves it

text: I bought this for my 14 year old to read as she does lessons and loves horses.  She loves reading this and the articles are great.  Keeps her entertained.


title: Inspiring Magazine

text: I have Received My First Charisma Magazine! It Truly Makes Me Happy To Know, That So Many People Are Tuned In and Winning Souls For Christ The Lord!


I have been very pleased with this subscription. So often it takes forever to get started with the magazines but they were prompt.  The magazines started coming right away.  They are educational and grab the kids' interest.


title: Five Stars

text: As advertised


title: Sunset (1 Year auto-renewal)

text:
While this was available at Amazon, it was a Great Deal for a year subscription as it was MUCH cheaper than any other rate I could find.  Sunset seems to feel that they should give discounts to anyone looking at buying the magazine but that if you currently subscribe to it, you should pay an inflated price!

Sorry to see this no longer available on Amazon.


title: A must have for the house!!

text: My father in law bought me a subscription over a year ago.  I absolutely love this magazine from all the useful tips to the projects to the funny stories at the end.  It is a great resource to have around the house.  I will be subscribing for years to come!


title: Subscribe, you won't be disappointed!

text: I love the Reader's Digest! The stories are always fantastic and I always come away from reading it knowing more than I did before! And I can't get enough of the jokes and funny stories!


title: Five Stars

text: My granddaughter loves this mag.


title: Best little books ever!

text: Both of my children have loved these books.  We saved the books from our oldest (now 7) for our youngest (now 2) and both girls have enjoyed these.  They have held up over the years and are so handy to pack in a diaper bag and virtually indestructible. We subscribed again for our youngest so we could add to our collection and continue to be happy with the quality of these products and so excited to see Kim & Carrots going strong!


title: Solid Women's Magazine with trustworthy reviews

text: The best thing about GH is the product reviews. For example, every women's magazine recommends beauty products, but GH actually gets testers as well as doctors, dermatologists, etc. to test their products for an extended period of time. I swear some magazines just throw a product in because they got free samples around the office (I am talking to you Real Simple!) GH actually uses some testing parameters. They also do a good job with home appliances and cleaning product reviews. I have used many recommendations from this magazine.


title: idk

text: grandson who is 15 loves it.


title: Five Stars

text: Love these.


title: Boring and drab!

text: Boring, drab magazine. I agree with all the other negative posts. Too much advertising and long articles. Love the show, hate the magazine!!! Too boring to even complete looking at/reading it!


title: Beautiful publication

text:
I enjoy this publication because of its mix of amateur and professional work and short, interesting features of photographers that I couldn't easily discover on my own, even with the aid of Google. Beautiful, diverse art photography.

This is not a how-to publication, which I appreciate.


title: Solid

text: The coverage always seems nice and varied -- there are the elaborate, "took me a week to prepare" meals alongside the quick throw-together meals, and helpful side notes about products and ingredients.  I also like the tangential coverage for dining out, wine, and travel (to good food places!)


title: Disappointing subscription

text: Our granddaughter really enjoyed the magazine but I paid for 6 issues and she only received 2. You don’t get what you pay for.


title: Five Stars

text: great for wedding ideas


title: Not even received almost two months after subscribing (and paying)!!!!!

text: I placed this order on the 24th of October, and was told the first issue will be delivered on or around the 20th of FEBRUARY!!!! This is totally absurd, and this is the reason why I give it one Star only, as I didn't even receive the first issue as yet! I hope someone can explain me the reason for a scheduled four months delay in delivering a simple magazine ! Doesn't seem difficult to me ! anyway.... let's hope for an explanation.


title: When You Need To Unwind- Grab A Reader's Digest!

text: Each new edition of The Reader's Digest is a welcomed breath of fresh air. I have loved this magazine since I was a young girl and would find it at my grandparent's house.  It's the perfect size to carry in my bag for "me time" when I'm on my lunch break. The articles are uplifting, captivating, and sometimes even heartbreaking, but all are written to engage. Clean humor rounds out an already near perfect publication. This magazine continues to be one of my favorites, and hopefully will be around for many more years to come.


title: Five Stars

text: nice


title: Magazine

text: I always liked O magazine but for this price, I just couldn't pass it up. When I don't feel like watching tv, which is usually the O channel, I can read the O magazine.


title: Excellent

text: The kids and I got the suscription for my husband for Christmas last year.  We both love it.  I usually get the mail and most of the time read it first.  The reveiws are great and easy to read.  It's wonderful even if you don't plan on buying any big ticket items in the near future.  We've used it for other people in our family that did need to purchase vaccume cleaners and the like.  Wonderful.  Excellent.  I renewed.


title: Great resource from Cornell Vet School

text: This newsletter discusses relevent issues, treatments, and ideas, including new treatments.  Keep newsletters in a notebook for possible future use.


title: Do NOT choose Auto-Renew!

text: Great magazine, I've received it for more than 20 years,and I am a "Preferred Subscriber". But the AUTO-RENEW rate was for $20 a year, and I can get it for $12, even at hearstmags.com. I called their Customer Service after they DID NOT RESPOND to my email, and they said their offers "had not caught up" to the current price, whatever that means.  I think a previous long term customer should get the best rate, not the worst.  I will NEVER do auto-renew again as one publisher went from $16 to $48 in a year. I had my credit card company reverse that gouge attempt.  Caveat Emptor-they hope you are not watching and will take advantage of you!!


title: Five Stars

text: Great magazine, especially for us since we just moved to Portland


title: A must for amatuer photographers

text: The standard for the amateur photographer.  Good balance of how-to, displays of professional and amateur work, camera tests and ratings.  Be aware that they exist to sell cameras. Multi-page ads in the back can be an education. .


title: For men who really love women

text: The men's magazine for men who actually love women, good food, and practical technology.  Fashions are upscale, probably out of the reach of the average reader.  Excellent articles.


title: Three Stars

text: Boring.


title: I didn't order it

text: can't cancel it


title: Five Stars

text: Good design ideas


title: Five Stars

text: The first issue arrived much faster than we expected!! Thanks!


title: Great

text: Love it


title: Five Stars

text: Love this mag


title: sick

text: Putting a 9 year old boy trying to be a transgender is sick. The boy isn't old enough to make those kinds of decisions. I wouldn't take this magazine if you paid me to take it. They have moved to the sick side of society.


title: Four Stars

text: Good reading


title: Fantastic magazine for kids 4-7

text:
My daughter has been receiving this magazine for two years. I considered dropping it and getting Nat Geo Kids instead, but Big Backyard is FAR superior, and I will not be letting the subscription lapse.

Each magazine is about 30 pages long.  The "cover story" features an animal and everything a child could want to know about that animal.  Pictures are wonderful.  There is usually some activity like a maze or a "what's different" page, and every magazine has a page that children cut out to make a mini book--a wonderful supplement to the magazine's learning.  The magazine also features art sent in by kids ages 4-6 and includes the picture story about Bonnie the Bird and Chester the Chipmunk, my 6 year old's favorite part since she can help me read it.  There is always a pull out center-folded poster of an animal and a story about Ricky the Raccoon and their nature adventures and discoveries.  Each issue ends with the family fun guide with crafts to make and more books to read. There is not one single ad.

Truly, an A++ magazine that you will not regret subscribing to.


title: Great for the coffee table

text: I got a year subscription for $1 through a prime day deal. Great magazine with fun bikes in every issue.


title: Pretty small

text: It is a pretty small journal and does not have many releases. I love the content though.


title: A mixed bag.

text: Some issues are great;others are rather mediocre.  Still, it is probably worth the subscription price for those interested in keeping abreast of scientific developments.


title: Love this magazine

text: I received one issue so far. I love reading about all the local things about Portland. I look forward to the rest of them.


title: Great Product Fast Shipping A+++

text: Great Product  Fast Shipping A+++


title: Five Stars

text: What's not to love about National Geographic Magazine.  The only magazine I subscribe to.


title: An Unfortunate Sell Out

text:
Scientific American Magazine was the publication that fired my enthusiasm for science. It was a difficult read for me back in the 70's when I was in high school, but it always made me want to do some research into the topics covered.

Picking up an issue these days I hardly recognize the difference between it and say, Discovery Magazine or Popular Psychology. The publisher has obviously gone to the same demographic groups those two magazines are aimed at. Another long established and formerly respected magazine, National Geographic, has also been dumbed down and reformatted for more causal readers over the years.

If the lower reading levels aren't enough reason to cancel your subscription, the incessant preaching and politically slanted editorial stances should be motivation enough to pull the plug on your subscriptions as they were on mine.

The purveyors of print media wonder why subscriptions are dropping. It's obvious they are directing their products at a demographic that isn't interested in reading let alone challenging themselves with in-depth material.

"Seed" might be a better choice for a science periodical with salient social aspects.


title: Five Stars

text: Exactly as described.


title: always full of good content

text: Been subscribing for many years and it always is full of a lot of information. Learned many of questions during our years of memo.<br />So full of information for homeowners.


title: Five Stars

text: thank you very much!


title: Five Stars

text: still the best


title: At One Time.......

text: At one time an exciting magazine ! Grew up on it !! I am sorry to see it has turned into a one sided exercise in hate. Always looked forward to the music. Picked it up in the airport a few times over the last year, and was sorry the way it has gone. Always controversial, don't get me wrong, but has now risen to a disgusting level, even I can't tolerate. Shame, but I am done.......


