title: Country Living is one of my favorites!!!

text: Great ideas, fun articles and am glad I ordered this magazine. It has become one of my favorites!!


title: A MUST FOR PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC PAIN

text: best and only magazine of its kind...discovered it in my husband's doctors office..it is educational and supportive!  NEZ


title: 5 star

text: love this magazine. great articles and beautiful illustrations. keep them coming! very enjoyable reading and reference for home ideas - awesome!


title: Receiving Duplicates

text: This was supposed to be a subscription renewal.  However, they started a new subscription and I have so far rec'd 3 duplicates.  I contacted them immediately upon receipt of the 1st duplicate and they promised that it had been corrected but I have rec'd 2 more duplicates since then.  It won't be a good deal if they send duplicate magazines each month because my subscription will end early.


title: okay I guess

text: I can't give my personal opinion.  It was a gift to my granddaughter.  I think she likes it.  I have given it to her before.


title: Gift

text: Bought as a gift for my son in law, he requests this every year.


title: Fantastic

text: Great ideas and projects that really have me anxious to improve my home.  I will definitely enjoy this purchase each month.


title: Fun

text: I have always enjoyed this magazine with helpful tips and ideas to improve my home.  I plan to put these ideas to good use.


We heard the excellent author, publisher on KAMU public radio.  We are so organic and so farming in<br />TX.  We appreciate amazon.com offering magazine subscriptions so easily and accurately.  Great magazine.


title: Great...but doubled my subscription instead of extending current one

text: For some reason it did not extend my subscription as requested...so now I get two.<br />But love the TV Guide...now I just give the extra copy to my mom.


title: As advertised

text: As advertised. Good publication, makes it easy to explain my “projects” for the hubby to do. Also provides good tips and organizational strategies for him that he likes


title: Good magazine

text: Great articles.  Good photos.  Long running magazine.


title: Good magazine

text: Good articles.  Wonderful articles.  Long running magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: Good magazine. Always something interesting.


title: A surprisingly great magazine

text: I love shelter magazine and have subscribed to the now defunct Blue Print, Domino (it's back!), and others including Elle Decor, Country Living, HGTC Magazine and Canadian House and Home. This magazine is perfect for the DIY'er in me. There are great features and some wonderful ideas. I look forward to this magazine every month!


title: makes me feel good

text:
I love the photo work in this magazine.  It is so signature "martha" and fresh and crisp.  It makes me feel good to look at the pictures.  I also find that the crafts and recipes are good yet basic, so I feel inspired to let loose and improvise on what's there.

In short, this magazine is designed to make people (like me!) feel good, and that is why I like it.


title: Holy commercials! Is this a beauty product magazine?

text: Way to many women beauty products commercials. Not a magazine designed to learn anything new. Very disappointed. A<br />s much as I love her show fixer upper! Defenetly would not spend $8 on it, I get enough advertisements on TV, on line,  billboards etc!


title: Loved the Magazine

text: I have always wondered about the magazine but never read one until recently.  I loved the articles and was surprized by the fact there is more than Sci Fi & Fantasy  listed in this magazine.  It was nice having a preview of TV shows I watch (although some of the material had already aired prior to the magazine coming out).  I have even picked up a couple of books from the reviews in the magazine (and I am not a big Sci Fi/Fantasy book reader).  I wish I had subscribed long ago.


title: Woman Reading

text: I love this magazine. I always have. I am just disappointed that I never got the free tote bag that I was supposed to get with this subscription.


title: anti neocon

text:
One of the best magazines on the market.

It has a perenial perspective that is lost on most modern minds.


title: Sketchy renewals

text: Magazine was ok. They billed me for the next year half way through my prepaid year. I complained, canceled, and was refunded. I don’t trust them.


title: Parents and students alike enjoy browsing through it

text: Great Mahaffey for my waiting room.


title: Love this magazine

text: My subscription hasn't started yet but had a different vendor that cost too much. Same magazine for lower subscription cost.


title: A pleasant respite

text: For those who simply enjoy spending time gaining a glimpse at the lives and lifestyles of people within Germany and the upper crust around the world which you simply will not see in the American press, I recommend Bunte.  It is more than a bit weak in politics and business but even these areas are addressed enough to keep that audience appeased on a day in the sun or an evening on the couch.


title: nicely designed

text: I use at least 1 recipe an issue


title: not for me

text: I got this for one year and initially I liked it.  It had lots of good review of DLSR camera and equipment and some good articles.  Then it got to be full of information of the micro four thirds camera stuff of which I have no interest so I did not renew my subscription.


title: WWII magazine

text: This is my husbands favorite magazine. Every Christmas I renew it for him as a gift. It's like getting a gift every month...


title: It wasnt what I thought

text: I was hoping for more technical than what was there. it seems to be more like "look how cool this is" than a technical publication. It's like sport compact car, but for computers.


title: Never recieved an Issue after Paying for Subscription

text: I suppose this isn't a product review exactly, but I was supposed to receive this at a reduced rate after buying something else, and never received even one issue, even after contacting Amazon, and the magazine subscription dept.


title: Never recieved more than one issue

text: I suppose this isn't a product review exactly, but I was supposed to receive this at a reduced rate after buying something else, and only ever received one issue, even after contacting their subscription dept.


title: Great magazine FULL of stories

text: I'm NOT one who likes to get subscriptions cuz it's hard to keep up with them. BUT..... Reader's Digest has always been known to have a great variety of stories, funnies, interesting tid-bits of information and so much more. I usually keep one in my purse so when at places where I have to sit and wait and the phone is boring having checked FB a hundred times, I remember the RD and am disappointed when I have to put it down!


title: Subscribed for my sister

text: She loves this magazine - it has great articles and how-to's for novice to professional photographers! I would highly recommend it.


title: One of my indulgences

text: I love this. It has way too many cosmetic ads but I suppose they have to keep the lights on. I love the intelligent articles, the fashion spreads, and the cooking offerings. I read my issues multiple times, often use articles for resources at work- I'm a therapist- and never throw them out opting instead to put them in the hands of another woman. hope they don't change a thing.


title: Great gift

text: One of my favorite magazines. My go to gift for friends of all ages and interests.


title: Love the show-Love the magazine

text: Love the program and the magazine. Full of practical how-2s and great ideas.


title: usually buy a super fashion chronicle every year alternating subscriptions based on lowest ...

text: usually buy a super fashion chronicle every year alternating subscriptions based on lowest price. I am no fashionista-just like to keep up with trends and enjoy the creative layouts these magazines embody.


title: I get one super fashion chronicle a year and usually alternate subscriptions year ...

text: I get one super fashion chronicle a year and usually alternate subscriptions year to year based on lowest price. I'm no fashionista but I like to keep up with trends and find these magazines creative  in their layouts.


title: Paid Advertising

text: My subscription is being cancelled as it has never been satisfactorily straightened out for delivery.  The few issues I got contained advertising for lots of upscale, pricey items, many of which had limited usefulness and doubtful necessity. In one issue, an piece related to dressing yourself and your kids to resemble famous individuals featured on entertainment TV and magazines, somehow seemed inappropriate considering too many children have an inflated sense of entitlement and a "gimme" attitude supported by a sense that happiness is based on looks and trendy possessions. The less shallow articles were similar to what could be read in a variety of other magazines that also offer parentings tips or information.


title: I'm impressed!

text: I love this magazine and read every article. It may at first seem like it's a little thin but that's because you don't have to go through pages and pages of ads to get to the articles. The information in the articles is very good. I am a breeder and trainer and this is my favorite magazine of all. I am considering giving a gift subscription of Whole Dog Journal to everyone who gets one of my pups.


title: Five Stars

text: love this magazine, read it cover to cover


title: Nice magazine

text: This is a great shopping magazine.  It's got all the newest trendy stuff in it like most women's magazines but it's less heavy on stories and other stuff which is good for people who are looking for new fashion ideas.


title: Five Stars

text: Best magazine EVER!!!!


title: The Artists Magazine

text: The magazine is being delivered, and I enjoy it, but the Kindle edition never made it.Is it because I have a Kobo tablet?


title: Hotel Food Network...You can never leave

text: I subscribed 2 years ago and have been unable to unsubscribe. Know that your 2nd year will be triple the cost. I am concerned it will effect my credit score. This is more for fans of the personalitys on FN.


title: ready for my week!

text: I love this magazine! It gets me organized for the week with my shows. Plus tells me a little about the leople.


title: Big Rip Off

text: I subscribed to Waterways World for my husband as a Christmas gift.  We received the March issue and then nothing until we received the August & September issues (within 4 days of each other).  I have had no success contacting Amazon or Waterways World directly.  This was an expensive subscription.  I'm extremely frustrated and will NOT be renewing the subscription.


title: Too many adverts for junk

text: Much as I thought I would enjoy this magazine, there are just too many adverts for junk, I can hardly get myself to open it, and a few have gone straight into the trash!


title: information

text: love the pics and articles but too many advertisements


title: This magazine is great

text: Very interesting stories. I got it for my kids to make sure they are interested in science, and I really enjoy reading it.


title: Topical Science

text: Nothing too in-depth but very interesting.  I bought it as a general entertainment read and it does not disappoint.  A must to foster an interest in science for younger readers.