I too was a subscriber many years ago until they started putting 'rap' groups on the cover, interviewing them and promoting rap as an art form. Rap is the farthest thing from rock and roll. Correct me if I'm wrong but I always thought Rolling Stone was a rock and roll magazine with social commentary thrown in for good measure.<br />There are other musical genres that could be in Rolling Stone like Classical, Country, Soul and Blue grass. But again, it is a rock and roll magazine. Or it was.


title: Okay magazine for those interested in celebrities

text: I enjoyed this magazine, but did not really love it and as it got higher in price my interest declined to the point where I lost inenrest completely and no longer subscribe.


title: Good coverage of controversial issues

text: I loved some of the writing in the Rolling Stone.  I miss it, but cannot justify the price at this time in my life.


title: Best positive magazine in print

text: Great publication ... nothing like a Sunday afternoon with my Reminisce and listening to 50's tunes on Pandora! Worth every penny. I gave this to my brother on his 64th birthday.


title: Four Stars

text: good magazine


title: Four Stars

text: very good magazine


title: Two Stars

text: to much advertisments


title: Two words, Kevin Cameron

text: One of the mainstream cycle mags and a good read. They are somewhat eclectic and cover alot of cycle related topics. Racing, international cycle shows, comprehensive tests including detailed specs- with detail that is often absent from manufacturer web sites, such as electric charging capacity. They not only list performance stats, but also review a fuel mileage, with high and low mileage obtained during the bike stay with the magazine, as well as the overall mileage. And then there is their secret weapon- Mr Kevin Cameron. Mr Cameron does tech evaluation and explanation in a manner that is quite incredible. He can take something esoteric, such as a recent page on casting. He made it come alive esplaoining historical milestones and advances in a way that makes history come alive. He often explains difficult concepts in a manner that the average lay person can understand. I am a gearhead, but Kevin undoubtedly forgot more than I have ever known about engines, chassis and braking and other aspects that make our rides come alive.<br />Yes, there is a lot of advertising, and yes, the reviews are often a bit fawning. That said this is a great cycle magazine and is entertaining and informative. Much recommended to newbie or seasoned bikers.


title: THE best US monthly motorcycle magazine

text:
You have read the other reviews that MCN does not accept advertising and how we subscribers save the issues to refer back to. I agree. But there is more, and here are a few observations-
The issue that really sold me was the one which tested the new BMW 1600GTL, other magazines I read raved about the bike. While it is a wonderful bike it has downfalls, and MCN not only did recognized that fact, they actually talked about some of the weaknesses of the bike. (Smaller storage than Goldwing, less comfortable pillion seat...)
If you want to know the real deal on the cycles and products, read this magazine. The truth is timeless- and that is truly why this is a good reference to keep. MCN lists maintenance costs for all tested bikes including recommended service intervals and costs. There are columns such as "Medical Motorcycling" which discuss important topics such as a recent topic "Happy wife, happy life, part 2, " proficient motorcycling, mental motorcyling. Those of us who love to ride always get our fill at this watering hole of knowledge. Also, several times a year they publish value listings for used bikes. Those who love cruisers, dual sports, touring bikes, and crotch rockets will find little to no "Tilt" to reviews. No bull, just real journalism and reporting.
If I could subscribe to only one cycle magazine this would be it. I love that the magazine lists all kinds of stats on the tested bikes and then lists testing data, including performance stats, fuel economy findings, and dyno charts on all the tested bikes. I only wish there was an auto magazine that combined the passion and love for autos with an objective analysis at the level this magazine offers. Car and Driver used to, but seems to have fallen. All the reviewers are right, this is truly the best monthly motorcycle magazine in the US and receives my personal highest recommendation.


title: great to keep up with Tech

text: very interesting magazine, great to keep up with Tech! great price!


title: Five Stars

text: Great product!


title: Three Stars

text: ok


title: Five Stars

text: Great mag


title: Four Stars

text: Good magazine but getting sort of "thin" and political


title: Five Stars

text: Great Magazine


title: Reader's Digest lover

text: I just like the hell out of these magazines, Always have.


title: My wife's HERRO

text: I was very please and surprised to find this price for this magazine. My wife will be very happy to have this subscription.


title: Great gift for a friend

text: Was a gift for a friend and they seem to really like it.


title: Informational

text: One gets more info from a hard copy. Hence a worthwhile purchase.


title: unreliable delivery

text: Love tv guide, but they don't always deliver it, and since its now a 3 week issue, if they screw up you have to wait 3 weeks, they don't send you a replacement. VERY Frustrating!


title: Five Stars

text: Love TV guide and this was a great deal for the year's subscription.


title: Five Stars

text: Great magazine !!!!


title: Beyond worth the price for all of the info and recipes

text: Such a great Magazine with tons of ideas and great recipes.


title: Great Newspaper Surrounding the Korean-American Community

text: Awesome quarterly publication about the Korean American community, current events going on between N. Korea and the US, and various topics covered in each paper. I wish they published it more than four times per year. It is an all volunteer based paper. Highly recommended. They are based in Minnesota, and have access to a lot of Korean cultural events and can write just about anything affecting the Korean-American community. My favorite part is the book reviews in each publication. Highly recommend for your go to source for Korean-American community stories. If you aren't sure this is for you, ask them for a trial issue! They'll be more than happy to send you one! I LOVE their paper! I'm so glad I stumbled on it when I was doing research for my senior seminar in 2008. I've been reading their paper since then ^_^


title: Just fine

text: My wife loves this periodical, being as she is a designer/ DIY person, always looking for ideas. I like it as well. It is themed traditional, and not trendy/ modern/ AD orientation. Your price is WAY better than newsstand/ bookstore/ big box prices.


title: Five Stars

text: This magazine has always been one of my favorites for recipes.


I have used the online site for recipes, but like the magazine for seasonal recipes.


title: NOT ENOUGH SCIENCE

text: Aah, I like science but. Magazines are mostly advertisement. NOT ENOUGH SCIENCE.


title: Five Stars

text: My husband enjoys the magazine a lot.


title: A Magazine for ME!

text: I enjoy the content of MORE so much!  The articles touch on every aspect of the lives of women who are 40+ .....the health issues we need to be concerned with, lifestyle changes, finances, grown children, parents, and relationships.  Even the fashion and makeup tips take the top trends and tweak them for mature women.  I recommend this for any woman who finds that the fashion magazines portray women who are just too young to be relevant, or that family-oriented magazines don't reflect your current lifestyle.  Amazon has wonderful prices on magazine subscriptions! A+


title: All You - a TERRIFIC Magazine

text: This is one great magazine, one of the few I read cover to cover.  Full of ideas and articles focusing on real women that are affordable and realistic.  Every issue has budget friendly recipes, smart shopping strategies, and coupons.  Makes you feel like it was written just for you when you're reading it.


title: Time

text: Have not yet received any magazines. I'm sure it will be fine once the subscription begins. Now when will that be?


title: Four Stars

text: I like Country Sampler - but too expensive.  It seems to be more advertising for products than anything.


title: Four Stars

text: Good read for golf lovers


title: Four Stars

text: Great fashion tips


title: Four Stars

text: Must have for the avid golfer in your life


title: GReAT magazine!!

text: This is one of my favorite magazines. I love all of the local events listed in here. Very easy to renew subscription. Would highly recommend!


title: Fashion Magazine ???

text: I always preferred Harper's Bazaar for beautiful fashion and helpful articles for women over Vogue.  It's  turned into a political  magazine...….Got it?  Not interested!  I will not be renewing.


title: My go to magazine

text: A very relaxing magazine and beautifully photographed.


title: Great articles.

text: Keeps up with the electronic and mechanical technology.  Great articles.


title: Artists delight , for reading enjoyment

text: Super articles, very informative, nice photography.


title: So much information

text: I read it cover to cover, every article, every word and enjoyed it all.  Fascinating articles and science.


title: Great diverse coverage of the American Craft Scene

text: I thoroughly enjoyed my first issue, especially the article about women in iron working.


title: Loved it since I was 5 and couldn't read

text: National G is still the same great product:  sumptuous photos, interesting well researched articles, the whole package.  It's nice to have 60 years of continuity with 1 product.


title: Great Craft Magazine

text: For knitters, crocheters, embroiderers and textile enthusiasts, this is a great periodical that provides patterns, history and lots of stories of crafters.  I carry around my copy to read while waiting at the doctor's office or pharmacy.  It also features smaller museum's exhibitions.


title: Great Magazine for Curious Kids and Adults

text: I subscribed to this magazine for my 18-year old son, who just graduated from high school and was stuck at home with stay at home orders.  It looked interesting and engaging.  I picked up his first copy and started reading while waiting to pick up carry out -- I'm hooked.  I was always a fan of National Geographic, The Smithsonian, and Nature.  This is my new gotta' read.  It had several fascinating articles.  Great read.


title: LOVE this magazine

text: I love Southern Living magazine and have been a subscriber for years. Their magazine has all kinds of things I like to read about the south. Places to go, things to see, southern gardens, recipes, interesting stories. I look forward to its arrival every month and read it from cover to cover.


title: Okay if you're wealthy.....

text: This is a good magazine if you have LOTS of disposable income to decorate or vacation, but for the average joe, no so much. The photography is stunning and the ideas are lovely, but everything is on such a grand scale, and most things are not affordable for the average family. It's nice to look at, but I will not continue my subscription.


title: Love!

text: I really love this magazine. Tons and tons of recipes. Some are easy, some are a little more difficult. The photos are awesome and I love that a lot of their recipes are "seasonal". Very clear directions and great tips.


title: Great magazine, terrible customer service from Bonnier Corp

text: This magazine is pretty great - beautiful pictures of food, excellent recipes, wonderful articles.  I only wish there was a digital copy included in the subscription that I could load up on my tablet.  Also my final gripe is that the Bonnier Corporation never sent me the last issue of my 1 year subscription.  When I emailed them with this inquiry they said that my subscription had expired.  I tried to explain that I knew that it had expired at that point in time, however I never received the last issue I paid for and was legally owed, but my complaints fell on deaf ears as the only response was a continual reminder that my subscription had expired.


title: Love this publication!

text: So much awesome info 😃


title: Five Stars

text: gift


title: More content wanted

text: More ads than articles. Love the recipes. Great ideas.


title: Don’t order the magazine

text: Love the magazine .Have ordered it twice never to receive an issue or refund .Have emailed the editor several times with no response..Why let people order it if it is not available.Very dissatisfied and disappointed


title: Good tips, interesting articles

text: I love this magazine. Has great tips and interesting articles. I have kept many issues from it's early years.


title: Not a big fan...

text: I'm a HD rider and this is really not defined to that manufactor.  I skim though it every month but I won't subscribe again.


title: A great resource

text: Silver Magazine combines information  about  silver history, artistry and craftsmanship. If you are interested in silver, hope to collect some pieces, or want to research granny's teaspoons,  there is no other resource that equals this magazine.  Silver Magazine's stunning photographs offer a beautiful accompaniment to the information provided by its articles.


title: great magazine - i love it!

text: I love this magazine. I have read it for many years. Always interesting stories. I don't like the fashion though. O mag is terrible at fashion so if that your thing this mag is not for you. Other than that its great with nutrition, beauty, etc.


title: Healthy, Tasty, and Recipes that make you feel good

text: Have tried several of the recipes and all have been healthy, satisfying and tasty. Variety of different cultural influence in recipes with some of the basic grocery staples. Look forward to getting each issue.


title: One Star

text: Too advanced for my daughter.  I thought it was for elementary students


title: Mark A. Shepard

text: My son is an automobile fanatic and loves this magazine. He especially likes all of the class ratings.


title: I'm not getting my magazines

text: I'm not getting my magazines at all. What happens?<br />I want to receive all of my missing magazines plus every issue in the future


title: A versatile magazine

text: A great magazine for keeping up with fashion, health, grooming, and simply being "in the know" of what's going on.


title: Five Stars

text: Love this magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: Super magazine and worth the investment in time and resources for learning technique along with fabulous recipes.


Beautiful magazine!  Look forward to each new issue.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it!


title: Wait and see.

text: I have subscribed to this periodical for years, and do enjoy it, but Graydon's place will be hard to fill. At this point it is somewhat lacking, but I want to give it time.


title: Awesome Magazine

text: I am very pleased to receive my First for Women magazine. I was beginning to think it was never going to show up. This is an amazing very informative magazine.


title: Good reading material for an avid gym goer

text: From the first few issues I have received I can say that there are quite a few interesting articles and interviews but the best part are the included workouts and new exercises to try. I also found a few healthy food recipes to make as well. The downside is there are a LOT of advertisements. It seems as though every other page is a supplement company advertisement. But if you don't mind flipping right past them there is enough reading material to justify spending the money for a yearly subscription.


title: Five Stars

text: great articles including exercises and cooking recipes. Much easier managing subscriptions through amazon with auto renew


title: Love it

text: Love this mag


title: Our fav magazine!

text: This is our most fav magazine.  There are copy  cats, but this remains the very best.


title: Four Stars

text: Ordered it for my husbnd and he is enjoying it.<br />Thank you


title: Five Stars

text: Love the magazine but didn't get it on my Kindle.


title: Thumbs down on this magazine.

text: Mag suddenly arrived in my box.  I never ordered it.  Cooking always has been my least favorite chore.


title: Five Stars

text: Great magazine many recipe's and stories.


title: Worthwhile magazine!

text: Has superb recipes. One of my very favorite tv shows with great assortment of excellent hosts.


title: Good Housekeeping has great recipes!

text:
Everything delicious that I saw on Pinterest, a great web site, referred me to Good Housekeeping magazine.
So, as always, I went to Amazon to purchase a subscription. I'm glad I did! The magazine does have great recipes
but also great home tips & interesting articles. Another winning purchase!


title: Two Stars

text: Don't waste your money, it's all advertising


title: Nice bomb American Girl Magazine dropped on our house in ...

text: Nice bomb American Girl Magazine dropped on our house in the Nov/Dec 2015 issue, which features an article on gay adoption (neatly tucked away between pages of cocoa, mittens and crafts). Seriously, American Girl???  Girls age 8-12 (and younger) need to have these political agendas aired on your pages... with not a word of warning to the parents?  I feel like I cannot trust AG anymore.  How is this "fun", wholesome" and "good for girls"? I had planned to renew (that was thankfully our last issue), but now- no thanks.


title: Weekly too much

text: Timely delivery of this magazine but weekly is really too much.  I was having trouble keeping up with reading them.  I did not renew just because it was too many to read.  Just not enough time.  My fault.


title: Just ok

text: The magazine arrived timely.  I did not renew because it seemed like there was a lot of product advertising and sometimes within their articles.  Such as:  use a sunscreen when you drive/ try this one: and then it lists a specific brand of sunscreen without saying why it was so good, etc.  Almost like they were really promoting specific brands without the reason behind that.  Maybe this was just my opinion.  Not a bad magazine just not one I wanted to continue.


title: Better for younger women I believe

text: More for younger women I believe.  While I found a few articles good it seemed more focused on the younger women among us.  Such as how to have great buns, great sex, etc.  Good articles for 20-30 year olds but I would prefer all around general health articles and not based mainly on the younger age group.


title: Great magazine, have subscribed for over 30 yrs.

text: Have subscribed to this magazine ever since I moved to AZ in the 70's.  Great recipes, great planting guides.  Allows you to pick which area you live in.  Also some good decorating ideas.  It seems to be going through a change right now, tho.


title: Great magazine!

text: Love this magazine.  Get so many ideas since I'm not artsy crafty.


title: Great ideas!

text: This magazine has it all!  Cooking, organizing, taking care of plants, decorating, health and traveling.


title: Best missalette available

text: This is a readable and inspirational booklet for prayer and Mass attendance.<br />Reflections are worthwhile and introduce reader to both well known and new writers


title: I guess this magazine is pretty good.

text: Great price on an 'ok' magazine  They have a lot of advertisements that clog up the pages.


title: My Favorite!

text: I love to read and learn.  I subscribe to about 20 magazines or publications and this is, by far, my favorite.  Always useful tips and real advice for an average handyman, not an advanced craftsman.


title: Lotsa info....

text: Very informative articles on classic bikes as well as their contemporary counterparts.  Helpful repair hints as well as a plethora of advertisers specializing in 'older' model bike parts.  I always anticipate the next edition.


title: Great Magazine!!!!

text: This magazine has NO advertisments, just good reviews, stories, facts, and lessons about motorcycles and anything to do with them.  No factory sponsered biases, just honest writing. How refreshing!


title: Coins Magazine

text: This magazine fits right into my collection.  It is easy to use and to identify the coins I am looking for.


title: Great product

text: Great product, price, quality, glad I bought it.


title: Good toilet reading

text: I've had this before and there's a lot of repeat info month to month. I still enjoy Looking. Good toilet reading


title: Worth the money

text: Excellent recipes every month


title: Just OK

text: Some of the articles go on too long, and some of the reviewers are unctious and more impressed with themselves than what they're writing about. Sometimes hard to know whether they are recommending or not, they are so verbose!! But it's still a pleasant read, and keeps me current on NYC.


title: Fortune provides a great value and APP

text: I just signed up for Fortune Mag as the advise of a wise friend and I am glad that I did.  The two issues I have received so far include articles that are relevant to the times-- both financially and politically.  For instance, this month they cover Amazon and the taxes issue (on internet providers) and a special report on China (infrastructure, commerce, etc).  The APP (Dashboard ) provides some short but latest released news of interest.  I would highly recommend this magazine to anyone who wants to keep informed and up-to-date on business and commerce.


title: good advice

text: love this magazine has very good tips and recipes

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text: This magazine makes everyone remember the times past. It touches the hearts of all who read it<br />making the memories of simpler times more enjoyable


title: magazine

text: my family loves this as many of us show our age<br />the stories of days gone by ring true to those of us who grew up on farms and in mid states


title: Four Stars

text: I don't what auto-renewal, thank you


title: is the best weekly news magazine available if you want to keep ...

text: Business Week is, as far as I am concerned, is the best weekly news magazine available if you want to keep up on business.


title: I am satisfied.

text: Item is as described.  I am satisfied.


title: So sad to see my favorite magazine become mostly ads.

text: Gee, I must agree with most of the reviews posted.  I gave my FORMER favorite magazine a 2 star rating mostly because of all the ads.  I used to really like learning about the thing I need to know about my home and how to fix everything.  But now sadly, I may have to shelve the idea of ever reordering.  My favorite part of the magazine is now the humor on the back page. HA ha ha.


title: Love this magazine

text: What I love about EW is that it is NOT People or US Weekly. It is not about celebrities, its about entertainment. The monthly columns written by Steven King are my very favorites. I love that they also do more than tell us about movies and TV. You will also find information about music, books, gaming and, on occasion, Broadway shows. Keep it coming EW and I will always be a loyal subscriber.