title: Wish there were more recipes

text: Not as many great recipes as I had hoped for.  I was looking to get some extra inspiration in the kitchen with this magazine.  While there are a few, it's more articles than recipes.  But some of them are a little over my head


title: Keeps me up with trends

text: I use the magazine to see what sort of trends are out there and try and look for less expensive versions in store.  Most of the menswear shown is high end and out of my price range.  But like I said it gives me some good ideas


title: Not impressed

text: Got my first subscription copy and it was all torn up. Called the publisher and they said it's out of print. A terrific first impression can't wait for the next copy !!!  Apart from that there were some interesting and informative articles.


title: Great magazine

text: Great magazine, good tech articles


title: Three Stars

text: Great Mag, super expensive compared with others in this market


title: Always look forward to the next issue

text: The articles vary from equipment reviews to safe riding techniques, medical and health issues and fantastic reader feedback. The information provided is fair, critical and representative of a broad mix of the staff writers.


title: VERY ENJOYABLE !

text: I picked this up & dropped Golf Digest - and I am pleased.  I'm maybe an 18 handicap, and enjoy the "tips" &  reviews of the  new clubs, along with the beautiful pictures of golf courses around the world.  I do rate this above Golf Digest - do not believe you will be disappointed!  BigBill


title: Best Mag

text: Best hunting magazine out there. Doesn't need all the tactical  stuff to stay informative and entertaining.


title: Great Help to Beginners

text: I only began working out about 6 months ago and when it comes to nutrition, I have no clue...  I have been reading several other fitness magazines trying to gain knowledge.  I get frustrated with other magazines because I felt there was too much beauty advise, sex advise, ect.  I love this magazine because it is strictly exercise and nutrition!  There are a ton of advertisements in the mag, but they're not really a bother...just turn the page and continue reading.  I gave it four stars as opposed to five because I have only read the last two issues.  Not sure how well the magazine does with not repeating itself on a regular basis.


title: Nothing like Little Kids

text: My son loved NatGeo Little Kids magazine but outgrew it.  We got a subscription to Kids because I thought it would be similar, just more sophisticated.  Was I wrong!!  As others have noted, it is rife with advertising and the "articles" are mainly factoids and bullet points.  Needless to say, we were extremely disappointed -- although he devoured Little Kids, he doesn't look at Kids -- and will not be renewing.


title: Priced right

text: Great magazine for a good price.


title: Great magazine

text: In-fisherman... what's not to love.


title: Four Stars

text: nice


title: Maui magazine

text: Wonderful Maui magazine!


title: Highly recommended Magazine!!!

text: I ordered this magazine  for my husband. He is not  one to read magazines, at first he questioned why I even bought it for him.  After getting it and reading a few issues, he was hooked! He really looks forward to getting his Handyman Magazine every month. I will be renewing this subscription for sure!  Highly recommended for the "handyman" in your life!!!


title: Great Magazine

text: Great magazine, full of plenty of useful information.


title: I will recommend this to anyone looking for great style and articles!

text: Very interesting


title: My granddaughter likes this magazine a lot. She first ...

text: My granddaughter likes this magazine a lot.  She first got it when she was nine and I've renewed it for her 10th birthday. Her mother approves of it!


title: Great Magazine

text: As with all Bridal magazines, this one is FULL of ads which can get a little bit old. But, aside from Martha Stewart Weddings, it seems to have the most variety from edition to edition. Definitely worth the subscription as opposed to Modern Bride.


title: Good magazine

text: Cool projects


title: Good magazine

text: Tasty recipes


title: Love it

text: Great magazine


title: Love it

text:
Cant loose with the magazine...everything you need to know it at your finger tips
makes buying items much easyier...
once you order it you will understand why....
plus now you dont need to go to the library anymore...


title: My favorite magazine!

text: Great magazine! Great ideas in every issue!


title: Nice 'beachy' mag

text: Love this mag! Everything "Beachy"


title: Nice publication

text: Love this mag!! Such great ideas!


title: Four Stars

text: It was a gift much appreciated!


title: HGTV Mag Is the Bomb!!!!!

text: Love it, love it, love it.  The pros give excellent advice and the pictures of various products and suggestions are really<br />good.


title: Well done magazine

text: This magazine is awesome. It is so informative, has many interesting articles.  It is one of the few things I read cover to cover, and save every issue!  Thank you Yoga Journal.


title: Informative

text: So much content!!!!!!


Colorful. Some good articles but too much self indulgence!


title: Four Stars

text: My favorite magazine. Great tips at affordabke orices.


title: Five Stars

text: Great magazine!


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful magazine!


title: Great Magazine!

text: Best magazine Ive read in a LONG time


title: Good Magazine

text: I have gotten this magazine for my husband several times over the years and he likes it as a choice of his own


title: My friend is happy with her Birthday Gift of this Subscription

text: Great magazine with lots of details.  My friend is having fun trying new recipes from this subscription.


title: has lost a lot of their best writers

text: has dumbed-down over the past couple of years.


title: Timeless

text: Always informative and a joy to read!


title: Magazine

text: As described.


title: Great add to your cooking collection.

text: Full of new ideas!


title: The Best

text: This is the best and most practical magazine I have ever bought in my 62-years of living.  Thank-you Dr. Oz.


title: Subscription support is terrible

text:
UPDATE: It took a couple of months longer but eventually I got the subscriptions squared away. Snail mail magazine subscriptions seem not only to have failed to enter the 21st century but seem to be stuck in the 19th.

This and Babybug are good little magazines, so long as the kids stay put. I have gifted subscriptions to two grandchildren for Ladybug, & two more for Babybug. The recipients of three of these subscriptions moved three/four months ago. They are not getting their magazines. The communications from the publisher are unhelpful. My suggestion is that if your kids move, cancel the subscription & renew at the new address. But I can't be sure even that will work.


title: Terrible subscription support

text: This and Babybug are good little magazines, so long as the kids stay put. I have gifted subscriptions to two grandchildren for Ladybug, & two more for Babybug. The recipients of three of these subscriptions moved three/four months ago. They are not getting their magazines. The communications from the publisher are unhelpful. My suggestion is that if your kids move, cancel the subscription & renew at the new address. But I can't be sure even that will work.


title: Easy to renew.

text: I have discovered that with my stored card on Amazon this made renewal with Cook's Illustrated easier and more convenient. .


title: Love getting in detail writing about what is really happening ...

text: Love getting in detail writing about what is really happening around the world. Read it from cover to cover each week.


title: Who doesn’t love Rachael

text: Love her shows and magazines....love the older stuff


title: Great recipes

text: Liked some recipes


title: Beautiful.

text: Love the pictures,recipes.And the stories.


title: Vanity Fair, awesome as always

text: I enjoy Vanity Fair every month & I've received it in paper for years-- now I'm excited to enjoy it on my Kindle as well.  Always interesting, accurate writing.  I could do with a few less advertisements, but won't complain because the subscription price is so fair.  Excellent reading!


title: Waste!

text: Doesn’t even come weekly so not even worth it for the deal.


title: One of my favorites.

text: Love this magazine! Some really great recipes and always a pleasure to read.


title: Okay for a few issues.

text: Kind of repetitive.


title: Five Stars

text: Everything was as promised, no issues.


title: Click off renewal

text: All you have to do is go to manage your subscription and click off the auto renewal.  You will not be charged even if you get the 5.00 deal. I have done this several times.


title: Three Stars

text: send it to someone and they was all that impress.


title: Five Stars

text: Got this for my son and he loves it.


title: Love it

text: I love this magazine. Great inspiration for cooking and the articles are very current, informative and forward thinking. Good mix of articles and recipes.


title: Great price.

text: Enjoy reading great price.


title: Five Stars

text: This is such an informative magazine for beekeepers.  Can't wait for my next issue.


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent magazine with an excellent price.


I have been a huge fan of the great British foodie magazine Delicious for years. More recently, my daughter in Scotland introduced me to Olive and I'm hooked on this one too. Published by the BBC it is newsy and full of where to go, where to eat, where to shop, but also terrific recipes. If you don't travel to the UK you may find some of the localized info less interesting and useful, but you will be very pleased with the recipes and warm foodiness of the whole thing. I'd easily give it a 5 for the food, just taking one star away as so much of what it presents sort of assumes an ongoing familiarity with the UK. Gorgeous and worth it.


title: Another great one is Olive

text: I have been picking this magazine up on my travels for years, sometimes finding it at a U.S. Barnes & Noble, but more often in airports overseas. First discovered it in Hong Kong as the Australian edition, so the December recipes included beach barbecues! My daughter in Scotland now collects the proper British editions and I pick up a pile when I see her. Am going to subscribe so that I get the (costly but genuinely worth it) issues in a more timely manner. Another great one is Olive, published by the BBC, gorgeous and full of great stuff.


title: Nice magazine

text: Always enjoy sitting down with a cup of coffee and going through "In Style", it never disappoints and sister is waiting for me to finish so she can read it.


title: TV Guide

text: The product is informative and has concise synopsis'.


title: I love the helpful articles.

text: Haven't read one in quite awhile. It's necessary to get the magazine again. I still have a Handyman coin.


title: Nice articles but way too many advertisements.

text: I find the articles quite interesting.  Don't care too much about all of the advertisements (hence the 4 stars).  However, consumer beware ... if you decide to place an order, don't be surprised during the following month to receive an issue for the previous month, that month's issue and next month's.  I ordered last month and this month I received 3.  Go figure.


title: Thank you for your reviews everyone. I was about ...