title: Don’t buy

text: Do not subscribe. They will automatically renew without warning or notice. All of a sudden you see the charge on your account.


title: Five Stars

text: great product, fast delivery


title: this is a good magazine to subscribe

text: As long as you don't expect this magazine to help you cut your score by half, this is a good magazine to subscribe!  A great entertainment source when you can't go out there playing golf but don't rely on this magazine to be your personal coach.


title: Truly sucks

text: I got a mini subscription to the digital edition via the Zinio app offer for Windows 8. This is proof why the UK is third-class country now, behind other countries like India and Korea. The writing is horrendous, and all they write about are shooters and zombie games, as if the Xbox 360 had no other games. The latest redesign showed us why the Brits are destined to become fourth-rate in the world, as it's now impossible to even see the review score. The layout is a mess throughout each issue. (The digital edition is the same as the print.) The staff is pompous and always defending Microsoft, for example during this year E3 fiasco. I understand this is the official magazine, but it's too much for me. Problem is I don't know how to unsubscribe on Zinio!


title: Real car magazine for real Car guys

text: I’ve been a car craft and hot rod subscriber for over a decade! Love them both


title: The best -- and only -- magazine dedicated to PC gaming

text: This is pretty simple. If you're a PC gamer, you can't go wrong with this magazine. They focus on all things PC-game related. Previews of upcoming games, feature stories that go deep inside the making of the games, hardware reviews, the rumor mill, and of course reviews. Their reviews are well-written and well-thought out. I also subscribe to Playstation magazine, @Gamer magazine and Game Informer magazine and I think PC Gamer is the most mature and the best-written of all of them.


title: Extremely good book

text: It keeps you on the top of scientific and technological advancements, very info-taining. The price is right, it wont hurt your pocket at all.


title: Like the magazine, but geez, warn us before .

text: Like the magazine, but geez, warn us before automatically taking my Money, I thought I would get a warning.


title: Five Stars

text: I just love this magazine!


title: Marz.mobi Reccomends National Geographic Kids for 8-11 years old kids!

text: Marz.mobi says Good magazine!  I thought their would be more pages.  My 6 year old enjoys them but cannot read them himself.  The articles are most interesting and it is packed with facts about animals, space and our world.  We have learned several things in each edition.  Super small type on many of the articles.  More for an 8-11 year old we think.  That said I enjoy reading it to my 6 year old.


title: National Geographic is the best

text: My husband loves this magazine. Always picks it up if he sees it.<br />Well both enjoy it


title: nice magazine

text: This magazine has great pictures really makes you want to go to the places. They review all price range places to travel and places you may have never thought of. Am happy with the magazine


title: nice magazine

text: Love this magazine. I love seeing all the coastal homes and areas, some of which we have been to and loved. Recipes are great also. Have been getting it for several years and plan on continuing.


title: sadly, my subscription for my kindle never came through ...

text: sadly, my subscription for my kindle never came through on to my kindle fire. They tried for over a month to correct it and it just would not work. . I did receive the paper issue, but I really wanted the kindle. I had to get a refund for the kindle version. I understand Amazon is have an issue with some magazines and this is one of them.


title: Yeccchhh

text: I remember when MAD first came out in the 1950s (I have every issue up to 1970).  The jokes were funny, the cartoons were well drawn and the satire was clean.  In short, it could be read by anyone of any age.  I recently picked up a copy and glanced through it and I was appalled at the changes.  The drawings/cartoons are so crude that they look like something done by kids in the third grade, the jokes are filthy and the satire is cruel.  I have not, and will not, subscribe to this waste of paper and time.


title: Keep looking, this isn't the magazine you're looking for.

text:
This is perhaps one of the worst subscriptions I have ever received. First problem is they seem to come whenever they feel like mailing a copy. In not quite 18 months I received 5 issues even though you should receive at least 6 a year. The content of the magazine is less then interesting, if you can get past all the advertising. I understand advertising helps pay the bills, buy come on. The projects they include are interesting at times, but those tend to be the ones that require a backyard or a full basement to build one. Like the shed pool house/bar. Would be great to see more projects that show better ways to dovetail, hidden hinges etc... The everyday things that can help improve a home without taking a week to complete and an entire paycheck in lumber. I think my biggest issue is that they seem to have a target audience of the novice/beginner  handyman but then have intermediate/advanced projects only.

They do have some interesting projects from time to time, like the Sept'18 issue with the flip top workbench. A neat project, though a bit involved for a beginner.

This is a magazine I subscribed too with a great hope of finding projects to keep me busy as well improve things around the house. I have yet to find something along those lines in the issues I actually received. I won't be renewing this one.


title: Five Stars

text: easy renewal


title: Where Is It, THAT is what I want to know!

text:
The person I gave this to as a gift has not received a single copy yet.  What gives?

This is ridiculous.

Please respond immediately.


title: Ireland

text: It's a beautiful magazine, the stories are terrific and the scenery is beautiful. I spent a month in Ireland this summer and found it magical, the magazine helped me on my travels and also places to stay like Ashford Castle in Cong--- which is a lovely little town.


title: Five Stars

text: This is a great mag good price


title: Skinny But Interesting I Guess

text: A lovely but 'skinny' magazine.  Would have wished for a more substantial one.  What it does provide however is interesting.


title: Interesting articles; a bit too much celebrity stuff

text: I really enjoy their articles about news events. I wish there was a bit less celeb coverage and more on other topics.


title: Mad mad mad

text: Cancelled this several times and was still sent and payment taken out. Mad mad mad


title: Five Stars

text: Love this book


title: Helpful read for working women

text: A gift for my Boomer daughter. She disappears a couple of days every month after it arrives in her mailbox. The recipes, decorating idea and support for "keeping it simple" around the house adds to her enjoyment of the magazine as well as her quality of life by helping her organize and manage things around the house.


title: Perfect Choice for Gen X Women

text: A gift that bring interest, ideas and uplift every month to my daughter. She thoroughly enjoys receiving it and comments often about the articles she has read.


title: Not much content anymore

text: I used to love this magazine, but it seems like with each issue there are fewer and fewer pages, less actual content, and more ads. I just received the March 2014 issue and a big chunk of the magazine was taken up by a catalog insert for cheap-looking, plus-size polyester clothes! What does that have to do with country décor? It makes me sad, because this used to be an excellent magazine, and the actual pages of content (not many) are excellent, but it's just not worth the money anymore.


title: Quick easy read

text: Love the articles & recipes.


title: Great Magazine!

text: Great Magazine!


title: Three Stars

text: Not too many projects that will work for us.


title: Four Stars

text: Great Value


title: Great for kids

text: My child and I both really enjoy this magazine. The photos are beautiful and the information is presented so well.


title: Five Stars

text: great magazine


title: Worth the subscription price

text: Very colorful, lots of pic's. Inspires creativity and lots of ideas to copy.


title: False order

text: I did not order this.  I have no idea how rhis happened


title: High quality

text: Gift subscription for friends birthday. She loves this magazine.


title: I love this magazine.

text: I love this magazine. It it dedicated to the city I was born and grew up in. I love the historical articles and site explanations they have. This city is so big that it really does help.


title: Synapse Services (The company that handles your subscription) SUCKS!

text: Amazon, apparently, contracts out these subscription services to Synapse, Inc. I ordered Mix and Recording Magazine for my husband for XMAS on DEC.5th. We have never received EITHER magazine. When I called to inquire, I was told that it it would be 4 BUSINESS DAYS before I would be contacted by a customer service representative who could help me with my problem.<br />I do not recommend anyone subscribe to any magazine through Amazon that is handled by Synapse,Inc. The only reason I gave them 1 star is because I the rating system would not allow me to give them ZERO.


title: A Must Have For Real Gamers!

text: If you call yourself a true gamer, then look no further than Retro Gamer! In this day and age where we can easily find information on the internet about a hobby we all love, this magazine keeps its loyal followers by providing a high quality product from the first page to the last page (content and magazine material). Time and time again they have provided excellent interviews with people in the know and breakdowns of collecting for specific game systems and game series. Also look out for their special release publications that focus on various topics of interest, but go further within the details of the subject.


title: I am pleased.

text: I received this magazine as a reward for taking surveys, so I am not actually paying for the subscription I have. However, I don't regret picking it as the reward. I will say this: I do believe Latina Magazine to be an acquired taste. It won't be for every Latina, nor will it be for every one, in general. At most, it's just a fun magazine to read when you have some time to kill. There are some pretty heartfelt stories in some of the issues as well and hey, even some great recipes in them and who could go wrong with that?


title: Love it

text: This is such a fun magazine!


title: Gift

text: Gift


title: Uninterrupted service

text: Excellent service never missed an issue with easy billing.


title: Would give more stars if available!

text: Oxygen is one of my all time favorite magazines.  I'm in my early 60s.... but I still enjoy this magazine.  It's great.  There are good - and useful -  articles on health and fitness in every issue.  Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I'll be a subscriber for many more years!  :)


title: Used to be reiliable

text:
We have been getting Consumer Reports for years and bought multiple year subscriptions.  Last year, my eyes were opened by a totally biased article against Vitamins and supplements.  Over the last few years I had wondered about some of the ratings on electronics and cars- but the vitamin article did it. I will never trust them again!!!!!!!!!