text: Thank you for your reviews everyone. I was about to buy- but no thanks. I have zero patience for crooks & deceptive practices. Especially when kids are involved. I'll be ordering national geographic little kids & kids instead.


title: Five Stars

text: love this product, thinking of getting it for my sister at Christmas


title: love the extra information

text: I use this daily , love the extra information


title: Four Stars

text: love the magazine, just wish that they could get the address correct on delivery tab


title: Five Stars

text: love this magazine, and look forward to each issue


title: Three Stars

text: Content just ok, will not be re ordering


title: Three Stars

text: Interesting read, just maybe not every issue


title: great magazine

text: best of the Astronomy mags and it will keep you very well imformed. glad to have it back again..thank you


title: Articles across the age spectrum, not just 20-30 year olds.

text: Directed toward a younger demographic.  I will not be renewing.


title: The subscription people are like a bad rash . . .

text: I purchased a one year subscription to BHG in December 2008, because they offered me a great deal while I was looking for a recipe online.  After receiving about two months of my subscription, they started billing me for the next full year.  Four months away from my renewal date, they informed me they had renewed me "for my convenience" and would be charging my debit card.  I promptly canceled my subscription online in November 2009 (would run out in March 2010).  From that point on, I received continual bills with threatening implications, like "account overdue" and "pay immediately."  All my account information online stated my subscription was canceled and I owed nothing.  The bills continued to escalate until in Feb. 2010, I searched high and low online to find a phone number to call.  I was informed that the subscription department did not receive information online, and they did not know my subscription was canceled (likely story).  I was informed that NOW they would cancel my subscription.  OK, I'm finally done with these people.  WRONG!!!  Today, I get a threatening e-mail saying my account is past due, and pay my bill immediately.  When I go online, my subscription is canceled, I owe nothing, I have no subscription activity.  What a racket!  I will NEVER, as long as I live, subscribe to this magazine again.  I'm tired of the bait and switch, shady accounting, and threatening tactics toward a customer who paid their bill on time, and would have renewed if treated with some basic courtesy and respect.  BHG, I am SO done with you!


title: Magazine is great!

text: My wife loves this magazine! So said it was so easy too buy on Amazon. lol


title: Save your money, do not purchase

text: Enormous waste of money! Terrible life advice! Disgusting author.


title: Five Stars

text: Arrived in great condition.


title: Five Stars

text: Great recipes and techniques!


title: Not 'Traditional'

text: I liked the glossy photos of well put together rooms of furniture. But there wasn't much traditional about it. I ordered this magazine because I wanted to see traditional room arrangements and traditional furniture pieces used in traditional ways. This is a fine magazine but it should be called something else. It wasn't what I was looking for and I'm canceling my subscription.


title: Love Martha Stuart Magazine

text: I like the Martha magazines. Like all of them there is to much advertising.


title: Purchased for a Christmas gift

text: The first copy already arrived. Purchased for a Christmas gift for a father ( 48 ) and son ( 5 ) who enjoy a radio control hobby together. Perfect gift and they have enjoyed it so far.


title: Love getting this magazine in the mail

text: Love getting his magazine in the mail!


title: Northeast?

text: Wonderful magazine. Wide variety of subjects. How about some Northeast camping that's not all Maine seacoast. Talk about Upper NY, Vt., NH.

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title: Five Stars

text: Good information for a non bias mag.


title: Cheats on auto-renew!

text: The magazine is fine. However they auto renewed it without asking and  within 1 hour of its auto-renewal I  canceled it but they shipped it anyway then said it is ineligible for returns! They are dishonest and sneaky.


title: you get what you expect

text: Having bought a few copies at the checkout, I knew what I was getting.  Enjoying the January issue already (late December) and look forward to coming months.


title: Too expensive for my taste

text: The travel destinations are way beyond my monetary means.


title: Good reading material.

text: Good bathroom book. Stories are just long enough


title: Stick with your computer for a total list of recipes.

text: I never signed up for this magazine. I have All Recipe on my computer. It just seems redundant to have both.


title: Don't expect too much.

text: I subscribed but only received one magazine to date. The magazine is great, the distributer sucks.


title: GREAT GIFT

text: I have been giving this subscription to my nephew for the few years. When the renewal comes each year, I call to ask him if he would like it or something else for his birthday<br />  He doesn't even think about it.  He immediately answers YES.


title: Great magazine!

text: I am an avid reader.  But due to time constraints, over time I have pruned my subscriptions down to Fortune, The Economist, Kiplinger and The Atlantic- all great magazines.  Fortune is probably the only one I pretty much read cover to cover.  I find the articles to be well researched and well written.  When you think about all the work that went into putting together an issue, you have admit it is an amazing value.


title: A homesteader's must have

text: Best magazine ever. If you want to homestead, make your own products, build your own greenhouse, brew your own Kombucha, this magazine is a must have.


title: Unloved this magazine!

text: I watch HGTV all the time. I was excited to get the new HGTV Magazine. It's just like the shows on the TV. The magazine is vibrant with color and chock full of interesting ideas! Thank you for creating this magazine!


title: Five Stars

text: The best technology journal there is!


title: The Ad Issue

text:
Backpacker has their Gear Guide and their Survival Issue - they might as well change their name to The Ad Issue because that's all it is anymore. I started reading Backpacker when I got into backpacking in the 1970s. This was when William Kemsley was at the helm of Backpacker. It was a great magazine - lots of in-depth articles, personal stories, some reflections, things about protecting wilderness and caring about the environment, as well as gear and trail information. Now? It's almost nothing but ads; what little content there is, is hard to follow because they cram too many little things on each page. There is no depth to anything. And I'm tired of each page telling me to go to Backpacker's website for more information. Why not put that information IN THE MAGAZINE ITSELF??!! Otherwise, they might as well just make it another stupid e-thing and be done with it. They also seem to be catering more to the macho element and I don't like that. If they want to turn it into yet another gritty boys' magazine, then I definitely will not be subscribing to it. I was especially incensed by the November issue - on the back cover is a full-age ad for DIRT BIKES! Pray, what do DIRT BIKES have to do with BACKPACKING? What next? Ads for ATVS? Peronsal Water Craft? Backpacking is something humans do ON FOOT. Leave the ads for the motorized toys to the power sports magazines and to Outside, which sold itself out years ago. I wrote to Backpacker, complaining about this ad, and have heard nothing. They don't care.
They are now owned by a large corporation and like everything owned by large corporations, all that counts is the bottom line and we readers have no voice.

I think this will be my last year of subscribing to Backpacker.

William Kemsley must shudder when he sees what his wonderful creation has become!


title: No Longer the Outside I Loved

text: I subscribed to Outside when it first appeared many years ago. The writing was superb. The magazine truly covered the outside. Jon Krakauer's writing was top-notch and I really enjoyed David Quammen's informative "Natural Acts" articles. Then there was the monthly guide to what was happening in the night sky (meteor showers, lunar eclipses, etc.). It was an intelligent publication. Now? It's nothing but a place for gritty macho boys to show off, and for manufacturers of macho fossil-fuel-hogging motorized toys. The only time women are featured in this magazine now is when they're half- or less- dressed. It's sexist, it's superficial, and it's crap. I don't know why they changed the format, but it was definitely for the worst. I dropped my subscription back in the '90s and haven't been back since and have no desire to ever again subscribe to this cheapened version of what was once a great magazine. If I could give it no stars, I would!


title: TV Guide

text: TV Guide allows me to plan my TV viewing for the week, and includes lots of stories that keeps me up-to-date on what is happening on my favorite shows.  It helps me continue to be very selective in what I spend my time watching, and I love that the digital version for my Kindle is included in the purchase price.


title: Five Stars

text: Love it!


title: Penthouse

text: We had cancelled this subscrition due to my step son was to get it in prison. They would not let him have the magazine.


title: Letters

text: I cancelled this subscription due to sending it to my step son in prison.  They won't let him have the magazine.


title: Okay magazine

text: This is not a magazine I shoall reorder again.  Don't like the price or the content was not what I expected.


title: Disappointed

text: I would have loved it if I ever got it. So no I was not satisfied. So I got a refund on my money.


title: Good articles

text: Okay magazine


title: Great cooking magazine

text: This the best recipe magazine I have ever subscribed to! Index has helpful quick-find thumbnail photos of the dishes. Recipes have been top notch and I am rarely  disappointed. Highly recommend!


title: Two Stars

text: some problems clarifying this order.


title: Maybe appreciate it more when older

text: Got this on a deal, GREAT price. The 9 y/o I purchased the subscription for doesn't get into all the articles, but loves the cards. For those of you looking to purchase as a gift, I can say he doesn't anticipate the next delivery, but he will look at it once it comes in.


title: Great for tween girls

text: My 10 year old loves these magazines. They come every other month and she gets so happy when she gets them, running in the house and reading it immediately. My wife read the firs 2 or 3 to make sure they were appropriate (they were). Good messages, relate-able articles.


title: New Way to View Magazine Sucks

text: I lost all but the first 4 of my back issues. Also I can not get the new one to download. I have been trying since they switched. I thought maybe if I verified my account but all that got me was a new subscription which I will be canceling. I was happy with it when they did the app because you didn't ever lose the back issues when you had to factory reset your kindle. I now can't even get the new one downloaded much less the back issues I had saved. I would rate this not just a 0000 if I could but a negative number. I've been having problems with other Amazon magazines when I had to redo my Kindle and am looking at getting my magazines from other sources where I can get my back issues forever. When I have talked to Amazon about the back issues lost they say it is the publisher doing it but if you get them from another source you don't have problem getting the back issues. I think that what they have done is wrong and is just going to lose them a lot of business. I receive the Reader's Digest as an app and love it. I even emailed them and asked them to please not do what this magazine has done. It is so much better done as an app. I highly recommend that you do not buy this electronic magazine anymore through this source.


title: Not all advertising like some mags

text: Lots of helpful tips and artist work photos. Not all advertising like some mags.


title: Interesting sections!

text:
I liked the articles about exercises you can do at home.
I liked the interviews with the person on the cover.
I would recommend it to someone interested in exercising.


title: Five Stars

text: Kids love it.


title: DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT BOTHER WITH AMAZON/SYNAPSE

text:
i placed this order in april and contacted amazon in july and late sept because i hadn't gotten a magazine.  both times they gave the same excuse that they didn't have the apartment number.  seriously...what a complete joke.

there are many options out there for buying magazines at a discount.  use them


title: Excellent Magazine!

text: This is a FANTASTIC magazine filled with easy, delicious and nutritious recipes.  Also, it has very thorough and helpful nutritional information.


title: My favorite magazine

text: Love this magazine for creative recipes, articles and mix & match recipes.


title: Midwest magazine to enjoy

text: Midwest magazine has recipes from restaurants and readers. It also provides a guide to go to festivals and campings to go to which helps.


title: Great magazine to read

text: I enjoyed reading this and tried some of their recipes.


title: Recipes to try

text: I like to read articles behind the recipes and it is enjoyable read.


title: For history buff

text: Love this magazine for I am an history buff and I find this magazine educational and insightful.


title: Fascinating magazine about science

text: I love to read articles of science, medicine breakthrough and other oddities.


title: Informative magazine

text: I enjoyed reading Newsweek magazine for their articles on weekly basis. It may be pricy but think of the writers who are employed who worked hard to give us knowledge of the world.


title: The city of Angeles Magazine is top magazine for anyone who seeks the city and its whereabout!

text: Top ratings for this magazines for anyone who seeks the latest nightclubs for excitement and social seekers, restaurants and hotels. Also interesting articles of the citizens and celebrities.


title: Excellent magazine for inquiring minds

text: I liked this magazine for the articles are great and it is ideal for science students who are curious and it is also educational for anyone who reads it. I recommended this to anyone who love to read and learn the breakthroughs of science and medicine.


title: Fascinating reading

text: Fascinating reading for culinary students and budding chefs around the world to try recipes of different cultures and this magazine that I regarded as a historian of foodies and invaluable articles of the world cuisines.


title: Great magazine for adults and college students

text: Great magazines for snobs, college students who wishes to become writers and/ or humorists. I maybe be a bit of a snob but I do enjoy this magazine for great reading and cartoons.


title: Educational magazine

text: Great Magazines for sudents, parents and teachers to learn and enjoy the world, cultures and its creatures. I recommended this magazines for inquiring minds like me!


title: Great Magazine for investors and beginners

text: I read this magazine for leaderships of companies before I invest stocks. It is important to invest stocks with good leaders and the articles are educational and also warned the investers of companies that are failing or going out of business. I recommended this magazine for anyone who wishes to know the innovative leaders and their companies.


title: "All You" Magazine

text: I'm an over 40, non-coupled woman with no children, & I love this magazine. I normally don't go in much for "woman's mags", but "All You" has so many coupons, plus the models are regular sized people, & this magazine doesn't do the regular celebrity worship that so many magazines offer. It's ordinary in a very nice way. The subscription price is worth it for the coupons alone, even if you normally don't go in for coupons. They actually have a listing of all the coupons on a page in the back, so you can look up a coupon that you saw & didn't cut out right away.<br />  This is just an all round good mag that most women would really like.


title: More Magazine

text: This is an actual real life magazine for women in mid-life, officially over 40, but not necessarily ready for AARP. It contains some of everything that a woman's magazine could be expected to showcase, with a cover feature of a women who is aging gracefully, happily, & not afraid to talk about it. Many features to enjoy, I actually enjoy the whole magazine. I'm in the lower end of the appointed age spectrum, but it's fun to read about things from an older point of view also, to have some idea of what's coming. I also got a subscription for my slightly younger sister-in-law for Christmas, & she stated that she is enjoying it. She & I are at very different places in life, but this magazine has something for every woman. It's more mature than the "normal" women's magazine, by that, I mean in it's outlook, it's writing, which is quite good, & even in it's lighter aspects. A very good read & highly recommended.


title: Wonderful

text: This is my favorite magazine in the world.  I am a college geography major and ever since I was a kid I have wanted to work for National Geographic.  It has some of the best photography that I have ever seen.  When my parents canceled their subscription even though I had no job I got my own subscription so I would not lose this wonderful magazine, it is informative and educational.  The maps are splendid and sometimes better than Government maps that I have studied.  If you are thinking about this magazine...GET IT!!!!


title: Four Stars

text: interesting articles


title: THE ABSOLUTE WORST OF THE WORST

text: Stay as far away as you can from this company.  Their customer service is virtually nonexistent.  And, if you can somehow get through to their customer service, they are worthless.  I purchased a very expensive Legacy corkscrew from Wine Enthusiast.  The corkscrew was defective.  After many hours of trying to contact Wine Enthusiast, I got through to their so-called customer service (I call it customer disservice) and my defective corkscrew was replaced under warranty.  The replacement was defective.  Despite the fact that my corkscrew was still under warranty, Wine Enthusiast refused to repair or replace the second defective corkscrew.  It is my individual, personal, subjective opinion, belief, and interpretation that I was ripped off by this company.  It is my individual, personal, subjective opinion, belief, and interpretation that the company is incompetent, dishonest, and/or unethical.  The foregoing review solely provides my individual, personal, subjective opinions, beliefs, and interpretations.  Any individuals who may view this review, or any part thereof, should examine the facts and issues for themselves and form their own individual, subjective, personal opinions, beliefs, and interpretations.


title: Love her!

text: I have not received my magazine subscriptions yet in the mail, but I still purchase them until I get it started. I love this magazine!<br />What i love most is that the recipes are in FULL color so I know when i screw them up, I have almost 95% of the ingredients she lists already AND they are for real people. Meaning they are not the "lite" recipes they are the real people food!


title: These magazines make me look like I know what I'm doing

text:
I'm a sucker for comfort food. I was raised by my single father who was an atrocious cook. Every Sunday we would go over to my grandmother's house for dinner and that was my sanctuary from his horrible tasting meals. She would make fried chicken, meat loafs, home made lasagnas, fluffy mashed potatoes, banana cream pie...you know...comfort grandma type food. Well these magazines have those kinds of meals; just real good, simple yet delectable hearty meals.

They always put a bit of a spin on the classics. For instance in this months issue they put mozzarella cheese sticks in the middle of their meat loaf. Or they have a fried chicken recipe in a previous issue where you bread the chicken in taco seasoning. Then they have several completely original ideas like chicken breasts cooked in apple juice, baby carrots, and honey mustard topped with peanuts (it sounds strange, but it's to die for). I have yet to make a bad meal from these books.

They have pictures for every recipe; which I love. I'm a very visual person. It can't just sound good in order for me to make it; it has to look good too. They also list the nutritional information on each recipe as well. This is great if you are counting calories or carbohydrates.

They've had issues on tones of different themes like brunch, low fat cooking, desserts, hamburger, potluck, casseroles; the list goes on and on. Every month is a different theme.

I have made food for bake drives, potlucks, family gatherings and it never fails for people to comment on my cooking and ask for the recipe...never. These books make me look like I really know what I'm doing in the kitchen LOL.


title: A MUST HAVE FOR ANY ENTERPRENEUR LOOKING TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE

text: Super great price, great content as well!


title: Five Stars

text: all good


title: Three Stars

text: The problem with magazines now is very few articles and the rest are commercials.


title: My Favorite Magazine

text: I love this magazine. I subscribe to about 15 magazines and this one is my favorite. I read it cover to cover.


title: This magazine is a shadow of its former self.

text: I think the people who publish POP-SCI these days are too much inspired by web design and not enough by the basic human need for readable text. Every article is designed like a graphics art student project. It's hard to read, the information is only sometimes interesting and the font and background color combinations are often illegible. There's little reason to read this magazine anymore. SAD!


title: Great positive cultural view of New Mexico

text: If  you love New Mexico, you will love this magazine produced by people who love New Mexico. Whether  you live in NM or love it from afar and traveling their, there are articles informing  you of what to do, and the people who live there. Sometimes it's worth it just to view the pictures, sometimes it's the great articles.. always a variety.


title: Great mag that has come a long way

text: Wonderful magazine for those that love real music in the 2010's... Great way to keep up with musicians and great way to find out about new artists.<br />Thanks Relix


title: Highlights

text: My kids and now grandkids love this magazinr


title: Five Stars

text: Wife’s fav mag


title: Great recipes

text: I love rachael ray recipes and this magazine is loaded with them.  She also reviews some great products.  This is a great Magazine.


title: Great for kids

text: Kids really like


title: Good buy

text: Really like the recipes


title: Love the hints!!!

text: I loved it , Very informative I  really love the hints and suggestions, it is really well written, I could not put it down.


title: Great magazine for our Studio.

text: Rolling Stone Magazine is always a great magazine to provide our clients in our recording studio.  I like the variety of artists they feature.