The reason for the two stars is that Amazon won't let you give scathing reviews, but this is warranted.  Thousands of studies have been buried from the 1920's to 1950's stating that vitamins build your immune system and protect you from serious diseases (heart, diabetes and cancer). Expensive urine-bull, not effective, read the comments about supplements sold here on Amazon (and I've bought plenty).  Sickness is a humongous money maker, wellness a small one.  As they say follow the money-who funded that article on Consumer Report? And can you trust that they are unbiased? Their revenues are sliding and with these kinds of reports it's no wonder.  Buyer Beware!


title: No value added

text: This was not worth it - all of the content is available for free on their website.  I am not sure what the purpose of this is, except to give you more ads?


title: Arrived as stated.. We have subscribed to La ...

text: Arrived as stated ..  We have subscribed to La Settimana Enigmistica before, so we knew what to expect....


title: Mostly Ads

text: Bought this thinking it was the UK magazine of the same name.  What a disappointment.  A lot of tacky here, and mostly ads.

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Good magazine with diverse interest articles. I gave it a 4 star only because it has so many ad pages, but the portion of the magazine that has substance is well suited for a good read.


title: Love this magazine

text: Love this magazine. It explores the nooks and crannies of the Oregon Coast. Reading it makes me feel like a local.


title: Sister-in-law Gift

text: I ended up giving magazine subscriptions to all my family last year.  I can say without a doubt everyone loved them!  The trick is to match the magazine with the persons interests.


title: Gift for girlfriend

text: Magazine subscriptions make the perfect holiday gift.  Everyone who receives them always raves.  Amazon makes it so easy to give and manage magazine subscriptions too.  Just read the fine print to make sure you know what your giving and how it is delivered.


title: Perfect gift for someone who like cooking

text: You just can't beat Ooks Illustreted.  They take cooking to the next degree.  I have always found the recipes spot on.  Follow them and you can't go wrong.  I give a subscription to all my foodie friends.  It makes them smile.....


title: Perfect gift

text: Gave this subscription to a friend who I absolutely had no idea what to give.  Turns out he liked it better than all the other gifts he got.  Simple, inexpensive, and big impression.  Winner!


title: Worthless

text:
I ordered this (alleged) magazine in December, 2012. Now it's March, 2013 and I have yet to receive the first issue.  So far, The Writer is worthless.  I would expect this sort of thing from some old guy in a mobile home in New Mexico cranking out copies of a "publication" in his spare time rather than a magazine subscription sold on Amazon.  Buyer beware.

UPDATE-The first issue finally arrived.  Thin content.  Not impressed.  I've learned my lesson.


title: great magazine

text: Really enjoy the magazine. Recipes are great and doable.


title: Great magazine!

text: I watch HGTV all the time, and the magazine is a fun, interesting addition to that.It is a bright, colorful magazine, full of good decorating tips.


title: My kids love this magazine and I can feel good about gifting it to them

text: There's so much "junk" in the media these days, it is hard to find a quality periodical to offer your kids to read sometimes.  I feel good about offering this magazine to my elementary school age kids because of the big, beautiful photos that highlight nature and animals.  The articles must be interesting as well - my child can't stop reading the magazine once it arrives.  Afterwards, my child gives me the "executive" summary of what new things she has learned from the articles in the magazine.


title: Philly magazine is a great read!

text: Living in the Philly suburbs, Philly mag is a great way to keep in touch with what's happening in the area.  I enjoy the articles and the restaurant listings are great too.


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome


title: Must have for legit Lax Bruhs

text: This is a must have for legit Lax Bruhs.  When my bruhs come over my house I always have it sitting out so they can see and comment about how good my Lax skills are


title: DYI and Investors only

text: This mag is loaded with ideas for the DYI and for forward looking investors. You must be able to have the time and patience to work out the forward looking investment scheme. 95% of all the ideas put forth in this mag have produced over 175% of an investment return. However, the time it takes is on average 5 years.


title: A must for lusting to be like a guy

text: This mag is an essential for all those wanna be's. Most assusredly for those gals who wanna be strong and attract the right partners. If you are on the prowl this mag is perfect for you.


title: so far so good. gift for my husband

text: so far so good.  gift for my husband.


title: Five Stars

text: all time favorite mag


title: One Star

text: I dsliked this publication


title: Excellent magazine for all the everyone!

text: I came across BUST magazine several years ago in the waiting room of an uncomfortable doctors office. It defiantly helped me take my mind off of everything. I decided to order a subscription and I've been hooked ever since! Like others have stated the articles are a fresh and different perspective  than mainstream mags. My boyfriend enjoys checking them out too, you don't have to be a die hard feminist to enjoy BUST magazine. One of my favorite sections are the music and movie reviews, I know what's out on the radio and on the big screen in my area. But the writers always expose me to something new and unheard of. I shower YouTube videos for days after I come across these golden pages of awesomeness! Thanks BUST keep up the great work :)


title: One of the best!

text: An excellent publication.


title: great magazine for food lovers

text: the magazine was great and the price is great. wouldnt have bought the magazine otherwise. definitely beats food and wine mag


title: Five Stars

text: great magazine


title: Great Magazine

text: What a great magazine! We throughly enjoy it! See why it has been around so long!


title: Will order again. Price was good

text: Magazine arrive on time. No problems so far. Price was good


title: Great pulication for cat lovers

text: Filled with great information about cats for the cat lover. Always on top of cutting edge research. Even if you already know everything about cats you'll find something interesting.


title: Five Stars

text: Grandson loves it


title: Five Stars

text: grandson loves it


title: Buying Another One

text: Great little vacuum cleaner, plenty of suction.


title: Keep changing daily charts

text: Changed format again, and for the worse as usual. Useless 7 to 8 time slot, resulting in show names cut to unrecognizable bits. Removed recommended shows from charts.


title: Five Stars

text: I love Guidepost.


title: AD, the new "Teen Vogue" of interior design

text:
Architectural Digest in former years was a stodgy, slightly dull journal with archival records of worldwide interior design, on high quality paper. People would keep the issues for years considering it an historical record of design as sponsored by the affluent.

No more. In 2016 it was taken over by Amy Astley, the former editor of TEEN VOGUE. You read that right, Teen Vogue, and AD now is just as trendy and advertiser focussed, reimagined for the Instagram generation. Largely dedicated now to homes of celebrities or should we say, 'influencers.' To anyone who loves serious design as one of the useful arts, offensive, but I'm sure it has brought more corporate revenues. Because now AD has been able to sell the celebrity - besotted readers to the advertisers.

Amy has done this by changing the business model from subscription based to ad based. This means the readers are no longer the customers, but rather the product - to be handed over to the new customers, the advertisers. Predictably, AD content has been dumbed down to the clickbait level to bulk up readership with unsophisticated topics such as Kim Kardashian's new bathroom or, for variety, Kanye West's new bathroom.

Also, excessively focussed on New York City as if we all lived there. And much attention to a small circle of decorators who belong to the so-called AD100 - a group of business collaborators who made deals with the magazine. Not a serious journal at all any more, and not focussed on design at all.

People no longer save the issues. And by the way, there is no need to subscribe. Give them your email address and you will get TWO emails every day, so eager they are to tell readers what Instagram celebs are doing to their bathrooms.


title: I love this

text: I love this and am so happy when it comes in the mail!


title: No digital only option

text:
The New Yorker is not only as good as it has always been but actually better; they have taken advantage of the internet to publish daily articles. Also the iPad app for New Yorker works brilliantly and digital access includes the archives back to 1929!

Only one complaint; there is no real incentive to drop the paper subscription and keep digital, the price is almost the same. I would go all digital if there were a meaningful discount.


title: Prissy old fuddy-duddies overdue for new leadership

text:
I've been reading CR since 1965 and I continue to believe they are a great resource. As a long time supporter however, I feel justified in making a few criticisms. Not many readers today may know that Consumers Union was accused of being a Communist front in its early days. This has made them permanently defensive and rather resistant to change. Unfortunately, their inability to lighten up and accept criticism has cut into their usefulness.

1. CR has fallen behind the times. There are now many internet sources of product reviews, for example Amazon's, and these are the very best resource for potential customers. CR does not really take advantage of these newer source of infomation, and even worse, in many cases their ratings do NOT track with the experiences of end users, which they certainly should. CR has been very slow to update their process to take account of the internet, of public experience, and to improve their accuracy. They do reviews now just as they did in 1938.

2. CR editing and quality control has become sloppy. I have noticed reviews with some real errors and mistatements.

3. In recent years Consumers Union has become hyper-capitalist in spite of their leftist origins, with a hard sell marketing tsunami as aggressive and unrelenting as some of the companies they ridicule. They have multiple websites, magazines and newsletters, often with overlapping content, and are constantly banging away on their user base to subscribe more, buy more. Don't they know this offends loyal readers?

4. Finally, CR has become fussy, grumpy, and hidebound. They are sometimes seriously out of touch. One example; the latest issue (April 2013) has an item on the back page Selling It which ridicules Google Maps for offering trip directions from New York to Hawaii which includes "kayaking across the Pacific." Now Google obviously intended this as a bit of humor, as almost everyone under the age of 75 immediately gets - everyone that is but Consumer Reports! This is a little embarrassing to read - what kind of prissy old fuddy-duddies write and edit Consumer Reports these days?

I am sorry to give them One Star, but they are badly in need of some new blood on the editorial side to break up the humorless, self-righteous rigidity of the magazine. It's not 1938 any more!


title: Resent the CU hard sell

text:
I am a longtime subscriber to Consumer Reports and I also subscribe to the website and also to the online consumer reports health. This adds up to quite a few $ per year and I feel I deserve all their content. Recently I have received a direct mail ad for OnHealth, which is a print product. The ad shouts the tabloid glaring headlines we associate with sleazy operations. It is also impossible to tell the relation to the online health site; is it the same content? And if not, why is significant health information being witheld from my $19/year online subscription?