title: Five Stars

text: Look forward to receiving the mag every month. Always interesting articles along with clothes and jewels.


title: Don’t do it

text: We got 4 of the magazines at once. For a 6 month subscription, I think that’s terrible.


title: Good gift idea.

text: Ordered as gift for our daughter. She love the magazine.


title: Worth the year subscription

text: I love glamour magazine and it was such a great price


title: Five Stars

text: Great magazine!


title: Five Stars

text: GOOD GIFT!


title: Great recipes!

text: Love all the tips and recipes!


title: who will love it. Seemed easy enough to change the address ...

text: Subscribed for my grandsons, who will love it.  Seemed easy enough to change the address so that it goes to them rather than to me (I'm the one who ordered the subscription).  Thanks!


title: Refreshing to read good positive articles!!

text: Love it and will keep on purchasing!


title: Great price for an amazing magazine!

text: Never changed the amazing format! Also gifted to a friend to enjoy as much as I do!


title: Great magazine for a great price.

text: This was a Renewal for my grandson.


title: Sister is enjoying this Gift.

text: Liked that the price was great for a 2 yr subscription.  She is enjoying this gift, especially during this time of quarantine for COVID-19.


title: More and more turning into a workworking magazine

text: Started out as handyman stuff but mostly now working around doing wood projects at home.  That's not why I buy this.  Stick with handyman stuff and not specific joins for woodworking and maybe I re-up.


title: Great magazine if you are wealthy

text: This isn’t the magazine for people who travel on a budget.  Do the wealthy actually need a magazine to tell them where to go? Don’t they have people for that?


title: My favorite cookbook/magazine

text: Love the science behind the recipes and the why things turn out the way they do plus the best recipes ever. It is an interesting read in addition to recipes.


title: Five Stars

text: Always a good informational magazine.  Great photography.


title: A gift. She likes.

text: A gift.  She likes.


title: Five Stars

text: This was a gift for our nephew. He likes it.


title: Good reads

text: Contents of the book are unmatchable


title: Fast delivery

text: Great magazine.


title: Beautiful magazine

text: If you ever want to dream about a fab home, then this mag is it. At least it gives you ideas how to make your own place prettier.


title: Well worth the subscription

text: Great magazine for the more sophisticated foods


title: liking it

text:
i'm finding alot of nice ideas in the issues i received so far

i hope to find even more ideas in the issues yet to be received.


title: Magazine is great - Subscription service stinks!

text:
I subscribed in 2009 - got two issues, then nothing since the October/November issue....

I inquired with customer service and got this reply:

"We have extended your account for the December/January 2010 issue not
received.

We've experienced some significant production delays which have impacted
our publishing schedule. The February, March and April issues will be
mailed shortly.

We apologize for the delays."

It seems almost pointless to subscribe... which is terrible because I love this magazine..


title: good info

text: worth the money


title: Magazine subscription

text: This was a gift. It arrives as scheduled


This was a gift he loved mustang's and he has enjoyed the magazine. Had to change address several times with no problem.


title: ... given as a gift he loves cars and has enjoyed it. We have had to change the address ...

text: This was given as a gift he loves cars and has enjoyed it.  We have had to change the address  several times with no problem.


title: Five Stars

text: Love this magazine!!! One well worth reading.


title: I've been reading PM since I was a teenager and ...

text: I've been reading PM since I was a teenager and over the years the articles are more leaning toward science and henceforth thinking about dropping my subscription.


title: I look forward to it each month

text: Great magazine, always has good project and great tips


title: Five Stars

text: My grandson loves for me to read this to him and he loves all of the pics


title: Wonderful magazine well worth the money

text: Wonderful magazine well worth the money.  I would recommend it for anyone who enjoys birds.  I know men and women who enjoy this magazine.


title: We love this magazine

text: We love this magazine, if you are interested in doing what you can to live off the earth more with tried and true solutions this is the magazine for you.  From the urban gardener or farmer to the die hard farmer who would like some more tips that may make your life easier this is the magazine.


title: My vision of great vacations is anywhere on the water or near the ...

text: My vision of great vacations is anywhere on the water or near the shore, so this magazine gives me a glimpse of that throughout the year. Love it!


title: Great magazine

text: A must have for all "Do it yourselfers".  Interesting  articles and easy to understand project instructions.


title: Mom very pleased

text: I got this magazine for my Mom for her birthday.  She just got the 1st issue & had to call to tell me how much she loved it.  She has already picked out recipes to try.  Thank you


title: A walk down memory lane

text: Great magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: Both my husband and I enjoy this magazine.


title: Five Stars

text: Great mag!


title: My Artist Wife Thrive on Southwest Art

text: I subscribe to Southwest Art for my artist wife. She has been a fan for more years than I can recall.


title: Five Stars

text: Handy. Thanks.


title: Needs more pages

text: Lots to do f ads but really good ideas. I’m subscribing.


title: This is a quality magazine for children.

text: Highly recommend these for younger children. My grandchildren are 6 and 8 and look forward to getting these in the mail. They read them over and over again and use them for school projects.


title: Five Stars

text: very helpful


title: Informative and facinating

text: The title says it .I look forward to my next issue .Very professional.Well written.If you love archaeology you will absolutely love this .


title: Five Stars

text: very happy with this mag,


title: Antiques, beautiful homes, good food.  Country Living is an old friend.

text: Where is the Ap for the digital version? The digital version exists. I love the magazine. I grew up with it. I hope to grow old with it


title: Do not deal with this company

text: Can't really say anything about the magazine since I haven't received it yet. It took Amazon and this company a matter of minutes to process this payment but here I am 7 months later with NO MAGAZINE and no answers as to what is being done other than a form letter saying we'll get back to you. Avoid this company unless you like being treated like a nuisance instead of a customer.


title: Good selection of recipes

text: Great ideas with a good selection of recipes


title: Subscription price

text: Household tips


title: Great outdoor articles!

text: Great outdoor articles! We are using many ideas from Better Homes for our backyard and front porch.


title: Great for Beginners and Professionals

text: Fantastic magazine for both the novice and experienced beekeeper. Highly recommended!


title: Great Magazine

text: My son loves it!


title: Not the reference tome it once was

text: Sad that magazine sales aren't what they once were but when the chickens cross the road to online (vs print) you can't get them back without a tempting reason. The only tempting reason here is cheep price for a familiar read.


title: Smithsonian

text: Smithsonian presents well-written, yet unvarnished American histories. Use your mind's eye instead of a television and feed your real sense of your past.


title: Four Stars

text: full of great diy tips.


title: Five Stars

text: Love read it.


title: Outstanding Magazine!!

text: Very good magazine.  The day it arrived I read it cover to cover.  Every article very interesting.  Price through Amazon less than subscription price.  These are magazines that you want to keep.


title: Past Present and Future Information!

text: Great Reading!  Need  to add more Broadway information.


title: Interesting magazine

text: Waiting for it to arrive.  Great magazine for rock hounds.


title: Not As Good As It Used To Be

text: When I read Road Bike I want to read about road riding, lately they have been devoting lots of magazine space to gravel riding, which I don't care to read about in "Road" Bike.


title: Love this magazine!

text: I've been reading this magazine for over 10 years cover to cover. If you love mountain biking, get it. It offers great reviews, tips, how to's and storie of where to ride.


title: Good price for an excellent magazine

text: Everything


title: magazine

text: son likes it


title: What a pleasure to read!

text: Loved the photography and subject matter. It was a pleasure to read and not worry about the news.


title: Five Stars

text: Love reading short stories so "Reader's Digest" fits that bill.  Thanks for the low price subscriptions!  Ann Stearns


title: Good magizene

text: If you need tips for you diy projects this is for you step by step indtructions .time estimates.its great


title: Five Stars

text: My husband loves this magazine.


title: Must have for Motorheads

text: I've been a long time subscriber and always look forward to the next edition. If you enjoy racing and are looking for a hands on perspective and information, this is the magazine for you. I always have a car project underway and this publication helps me through the tough times that come up during any project by offering insight and perspective on our car/racing addiction. If you have a REAL motorhead in your life and they don't get this magazine, buy it for them and be a hero.


title: Food for the Mind

text: Love the magazine, articles that come with it and pictures to prove the "food" for the mind first and bellies second! Keep up the awesome work! Food Network just isn't for the soul...  =)


title: Five Stars

text: it's a good magazine for the waiting room.


title: Five Stars

text: This is a great magazine, I highly recommend.


This newsletter is awesome.  It gives awesome current info, I look forward to it every time I get it.  Buy it!


title: Great deal!!

text: Perfect gift motorcycle fan!


title: Trains magazine

text: Best Trains magazine hands down!!


title: Not large print

text: Thought I was getting the large print edition.


title: Five Stars

text: great magazine


title: Great Magazine

text: I have been taking Harper's Bazaar for a couple of years and really like their style. It isn't as pretentious as Vogue and is written for a wide age range of women, rather than being a strictly teens and early 20's age group. They have some good interviews and great fashion and beauty tips/styles. It's a great magazine, especially considering the price!


title: Auto-renewal bug

text: Ordered Time in March 2011 with auto-renewal. In December 2011 received an e-mail notifying me that my subscription would be automatically renewed. That was fine so I did nothing. Today I received 2 copies of Time, one with a subscription ending March 2012 and one with a subscription ending December 2012. OBVIOUSLY AUTO-RENEWAL DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY!!!


title: What’s not to like?

text: Really, what’s not to like about Reader’s Digest? Easy reading, engaging stories, funny stuff, helpful stuff, all packaged in a little magazine.


title: 12 year old daughter

text: My daughter reads this every month. She seems to really enjoy it. As a dad I had no idea what to buy her to help her be a teenage girl. Hey dads isnt this a great time to be a dad...... I dont think so. lol


title: Two Stars

text: primarily, a bunch of advertizements.


title: For anyone who's interested in Yoga

text: It's great information for people who know a bit about yoga and want to go deeper.  It may be a little overwhelming for an absolute beginner, unless you're a naturally curious person who wants to know EVERYTHING about a subject at once.  I find that yoga teachers always reference articles in this magazine and you feel like you're in the know when you know what they're referring to.  This is an especially great deal for this magazine when you can find it on Amazon as a magazine special.  It's the price of 1 1/2 magazines on the newsstand!


title: She loves it!

text: My granddaughter loves all animals and this magazine has what she loves,  animals !!!


title: I like this magazine

text: Really useful


title: Ok

text: Not what I thought


title: so happy to have found this magazine

text: this magazine is a wonderful find- I love each issue and look forward to a long 'subscription'  to keep me inspired & informed for years to come


title: Funny story.

text:
So I am actually writing reviews for things I have bought off amazon in the past 3 ish years.  Honestly surprised becaus I have plowed through 60 plus reviews and I still have another 40 ishhhh.....with that said......I don't remember ever buying a years subscription.  Why?  I never received a single issue of Playstation Magazine........

So I can't review my "subscription". But I can say in years long past this was always a quality mag......


title: Fun Magazine

text: My son loves anything scientific, and he reads this entire magazine as soon as it arrives.


title: Mother Earth News

text: Have enjoyed Mother Earth News in the past; am not receiving my subscription as yet, but look forward to doing so.


title: For New Englanders, and those who wish they were...

text: I bought this subscription as a gift for my mother, who I think would move to northern Vermont and tap maple trees for a living if my dad would let her. She frequently tells me how much she loves this magazine. From my view it seems like they basically publish exactly the same articles year after year, though if they've managed to find some business model that allows them to do that, more power to them.


title: Favorite magazine. love it.

text: Took a little longer than expected to receive first print magazine, good thing I had access to online viewing instantly.


title: Cool mag

text: Enjoy each and every article in this mag, covers topics that range in a variety of things. Don't read magazines as much as I used to, but this one will be one of the last ones I ever read, including Playboy and Wired.


title: Great read

text: I wanted my boys to read more. They really like the Ranger Rick magazine. They learn something new each issues. My boys are 11,10. It helps to get their mind off the video games.


title: Great general magazine to explore more science.

text: Great articles and interesting stuff. A bit much for my kids but excellent for me.


title: Four Stars

text: Nice and informative running magazine!


title: I like this magazine but I wish they didn't place so ...

text: I like this magazine but I wish they didn't place so many adds for the purchase of purebred dogs. I wish more focus and information was based on rescue pets!


title: Really enjoy the magazine

text: Really enjoy the magazine!


title: Seventeen

text: Granddaughter absolutely loves it; waits for it to arrive in mail!  Thanks for the great price on it.  Can't say anymore; great magazine for teens.


title: Pop Mech subscription the easy way

text: I love Popular Mechanics.  With Amazon's auto renewal, there is no thinking involved.  I can ingnore all of the ads and resubsriptions cards and let Amazon do the work.  Good price too.


title: Depth of thick description but subjectively and objectively

text: I think for learning about sound reproduction and the equipment that allows it to happen, stereophlile hits the mark solid.  I find I reread some of the evaluations to better understand hi fi sound.


title: Five Stars

text: GREAT BUY


title: Boys Life

text: Got for 7 1/2 yr old nephew. He LOVES it!! Can hardly wait for each issue & re-reads every one. Great buy!


title: Great information

text:
The only thing I didn't like is that my first month started 3 or 4 months after I made a payment.

After that, no issues (with the magazine:)


title: New favorite magazine......

text: Just had to leave a positive review for this product......this magazine is loaded with ideas for cooking, creating, entertaining and learning.........even my husband was inspired by the pictures and recipes (my first magazine focused on barbeque fixings.....and by the way, my first magazine arrived very shortly after ordering through Amazon.....can't say the same about some other magazines......).......anyhow, would highly recommend this subscription to anyone who enjoys food!


title: Five Stars

text: delightful


title: Five Stars

text: my husbands favorite


title: Five Stars

text: love it


title: One interesting article in the magazine

text: Not quite what I'd hoped for - a lot on fishing, not so much on wildlife.  I'll give it until the subscription runs out....


title: OK magazine

text: If you like to look at a lot of pictures for a "look", this might help.  For free, you can leaf through the Crate/Barrel (and others) catalogs.  Some of the articles are interesting, but at the end of my first issue, nothing had been added to my honeydo list.  Or my dream list.  Or my "time to throw this out" list.


title: Five Stars

text: Great magazine for folks who want to do stuff around the house. Good ideas and funny articles.


title: Five Stars

text: as it should be


title: Best periodical around!

text: Fantastic articles and photography!  Great for all adults.


title: Three Stars

text: So-so


title: Four Stars

text: Great cartoons!


title: cool little scenarios are all included

text: Expensive, but interesting magazine,  Guns, prepper tools, cool little scenarios are all included.  Good time killer


title: Only received 2 issues, and then the issues stopped coming...

text: Received 2 issues, but then nothing for 2 months. I really had not noticed this until I read an article in a newspaper I subscribe to, and then remembered the Harper's Bazaar subscription. I guess that says two things about the magazine...I went to the Harper's Bazaar (harpersbazaar.com) website, and went to the page to report missing issues, and a box pops up asking about missing Good Housekeeping issues...


title: She likes it

text: Got some much needed girlfriend points with this gift


title: Beautiful pictures, lots of ads

text: I gave gotten a few good tips from this magazine & the pictures are beautiful, but there are a ton of ads in it.


title: Five Stars

text: Best magazine, releveant, timely... my only source of what is going on out there.


title: Best print magazine around!

text: This is the best print magazine around. The editors must have a digital crystal ball that peers into the future. The content and design of the magazine makes for a compelling read in every issue. I've been a subscriber for over 10 years and don't plan on changing that


title: Five Stars

text: This is the best magazine in print right not, but I never received the phone charger.


title: The only real magazine worth subscribing to!

text: This is the only magazine that I would openly promote. I think it is the best magazine around that everyone should be reading. It is much more than a technology magazine, I have seen it predict the future of life almost since its inception in 1993.


title: Good value

text: Got it on lightning deal. Good value for weekly reading


title: Favorite magazine of all time.

text: Am saving every issue--always find something I want to try.  Will add to my Kindle Fire as soon as I get a wi-fi connection.


title: Love this magazine but I still haven't received my first issue

text: I look forward to beginning to receive this subscription


title: I love this magazine

text: The magazine is great - but it was not clear to me when I ordered whether I was ordering an electronic version (only) to read on my kindle, or the hard copy mailed version.  It is still not clear whether I ordered just a single magazine or a one-year subscription.


title: Just okay

text: Not in love with this magazine after one issue.  Maybe the next will improve but I shut off my auto-subscription after reading through the inital issues I received.  Looked great but didn't really live up to what I hoped it would.


title: Longmire cover the best of all!

text: Cowboys & Indians has always been a favorite of mine.  It is one of the most beautiful magazines I've ever the pleasure of reading.  I have even gifted it to some of my friends who were thrilled to receive it.  The most beautiful issue was the one with Robert Taylor on the cover.  My hope is that you grace your mag with his visage again soon, and this time do a more in depth article about him with beautiful pictures of him.  He seems to be such a wonderful human being, so refreshing and not these Hollywood milk-sops who are only interested in their big egos.  Give use something more interesting to look forward too.  We can use a little uplifting in these days of moral decay, and give our children a look at a man to admire.  Rob Taylor has it all.


title: Pro and con

text:
I enjoy this magazine. Had purchased a subscription of this in the past and just renewed.
Pro: I got the November issue of the magazine about a week after ordering from amazon
Con: I got the old issue a week after I purchased with the understanding that it would be first delivered in 8-12 weeks.
What I actually like about this magazine is the same thing that I think a lot of other reviewers seem to dislike. There are many very short articles that really just touch the surface of a variety of topics. It makes the issue seem a bit disorganized (or at least not thematic) but it certainly keeps my attention better when there is an article or two that I am not interested in. I enjoy it in the airport and on the plane. Worth less than a dollar and issue in my book.


title: keeps you up to date on new and improved innovations

text: Fun to read. I love the newly invented gadgets that are invented everyday. And there are more surprises and knowledge that you would never have known about. Highly interesting. It was a great buy. A two year, monthly subscription for only ten dollars!<br /> Cannot beat that.


title: This was not for me!

text: Just not for me!


title: NO TOTE BAG...

text: I did not received the tote bag as advertised. When I received it, I will give it 5 stars.


title: Easy renew...good price.

text: Best car mag at a good price.  No more hassles to renew.