CU used to be a quiet and conservative organization. A few years ago they took on some marketing advice and became much more aggressive about selling their content six ways from Sunday. I am a supporter of the mission of CU and understand they need to seek revenues. But I am dismayed by the loud, vulgar advertising and the attempts to sell overlapping content. They have become a little too much like all the quick-buck companies they criticize.


title: From science to cupcakes; sad decline of an institution

text:
Witnessing the editorial deterioration of Scientific American over the years has been a sad disappointment. I began to read SA in my high school library nearly fifty years ago. From the 60's through the 80s' it was a serious and dignified journal with explanations by major scientists of their own work. The Amateur Scientist and Mathematical Recreations columns had many devotees. In these years many who chose careers in science credited SA as an inspiration. Apparently it was not considered cool or profitable enough by its publishers however; sometime in the 90's SA was taken over by a new crowd, the articles now written by journalists, and it became strongly politicized, with a shrill liberal agenda. They turned away from hard science and devoted more pages to psychology and social issues, often with a clear bias attached. Many of the columnists were no longer significant thinkers but just some cronies of the editor - borderline cranks whose monthly "thoughts" are not worth the paper. Steve Mirsky, the "humorist," is simply a waste of a page and Michael Shermer has nothing new to say. (Jeff Sachs however is an exception - he is a genuine leader in international development.)

There has also been an ongoing obsession with the evolution / creationist debate, not bringing any new scientific insights as a leading science magazine could and should have done, just elitist religion-bashing and constant ridicule of the "stupid" creationists. Embarrassing even to non-religious readers. Even the art direction is wacky, highly impressionistic (people with blue heads and swoopy arcs in outer space seem to be used for ALL subjects) and of no value for illustrating the content.

During most of this phase the editor was John Rennie, a mediocre mind who had no business leading such an important institution. He guided Scientific American down a soft path which dissipated fifty years of prestige. Very sad. Recently  his understudy Mariette DiChristina has taken over. She also is a journalist rather than an intellectual leader with a personal grasp of the vastness of modern science. None of these people are PhDs. The advisory board of famous scientists seems to be only for show; I am surprised they allow their names to be used as the magazine slides downhill.

The bottom point so far has been the September, 2009 issue where the magazine's hack staff (not a panel of real scientists) took it upon themselves to choose the greatest "origins" in the history of the universe. Among their choices; Scotch tape, the vibrator (female sex toy), the paper clip, intermittent windshield wipers, and cupcakes. Yes, cupcakes. The venerable Scientific American, continuously published for 160 years, chose the paper clip and the cupcake as two of the most important innovations of all time. What a pack of idiots. This is what happens when Nobel Prize winners are replaced by Steve Mirsky.

It didn't have to be like that. Magazines like Smithsonian and National Geographic have maintained their identity and high editorial standards consistently, decade after decade, while SA has lost it. During a period where science itself has exploded on every front, Scientific American has been surpassed by many other sources in print and on the Web. HowStuffWorks attracts ten times the readership of the SA website, likewise Discovery. Popular Science has become much more sophisticated in recent years. Wired News is brilliant. PhysOrg is an excellent way to keep up across the sciences. The Web pages of Science and Nature highlight recent discoveries. Physical Review Focus interprets recent developments for students and non-experts, and does a very good job.

After forty years of subscribing, I will not renew. Others who may not be renewing include your local library or university - after being taken over recently by the Nature Group, the most aggressively profit hungry of the academic publishers, Scientific American announced they were raising their subscription price to libraries by a factor of 10X - as if they were a major archival research journal rather than a pop-science disposable like Psychology Today. Good strategy folks - piddling away the uniqueness of your franchise while arrogantly raising the price.


title: Do not subscribe to this magazine!

text: This company will bombard you with renewal "offers" and even CALL at home in the evenings with special renewal offers.<br />Completely unprofessional and certainly NOT worth the harassment.


title: Four Stars

text: wife like  them


This is the best garden and birds mag on the market bar none.. I have been a subscriber for over ten years and have never had a average copy they have all been the very top 0f the line with out exception. This mag is not a high price mag


title: What happened?

text: What happened to Popular Mechanics? This magazine is not the Popular Mechanics of my youth. It's some kind of new incarnation for millennial. Thank goodness it was cheap. I already cancelled.


title: Pricey.

text: Beautiful pictures, good articles.


title: My wife loves this magazine. I love the price.

text: My wife has subscribed to Country Living for several years. Recently she got a statement saying they had renewed her subscription and she should send the $28.00 for one a one year subscription. She was offended at their audacity of presuming to renew without asking her and said she would not pay $28.00 for one year for any magazine. I said "let's look on Amazon". Sure enough Amazon offered a TWO YEAR subscription for $18.00. Always look at Amazon FIRST.


title: A waste of money.

text: This is not your mother's TV Guide. No daytime or early evening listings. No channel 12. Many listings are wrong. A total waste of money. Will not renew. Better to look up programming on the internet. At least it's usually accurate.


title: Woodturning Magazine

text:
Outstanding in every way.
Recommend it for anyone interested in woodturning, especially for wood turners, and anyone interested in wood turned pieces.
Very educational, interesting, and lovely to look at.


title: Great source of info and reviews

text: Great source for political/environmental information you can't get anywhere else, as well as reviews of music and movies.


title: Interested In Lowbrow Taunts About "Pathetic Liberals" and "Feminist Embarrassments"? Neither Am I. Skip it.

text: I understood this to be a thoughtful journal of cultural criticism. Instead, the very first page was a lowbrow Trumpian polemic against “pathetic liberals" and “feminist embarrassments.” I could just as well have tuned my radio to Sean Hannity or Rush Limbaugh. Subscription canceled; first issue thrown in the recycling.


title: kids magazine

text: Got this for my 7 year old granddaughter for Christmas. She seems to like these this kind of thing.

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title: Christmas present

text: Got this for my 15 year old granddaughter for Christmas. Hope she likes it.


title: Five Stars

text: Fun to read


title: Outside covers are torn by postal service; no protection given to magazine by publisher.

text:
For the amount of money you spend on this subscription, you would think the publisher would take better care in how it is sent through the mail.  The magazine is printed on nice paper, but the covers are torn and mangled when received.  They really should send this in a plastic sleeve to protect the magazine.  I like to keep my higher end magazines and I hate it when they arrive damaged.

Articles are good, but there is alot of advertising.  Dont know if I will renew this or not.


title: Worth the subscription

text: Good informative magazine.  I really like the information and articles they publish.


title: A good way to keep up with things!

text: This is a good magazine to keep in your home!


title: Keeps you up to date!

text: It’s always interesting!


title: A “must have” for car guys.

text: A fine magazine.  Been reading it for many years.


title: A fine magazine!

text: Good magazine.  Been reading it for years!


title: Now I know why the subscription was so cheap!

text: This magazine will no longer be published in a print edition after 08/2012. Online content only.<br />Glad I just renewed my subscription!!


title: Fan of RD

text: It's the readers digest, I have been reading it for years.


title: gift to older lady

text: this was a gift. i subscribe to RD and thot my aunt would enjoy it too.


title: Great magazine

text: Way more content than a certain other audio magazine.


title: Not Quite Perfect

text: I had been reading this magazine for a year and enjoyed the mix of culture, food, personalities and history. I just recently renewed my subscription after a lapse of a couple of issues. The August issue was considerably different. All of the stories now seem to be paired French and English side-by-side. While this allows for a quick check on my ability to translate, it seems to have forced the magazine to either abridge its articles or cut down on the number of articles. I miss the in-depth articles of the past. Yes, with no side-by-side translation, it was harder to read since I had to go to my dictionaries more frequently but I also feel that it embedded the vocabulary in my mind more thoroughly.<br />As a graphics person, I do appreciate the quality of the typography and have learned a lot about variations between French and English typography. I use this magazine as my model when attempting to set my writing in the French style.


Much cheaper than renewing through Hearst!


title: A Sportsman's Friend

text: I am happy when I see these show up in my mailbox. The articles on hunting articles are well written and helpful. The reviews on gear are great, and definitely guide my purchases. If you love the outdoors, and like to read ( and day dream) about it when you can't get into the woods or field, here is your ticket.


title: It makes my day when these arrive

text: I love it when these magazines arrive. There is great advice on hunting strategies and tactics as well as reviews on new equipment, which is really helpful to me. Reading this is a great escape from normal life, letting you think about your next hunting trip.


title: Great Magazine

text: I’ve been reading Hot Rod Magazine for 30 years. Love the mag. Love the renewal price from Amazon.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it,,, and I live in New England...


title: Love

text: Love this magazine..Always lots of beautiful photos.


title: Five Stars

text: I really love this magazine..Its always so colorful.


title: Great magazine.

text: Love this magazine..


title: A good deal and quick subscription start

text: Amazon offers the best subscription rate I could fid for my wife and the magazines started coming much earlier than we expected (from years of experience subscribing by other means). Oh, and as far as InStyle goes, it's the one magazine my wife has been loyal to for years and years, so it must be pretty good.


title: Order Sports Illustrated way before you need it.

text: Articles are easy summaries for children who love sports or children who you are trying to encourage their interest in sports.  Beautiful pictures.  However, magazine took a very long time to arrive - over two months!