title: True to It's Vision

text: Frankly, I'm disappointed. I was a Fast Company fan for years. About 4 years ago I reinvented myself, starting from scratch. So I cut every penny of expense I could so that my horses and I could make it through. Last Christmas my business took off, so the first of the year I rewarded myself with some things tat were important to me. A new pitchfork for the barn and a subscription to Fast Company. I was excited when the first issue arrived, anticipating reading cover to cover as I had in the past. I got to the back cover unsatiated. No dog ears, no tasty morsels of meat as there had been in the past. So I went online and read the "About Us" page. Ah, I see. This magazine is no longer about pulling oneself up, it's about "global" and "progressive" and "ethical" economics". No wonder the magazine's tweets are wrought with a political persuasion. The reality is true to it's mission. Just not for me. I just want plain old down in the trenches, sleeves rolled up, operate with integrity everyday, business. I love the manure forking of business.


title: Very happy with price

text: It appears the subscription has been added on to our last purchase directly from Sports Illustrated as described by Amazon. Very happy with price.


title: Classic Highlights!

text: Subscription started this month.  Birthday girl was happy to get her copy in the mail.  Classic magazine.  I had a subscription 35 years ago for my son and now for his daughter.  Still love it.


title: Very small magazine!

text: I was excited to find this magazine. I was getting Gluten free and More as well. They merged and have became one magazine. They still have good articles , but the magazine has become smaller and smaller. I am very disappointed.  I'm not sure I will renew when my subscription.  There doesn't seem to be a lot of good choices, so like I said, I'm very disappointed!


title: Kids love them.

text: I used to buy Ranger Rick for our daughters and they liked them years ago. Now I buy them for my grandson and our little neighbors across the street. They all say that they want them renewed because they like them. They don’t seem to have a political agenda to them either, which I’m grateful for.


title: Been a family magazine for years.

text: I bought this subscription for my grandson. He is six years old and really likes it. I bought this magazine subscription for our children when they were little and they always liked it. As with any literature for children I would always read through it first to see if they were promoting anything that might be controversial or against God’s will. This magazine has always been very good in my opinion. Has lots of nice animals and good  science and neat things about it.


title: Way too bias for me

text: I bought Motor Trend for 30 years, but for the last few years they have become a follow the leader, praise what's hot, and have little regard for value.  If it's foreign they have the hots for it, they will kick an American product with better stats just because it's American.  I've wrote letter after letter to the editors and not once was one printed, if you are critical they ignore you.  Don't get me wrong they haven't strayed too far from the pack, most all the car mags give props to the large advertisers.  If you truly want to know about an automobile go to the dealer and drive it yourself, don't rely on the stiffs at magazines, if you do you will be disappointed.  They're like Consumer Reports and Toyota, CR loves their Toyota's even when they are a pile of junk they get praise.


title: Five Stars

text: Interesting


title: Five Stars

text: love this magazine...seller good


title: Late delivery of comic book issue.

text: Ordered product in April. Only received one issue. This magazine has shrunk to comic book size. Definitely do NOT want to renew this subscription.


title: Encyclopedia Gaia

text:
I am a NatGeo junky.  My collection of this magazine spans four decades.  This publication is magnificent for many of the reasons that have already been stated.

If humans were to send a capsule into deep space so that an alien culture might come upon it and learn something about the Earth and it's inhabitants, many have suggested that the capsule contain the entire National Geographic collection - 1888 to the Present.  In what other publication can you find fascinating articles, maps, renderings and photos on Pterodons, a frog epidemic, Lewis & Clark, the Hubble space telescope, and Balinese culture - and all this in a single issue?!  It truly is the Universal Encyclopedia.

Answering Accusations: The magazine reports on "the world and everything in it" as honestly and evenly as any publication could hope to do.  In the past decades, many of Geographic's stories have focused on imperiled species, cultures or ecosystems.  These are hugely important issues that we should be proud to learn about. I get incensed when people accuse the magazine and its editors of being political (leftist).  Every article (I've read every issue since 1961) which concerns the environment explores BOTH sides of the issue at hand - the needs of people and the impact on the planet.  The Magazine hasn't become more liberal in the past 4 decades, the world itself has become a more impoverished place as the our numbers have soared past 6 billion.

This magazine gets my absolute highest recommendation.  I wish that everyone out there would subscribe to and collect National Geographic.  Not only will they become an ornament on your bookshelf or coffee table, but you'll be wiser and more worldly after immersing yourself in them, as well.


title: magazine

text: Since i don't read the magazine I can only give you my son's opinion. I give the subscription to him every year because he LOVES Handyman Magazine. He gets lots of ideas and helpful hints and looks forward to receiving it in the mail every month!


title: Perfect Gift for Quilters!

text:
I purchased this subscription as a gift for my quilting wife. She is a fairly advanced quilter and curator of the Colorado Quilt Museum. I had seen all of the issues back through the Premier issue of Quilting Arts she had brought home from various quilt shows and retreats, and knew that this magazine was considered both special and head and shoulders better in production standards than a lot of other magazines available on the subject. The photography, color, literary editing and both staff and guest contributors are all the BEST.
Don't be intimidated if you're not an advanced or long time quilter. The inspiration of the articles and projects illustrated will inspire you as well as awe you with their beauty. Technique is well represented in text as well.
Be aware of the reality that it will probably take 16 weeks to receive your first issue via subscription. If you're at a show be sure to pick up any current issues available. Another disappointment not reflecting on this beautiful magazine itself but still relevant for potential subscribers, is the fact that (though sent in a sealed plastic envelope) USPS still managed to get to the magazine, completely remove the protective cover and slightly damage the magazine (possibly through thumbing through it while eating lunch). This is a magazine that many feel worthy of keeping in pristine condition. So be aware of that possibility.
Again, superior to many magazines available about the beautiful art of Quiliting.
John Row


title: Not really worth the money

text:
When you get the subscription with the demo disc, you are essentially paying an extra $1 a month for that disc on top of the $1 per issue.  Neither one is worth it.

The demo disc doesn't really contain anything spectacular.  Most of the demos and videos you could get from Xbox live for free.  Rarely is anything "exclusive" to the demo disc, at least anything that you would find interest in.  Unless you want to play absolutely every game out there, you'll probably have months where none of the demos seem that exciting to you.  Sometimes there are themes and pictures that you can add to your hard drive, but nothing too exciting.

The magazine itself is mildly interesting, but a true video gamer should want to hear about all the latest video game news, not just what's available for one system.  Reviews and articles are fairly well written, but I still look online to see what others are saying.

Maybe if the price were a little cheaper, this would have gotten a higher rating.  But for the same price (without the demo disc) you could be reading Game Informer instead.


title: A Magaizine for Everyone

text:
One of the spotlight reviews referred to NY readers as a secret society or an elite.  I'm sure this is tongue in cheek because the New Yorker really is a magazine for everyone to enjoy if they can get past its intimidating rep.

I got sucked into the New Yorker because I picked up a roommate's copy and to my surprise became absorbed by, of all things, a story about problems with mail delivery.  i thought it would be boring (which was my perception about the magazine) but couldn't get over how interesting it was.  I became a subscriber and have been (with a few interruptions) a faithful reader ever since.  I always find interesting things to read and I've found the magazine to be a great guide to topics that I normally would not have been interested in and I am better informed because of it.  The magazine is fearless in its reporting even if its stories challenge society's sacred cows.  Elizabeth Kolbert's recent series on climate change is one example of the New Yorker's outstanding reporting.....it was the clincher for me in terms of understanding how overwhelming the evidence is for global warming and how imminent the threat is.

Since I cut my teeth on the New Yorker during the Tina Brown years I've always had a soft spot for that time in the magazine's history.  I lived in a very small town at the time and I always found the magazine to be a great guide to a different world that was/is very hip, funny and smart.  The actual pieces are still that way but I find some of the editorials somewhat knee-jerk albeit written in a very articulate way.  I guess I'm the type of reader who likes to absorb information and come to my own conclusions about things and there is something a little musty about the mindset of the editorial writers....it just feels a bit ivory tower.  However that is a very small complaint: for political reporting, sports, culture, world affairs, and the occasional slice of life quirky tale the New Yorker is a great passport to a fascinating world.


title: Thoughtful Must Mean Boring

text:
Harper's reminds me of a book reading I once went to.  The author read a selection from Proust.  It took forever and when she finally got to the 'point' the crowd all murmured and nodded in approval at its profundity.  I thought I was going to go out of my mind.......what's so profound about taking 1000 words to make a point that could have been made in ten words or less?  And therein lies my problem with Harper's.

People here compare it with other "thoughtful" magazines like the Atlantic and the New Yorker.  No....it's not like those magazines at all; every paragraph in those magazines is packed with information that is critical to understanding the entire story.  They don't take the rambling "blue highways" approach like Harper's does.  If you really want a magazine that is balanced and in depth without the wandering prose of Harper's try my two favorites: the New Yorker and the Economist.  I also recommend the Atlantic.


title: Inconsistent

text:
Outside Magazine and I have had an up and down relationship for many years.  At times, Outside grabs me with great journalism, awesome photos, and fun facts.  I've lliked its fearless tackling of environmental issues and its ability to transport me to truly exotic places.  At other times, i question its journalistic integrity, emphasis on the latest and greatest gear, and shameless trumpeting of past successes.  At times the advice it gives also seems more aimed at insecurities (you need this gear to be successful, you need to live HERE to live a fulfilling life) than I think a magazine focusing on fun in the outdoors should.