title: Car and Driver is amazing

text: Great magazine


title: Disappointed

text: I was not impressed with the content. My preschooler also receives High-Five magazine and Rick Ranger Jr. The other two magazines are far more superior in content for the price. Even though I bought the subscription at a low price on Prime Day, I will not purchase again and am disappointed.


title: My vision isn't very good anymore this helps me continue to read.

text: Makes reading easier


title: Five Stars

text: Current and delivered on time


title: Love Love love

text: Love it


title: Add on

text: I added this on to my existing subscription because of the great price.  No problems as long as you use the exact same name as the existing subscription..  The only thing I dislike about the guide is that it is printed in advance and often has wrong programming listed. You still need to carefully check your cable or satellites  guide to determine correctness..


title: Ask Magazine is a real Hit!

text: My 8 year old grandson just loves this magazine!  When I looked up children's magazines on Amazon, this magazine was highly rated and the reviews were very helpful.  Lorenzo loves to get mail but also, my son reports that he gets a great deal of information and entertainment from Ask!  This was definitely worth getting for him!


title: Five Stars

text: Just love this magazine!  Full of satisfying articles.


title: Enjoyed by this southerner!

text: My mother is from San Antonio.  She loves this magazine and often refers to articles or recipes from it.  For a magazine, it is a good value.


title: One of the best magazines!

text: My most favorite magazine ever!  Beautiful photos, great ideas and fun articles.  Well worth it!


title: "People Lite"

text: The best bargain for this type of magazine.  Easy to read with great photos!  A lot of fun reading for a great price!


title: Takes You To the Farm

text: We subscribed for several years and then as we cut back on expenses, we let this lapse. Well, we missed it so that we subscribed once again after four years. Oh, how we missed it. It has very interesting diaries from different family farms and a person can see how life is out on the farm and beautiful photos.  When we received our new first issue, my husband said he read it word for word, cover to cover and that's the first time in a very long time that he could say that about a magazine!


title: Horrid Delivery

text: After receiving the first three issues...I have received another one since!!! No response from the publisher; further inquiries are pointless!!! Save your money... great info in the mags...the delivery is far too unreliable.


title: Good magazine but did not receive more than half of them!

text: Ordered a one year subscription and only received 3 issues across the year.. on my 3rd issue I received a note saying my subscription ended in 15 days.. I actually enjoyed the magazine and most of the ads were of interesting products, so I did not mind them.. but only getting 3 issues is unacceptable.


title: We have not purchased this for our grand kids yet ...

text: We have not purchased this for our grand kids yet (but will be) - but as a quick observation about the "critical" reviews - is that the majority of them are from 10 years (and more) ago! You can interpret that for yourself. It appears that the most recent are indeed quite positive...


title: Wonderful!

text: My son has been immensely enjoying this magazine since he's been 3 and still can't wait until the next issue arrives at 6. The content is engaging and the artwork is adorable. Reading these magazines together and doing the activities has been and still is a very fun part of his childhood. I look forward to receiving them too!


title: It's a magazine

text: It's a magazine....it's ok....I bought it for reference because it was recommended to me by someone else.  Not my style though.


Five Stars


title: Great diy

text: Great magazine!


title: Fabulous Photographs

text: One of my favorite magazines.  I recommend getting the print version for the full size photos that show much more detail than looking at a tablet screen.


title: Simply the Best

text: O magazine is the best magazine for women on the market.  I recommend subscribing for yourself and giving subscriptions as gifts.


title: OK magazine

text: If you don't mind 70% (a guess) of the magazine being ads, then it's OK. Many of the articles are very short and provide average information. But, I do still like looking through it and have used a couple ideas from it. Wish they would quit sending me renew stuff, I've only gotten like 3 issues.


title: So so magazine

text: A lot of advertising; many short and useless articles in my opinion.


title: A must for any Xbox 360 owner

text: If you are an owner or fan of the Xbox 360, then this is a must-have magazine for your collection.  I always find some fantastic previews of upcoming games, and while I always research from multiple sources before purchasing a game, Xbox Magazine is always at the top of my resources.


title: Best PC Game Magazine

text: There are not a whole lot left, but regardless, PC Gamer has always been the top magazine dedicated to PC Games.  Great previews, reviews, and industry news.  Also grabbing it on Amazon for a sweet price also makes it just a bit better too!


Just wasn’t my type of magazine


title: Best one

text: This is my favorite magazine. Easy, great recipes, great pictures. Could have less ads, but it still does not have that much like the others.


title: Written on a first grade level.

text: So, my 6 year old son loves Nat Geo kids, but he can't read it independently.  Thats more like a 4th grade reading level.  I ordered him a subscription to Nat Geo Little Kids which is written on a 1st grade reading level so it's perfect for him to read independently. The problem is, it's so short. My son and I would like it better if it took more than 10 min to read everything from cover to cover.


title: I want a refund!

text: I don't like it, The information in the magazine would be fun for a 6th grader, not an adult. Very dissatisfying. And I saw it got 5 stars-from who kids?


title: Love this magazine.

text: exactly what I am looking for. A lot of important information, and beautiful, vivid pictures. I would definitely recommend this magazine to anyone.


title: Love this magazine

text: This was a renewal, I love Outdoor Photographer. the articles are great, tips right on, and just a great photo mag


title: Definitely a good deal.

text: Great magazine for gold lovers.


title: Don't waste your money only getting half the magazine!!

text: Very Thin it doesn't look like the one I'd buy at supermarket. This is a solid Waste of money to invest in. 90%  ad and ads and advertisements it seems like they left half the magazine out. I thought there must be a misprint!!


title: Great Magazine

text: I purchased this magazine for my aunt for Christmas.  I ordered it in November and in December she had already received her first issue.  She is very happy with it.  I have subscribed to this magazine before and was very satisfied.  Amazon had a great offer when I purchased. I got $5.00 off a 2 year subscription of $15 - so I paid $10 for 2 years.


title: Cooker

text: Ordered the 6-month subscription for my daughter. She really enjoyed this magazine. She picked up cooking ideas, as she enjoys cooking.


title: MORE MORE MORE

text: I have this and the DIY and I am having a terrible time getting my remodel done because I keep stopping to wait for the new issues to get the latest ideas lol so send more magazines and fast lol or this remodel will become a never ending story lol but both this and the DIY offer user friendly and budget friendly ideas that make it spot on worth the money 5*****s


title: Been getting for years!

text: Love this magazine!


title: Entertainment Weekly

text: This is a great magazine full of informative articles and tidbits of entertainment information based upon factual information without the "fluff" of gossip.


title: Good resource for the Tourist

text: We enjoy this publication as it provides a good overview with photos.  Its good resource for those individuals who want predictability and assurance and travel with one or more large pieces of luggage and need a bit of hand holding. In other words, a Toutist.  For Travlers it can provide some pictorial examples for potential trips.  In all, it has something for everybody.


title: hgtv magazine

text: Too many advertisements they have really cut back on this magazine


title: Five Stars

text: So much better than Highlights magazine!


title: Beautiful photos and good info too.

text: I like to paint pictures of birds and the photos are the best!  Helpful info on birds and backyard care too. Very reasonably priced. Paper quality is acceptable but not great, no doubt to keep the cost down.


title: My son loves it

text: We've been getting this magazine for a few years now. My son loves it. He reads every page, and puts the posters up. There aren't a lot of ads in it, which is nice. It's the perfect magazine for sport-loving boys. All the other magazines I get for him just end up sitting around unread, but not this one- the minute it arrives her is reading it!


Not interested in this magazine. I've passed it on without reading.


title: Great issues

text: Bought as a gift...my friend loves his subscription!


title: Five Stars

text: Very good magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: Great


title: Gift for my daughter

text: Cook's Illustrated is a very precise and excellent cooking magazine that I purchase every year for my daughter's birthday. It's the gift that brings her joy year round as she experiments with new recipes, then we benefit from the results- perfect food!!  keep up the good food!


title: Good magazine

text: Love the magazine. I ordered from the actual website; cheaper and faster delivery.


title: A good buy

text: I am enjoying this magazine it is has some good ideas for do it yourselfers plus information on more complicated projects to hire out.  I look forward to each month's edition arriving in the mail.  As an aside they were very quick in getting my subscription processed and delivered.


title: Highlights for Children

text: I bought a subscription for Highlights for Children in May. I loved this magazine as a child, and now want the same for my 3 year old. It's still great, but I received my first issue in June. The magazine I received was the January issue, however. Great for kids, but certainly not current events!


title: Great Price - Great Magazine

text: GREAT price for a great magazine!!!  If you love photography, you will love this magazine.  And the price is SOOO MUCH LESS than purchasing from a magazine stand or grocery store.


title: Five Stars

text: Very helpful recipes and tips.


title: Too many ads

text: Man has this changed since I last subscribed! It's now filled with ads and few meaningful stories. Not at all like the Reader's Digest of old! Too many ads and not enough reading.


title: An OK magazine

text: Like most publications this is filled with ads and the articles aren't as great as they once were or my memory of the old Good Housekeeping is skewed.


title: Four Stars

text: it's a gun magazine


title: Guns

text: good magazine, very informative. A+++


title: good

text: fast delivery, good deal


title: Easy.

text: I love beadwork


title: Five Stars

text: This was a gift and the recipient enjoyed it.


title: That one is a great magazine.

text: not worth the money...My husband did not see any info in it that was different than the Original National Geographic.  That one is a great magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: Favorite magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: Great.


title: Five Stars

text: good price


title: Five Stars

text: Son loved these!!


title: ... first to admit I got this magazine for the great coupons but I found myself pleasantly surprised by the ...

text: I'll be the first to admit I got this magazine for the great coupons but I found myself pleasantly surprised by the great content.


title: I am really big into home decorating and this magazine ...

text: I am really big into home decorating and this magazine inspires me so much. I wish I could live inside of these pages haha


title: Five Stars

text: A lot of great recipes. The recipes that I have tried were very simple and not overwhelming. Definitely recommend.


title: Good magazine

text: Very interesting reading. Some great ideas and very helpful. Can’t wait for the next issue.


title: Easy on the Eyes

text: I get this magazine for my elderly mother.  It's pricey but it's easy for her to read and the articles are entertaining.


title: Great Magazine for Chicken Lovers

text: The magazine is a bit pricey but I always look forward to receiving it.  Great ideas and great information on chickens.


title: no what it was

text: no what it used to be, it is thinner and few quality articles, mostly advertisement


title: Five Stars

text: great magazine


title: Five Stars

text: Kids love this magazine, a good source to read weekly to know what happen around the world.


title: Not as good as Seventeen

text: Not as good as Seventeen. Most product introduce/advertise in this magazine are towards to the higher end (upscale) market which most teen does not have the ability to purchase.


title: Very Bad Publisher

text: I ordered this magazine back in March 2011, now it's July, 2011 and I still have not received my first issue. Email this problem to publisher in June, but no reply at all. Very bad publisher, Amazon should remove this publisher immediately. Do not subscribe this magazine at Amazon, turn to elsewhere or buy at the newstand.


title: Rather disappointing!!

text: Nothing special.  I am disappointed that they don't seem to really explain the benefits of yoga and each of the poses.  I find it rather boring!!  :(


title: Do not buy - buyer beware

text: Totally disappointed. Want to cancel subscription. Only lists evening shows. Total rip off.  Not at all what I would expect from TV Guide.


title: even mommy likes it

text: Both my girls Love this mag and this was a great deal


title: ok magaz....look!  a Butterfly!

text: interesting but it could not hold my interest for long


title: My 12 year old looks forward to this every month and spends at least an hour reading it cover to cover.

text:
My athletic 12 year old daughter has been getting this for about a year and looks forward to it every month. She's the fantasy football, NBA loving, lives for sports type of girl. This is perfect for her keeping up with athletes. I have our last issue in my lap and I'll outline what's in it so you can get a general idea about content. I want to point out the best feature about Sports Illustrated Kids first. HARDLY ANY ADS! I counted this month and there are 6 ads (one on the inner cover, back cover and then a couple in the magazine). Here's what our issue looks like this month:

-55 pages. No inappropriate content, no skimpy outfits, no bad words. Just sports particularly what tween/teens find interesting.
-Freeze Frame with MLB player sliding into home and another with shot of another MLB hitter after the hit with ball mid air (each 2 pages)
-1 page of perforated cards with players of all sports (even golf, hockey and WMBA)
-Few page interview and info on a NFL player (Andrew Luck)
-It's all in the family: Family associations and then birthdays
-Page of MLB timeline
-Page of a bio on a bowler and then "Sports kids of the month"
-"Jobs in sports": Visiting with the scoreboard operator for Fenway park, 2 pages
-"Having a ball": Talks about a duo who created a camp for special needs children to learn volley ball skills.
-Squad Goals: 4 pages of hockey. Talks about different country's teams as well
-"Get your head in the game": Training the mind through athletics.
-"Beyond bold": Talks about Justin Lin who directed Star Trek Beyond and his association with basketball.
-17 pages of football articles and stats and awards. Great spread on "building a cornerback" and fantasy football guide
-Crossword puzzle, mad lib, comparing 2 photos and matching a player up with his stats.
-"What's the call" talking about different unusual ref situations
-Kids art gallery and "comic cards" funny faces on players cards.
-Comic strip

This is literally everything I want my daughter reading. I don't want her worrying about boys, hair, makeup, losing weight, ect. This is great for sports loving kids ages 9-99 (my husband reads every one of these). There are some longer articles, but plenty of pictures and short things here and there. This is well rounded and catchy. I have subscribed for other kids in my daughters group of friends on as birthday gifts and they love it as well. It's the perfect gift that gives all year!


title: Magazine with a little bit of everything, but ideas are recycled frequently!

text:
Cosmo has been a great go-to magazine since I was in my late teens. The older I get, the less applicable and entertaining it is (I'm 29 now). I guess maybe I'm just growing out of it? It's still a well rounded magazine with a little bit of everything: fashion, makeup/beauty, relationships, sex, health, and fitness. Granted, a lot of it doesn't apply to me, like some of the clothes are out of my price range and some of the makeup tips I can't see myself doing. In general it has some content that I enjoy.

I was lucky enough to snag this subscription for $5 for the year on some promotion. For that price I give it 5 stars, but in general I wouldn't pay the cover price for it. I find there are A LOT of ads in it and ideas are recycled over and over. The front of the magazine always boasts some miraculous sex trick/secret/tip, that half the time I feel like I just read in the previous month. I say, for $0.41 an issue, I'm a very happy customer, it helps me kill time while waiting for a Dr apt or during my lunch break at work. If I paid over $4 an issue, I'd feel cheated. I receive my magazine monthly the same week it hits store shelves.


title: Great Magazine!

text: Love this Magazine!


title: Washington swamp creature magazine. George Will you should be ashamed.

text: Horrible.


title: Crap magazine

text: HORRIBLE. Waste of money. All ads. Piece of cheap. Don't bother.


title: Dont waste your money. waste of paper. Worse than tabloids with false stories and fake news. Shame on you Newsweek.

text: Garbage


title: No Good.

text: Too political.  Disgusting. I have had a TIME subscription for years. No more.


title: Great read!

text: This magazine suits my interests perfectly.


title: If you love bowling.

text: Got this for my girlfriends dad for christmas.  he loves it and can't wait for the next issue to arrive.  if you like bowling then this is the magazine to get.


title: Best magazine

text: I am so excited to get this again. So many ideas and tips.


title: Good problem to have.

text: Great magazine, predictable layout. We enjoy looking for the recipes, the jokes & familiar characters. The only problem I have is that my kid loves them so much we read the same ones over & over.


title: Fun

text: It is great magazine with relatable articles that are of interest to all ages.  Great as a gift to a parent or girlfriend.


title: Time Magazine

text: It is great magazine with reliable articles that are of interest to all ages.  Great as a gift to a parent or grandparent.


title: Beautiful photos, great ideas and well written articles

text:
I have been subscribing to Martha Stewart living since my late twenties, when I was living in a small city apartment with no room or resources to do almost any of her crafts or home improvement ideas. Still, reading the magazine has always been like reading a good book, to me. I love Martha's ideas and the photography contained in this magazine is what makes Martha Stewart Living so unbelievably special. I have subscribed to Home and Garden, Family Circle etc and I haven't found that those magazines, nor any other magazine, comes close to providing the beautiful layouts of table settings, kitchen decorating ideas, recipe photos, crafts or holiday spreads that Martha Stewart Living provides. This magazine is truly for the dreamer who desires to make a cozier, more special home. It's like what Saveur is to foodies, but for people who dream of making a more welcoming and inviting home.

I subscribe to a lot of magazines, but Martha Stewart Living stands out as my favorite magazine. Now in my mid thirties, I still live in a small Manhattan apartment and I still have no room for most of Martha's redecorating tips or crafty ideas, but I continue to read the magazine to dream about the country estate that I might one day have, or may never have, because it doesn't matter to me, either way. That is because Martha Stewart Living is such an enjoyable magazine to read even if you live in a small apartment in the city and can only dream of what it is like to have a garden. Regardless of where you live and even if you can only dream of having a backyard, you will still love to read her gardening tips and you will still find yourself pouring over her beautifully manicured garden photos.

So, for the dreamer in all of us, I highly recommend this magazine. The quality is astounding, the recipes are delicious, and the tips and photography are wonderful. You will love it! Whether or not you have the time and resources to follow her recommendations, Martha Stewart Living will make you want to be a better homemaker!


title: Gift

text: I got this for a gift for a young tween I know and she absolutely loves it.  Her mom says she gobbles up every issue and continuously goes back to them for nail polish tips or hair do styles.  Glad I got it for her.


title: Ranger Rick

text: This is a good magazine for an animal-obsessed 10 year-old.


title: Sports Illustrated Kids

text: Great monthly magazine for sports-loving kids.


title: Print version good-no FB access with subscription.

text: I enjoy getting the print version and try to read the electronic version via Facebook.  I am limited on the number of articles I can read on Facebook and every time I put in my subscription number to have unlimited access, I'm told the subscription number is invalid.  It's very frustrating.


title: Fresh and interesting

text: We can't get enough of the magazine.  Always something new and original.  It's a good way to stay abreast of what's going on in science when not a science person.


title: We LOVE this magazine

text: My son just turned four, and this magazine is perfect for him.  The content is exceptional -- entertaining, complex, stimulating, informative, and thought-provoking.  We read "Ladybug" together while his baby sister naps, so we can concentrate and talk about the stories and pictures.  The "game" at the front has given him new contexts for some of the skills he's picked up at preschool, and sometimes even introduce him to thinking skills he didn't realize he had.  The cut-out activity at the back is awesome -- right on topic and good for quiet time fun.  We have many, many books, but "Ladybug" is still very much worth the subscription. The content is uniquely thoughtful and fresh.  We are/were huge fans of "Babybug" as well, so if you liked that one, I can definitely recommend "Ladybug" as well.