Cases in point:

- I'm not sure what criteria it uses for recommending gear but at times I question whether the recommendations come because a certain company is an advertiser or because the editors truly believe that a certain bike, watch, pair of sunglasses are really all that.  I don't get the sense that recommendations come as the result of rigorous field testing a la Backpacker Magazine, etc.  Also the gear tends to be super expensive.  Whatever happened to just enjoying the outdoors via the John Muir approach: just taking off with the clothes on your back and the nearest snack at hand?  Because I live in a mountain town I see this ridiculous emphasis on having Just The Right Gear/Clothing for every occasion all the time.  It's a little silly.

- Recycling or contradictory fitness advice.  Outside did an outstanding series back in 1999 about achieving total fitness but then in subsequent issues redirected its fitness programs under the same type of heading (Achieve your best fitness now!) that made me wonder if they're just running with current fads.  I know a magazine has to really work at staying fresh but I think consistency is the best approach here.

-  Dudes---John Krakauer wrote a great series and subsequent book about the tragedy on Everest in 1996.  But that ship has sailed.  If that's the only hook you can hang your hat on the magazine's got problems.  We get that your magazine took the lead on that story.  Stop reminding us of it.


title: A goldmine of helpful information!

text:
I've subscribed to this magazine for years.  First of all, I love magazines that don't accept advertising.  They are committed to helping consumers make good, educating buying decisions.  Each issue reviews a variety of products - from cars to canned soup, from CD players to cell phones, from dishwashers to drinking water - they have it all.
There's an option to have total access to Consumer Reports online.  It's $24/year if you aren't a subscriber, and $19/year if you are a subscriber.  Even though I subscribe, I still pay the money to have the wealth of information at my fingertips when I need it.  I'm not organized enough to find the September 2002 issue handy when my freezer breaks down and I have to hurry out and buy a new one.  When our family needs a major (or smaller) appliance, we ALWAYS check out Consumer Reports.  Though we don't always buy their Best Buy or top pick, it alerts us about things to look for, features to consider, and what brands are more reliable.  I love having all that information when I go to the store to buy something.
I enjoy their Letters section, their short articles, recalls, and updates on previous product reviews.  When you subscribe to CR you get the 2004 Buyers Guide, which is a handy thing to have around the house!  This is one magazine subscription that I never allow to expire.


title: The best cooking magazine available!

text:
I wish I had discovered Cooks Illustrated sooner.  I just love this magazine.  No advertising and a great conversational tone are just two of its great features.  The quick tips section is always helpful and I love reading the recipes and how they came up with the correct amounts of each ingredient.  It's a very homey magazine and everyone, from a beginning cook, to an experienced cook, will learn something from EVERY issue.
One of my favorite features of the magazine is how they test different products - everything from garlic presses to vanilla extract.  After you find out the best gadget for your task, you will find many of these items here on Amazon!
If, like me, you just discovered this magazine, you can subscribe to the website and get access to all 10 years' worth of recipes and product reviews.  If you like to cuddle up with your cookbooks, you can do that too - you can buy hardbound books, each of which contain the full year's worth of magazines (6 issues per year).
And don't forget to check out the great selection of Cooks Illustrated books here on Amazon!  Look for "The Best Recipe Series", "Best Kitchen Quick Tips", and "Here in America's Test Kitchen".  Did you know that Christopher Kimball, founder and editor of Cooks Illustrated, has a TV show on PBS?  It's called America's Test Kitchen and in my area, it's on Saturday afternoon.  Check your local listings!
Happy cooking!


title: Good read!

text: Interesting but not enough gear mentioned in the magazine! It is a fun read though and worth the money! Hike away!


title: Best craft magazine out there

text:
This is the best craft magazine out there.  I've been buying it for at least a decade whenever I see it, and it just keeps getting better.

The crafts range from charming to elegant, and are never cutesy or kitschy.  I don't think anything in this magazine ever looks homemade, which is so often the case in Martha and other American magazines.  I also enjoy that it has a variety: an issue might include a few sewing projects, a few knitting projects, some recipes, a fashion spread, a few things to make for kids, a lavish embroidery project and a few smaller handwork projects, and a few pages of shopping suggestions that make me desperately wish for access to French stores.

The pictures are so beautiful that it's impossible not to be inspired, and the very diagramed instructions for each of the projects in the back of the magazine mean that, so long as you understand the basics of the specific craft (sewing, embroidery, knitting, etc) you don't need to be able to read French.


title: Absolutely georgous stuff

text:
Okay, I will agree with the previous two reviews about both the elitist attitude (extremely expensive materials, not for beginners) and that the clothes are pretty out of date and in most of the country your daughter would be snickered at for wearing a lace tea-gown outside the house. But I still love this magazine.

There are beginner's projects that come along every once and a while: there was a multi-issue album quilt last year that explained all of the techniques perfectly (it would be great if they could sell that as a stand-alone pattern, it was a wonderful introduction). It's true that not every issue has them, but if you look on the newsstand you can usually find if the new issue has one. The thing is that it's a magazine for people who enjoy heirloom sewing: knitting magazines don't have explicit instructions on how to purl, quilting magazines don't show you how to use a rotary cutter. Sew Beautiful just assumes that you have a working knowledge of heirloom sewing: and they do have a very quick primer on lace sewing techniques in the center pullout.

If you're interested in learning heirloom techniques, I still recommend purchasing this magazine, even if only a few issues at a newstand. You'll be introduced to a lot of the most popular designers and their techniques, and you'll find out the best resources (shops, classes, books) to learn. It's also a great aspirational magazine, and though I would never dress my kids in most of the clothes that grace their pages, a lot of the details can easily be adapted to more play-friendly clothes.

One tip: if you buy the magazine and use the pull-out card to buy a subscription, it only costs $25 a year, as opposed to Amazon's $35 a year.


title: I enjoy it very much

text: I love having this come to my home.  I used to read it only in doctor's offices and want to tear out pages of information.  Hey, if you live in Los Angeles.  It is great to have this subscription.  The restaurant breakdowns and reviews alone are worth it.  Plus you can always find out about new things to do and see.  It's classy and adult.


title: Really well put together

text: I first saw this magazine at my dentist's office and couldn't put it down.  This is definitely not Martha Stuart style.  Rather it is a practical magazine that gives you great ideas for cooking and other aspects of your life.  I was really impressed with the week of recipes they plan for you and the SHOPPING LISTS!! They prepare for you so that you don't have to do any extra thinking.  I think this magazine can really help to organize your time better so that you want to cook more.


title: Still fantastic.

text: I've learned so much from this magazine.  It takes you into cultures from all over the world and teaches you about them.  Every month you're looking at pictures of events and people sometimes in places that you have never even heard of.  Really educational and top notch.


title: One Star

text: not much inside


title: Secularist overview of church/state issues

text:
Church & State is the monthly publication from Americans United for Separation of Church and State.  That organization's name tells you where the editorial focus of the magazine is coming from and what they'll cover.  Typical articles concern lawsuits over church/state separation issues, or items that are soon to turn into lawsuits, namely legislative and administrative rules that favor one religion.  The recent Roy Moore episode, where the former Chief Justice of Alabama brought a large monument to the Ten Commandments into the Courthouse, was featured in several issues.  "Faith-based" charities and their support via public funds gets lots of coverage, as do the school vouchers issue.
Some of the articles are better than others.  I'd say the features' biggest weakness isn't in lack of background or quality of writing but in how strongly partisan the pieces can be.  (I support AU's goals, but sometimes their unbalanced cheerleading gets uncomfortable!)  Short news items from around the United States and other parts of the world begin and end each issue.  There are usually 2-3 feature pieces, 2 opinion pieces, and a letters column.  AU's director, the Rev. Barry Lynn, closes each issue with an editorial.  These too are well-written but sometimes uncomfortably self-serving.
This isn't a slick journal.  Published on 11 x 17 inch paper in 2 colors at a time (where one is always black), this publication is more of a newsletter.  And like most nonprofits, AU has few paid staff, so you'll see the same names each month on the article credits.
If you are interested in a lively write-up church/state issues, this is a good magazine to get.  If you support AU's goals of keeping that wall between church and state, send them a tax-deductable donation and you'll get the magazine anyway.


title: Enjoyable and reliable mystery tales

text:
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (EQMM) is the sharper image of its sister publication, Alfred Hitchcock's (AHMM).  The stories are more polished, some have literary aspirations, and I'm more likely to find the well-executed twist in an EQMM story.  While not every piece is a textbook mystery (some are police procedurals or psychological thrillers), all are good entertainment.
Editor Janet Hutchings introduces each piece with a description of the story, or what the author is working on, or an introduction to the writer if this is a first story.  Occasional pen and ink illustrations, while not required to enjoy any of the stories, add to the feeling that EQMM is richer than AHMM.  Some authors appear every month (Edward Hoch, amazing!) or almost as much (Doug Allyn) and deliver a quality story every time.  There are plenty of other writers to enjoy; some are series tales with a recurring character, some create new worlds but impress with their mastery of the short story form.
EQMM relies on fewer gimmicky departments and more fiction.  There is a book review column, calling your attention to novels worth reading.
If you love mysteries you should be getting both AHMM and EQMM.
Note: Starting with the 2004 issues, EQMM will publish only 10 issues a year; 2 will be "double issues" with almost twice as many pages.  I remember when the Dell Magazines published 13 issues a year, including the "mid-December" one; back then the magazines came every 4 weeks.  Those were the days and I have shown myself to be a certified grumpy codger.


title: Solid entertainment for mystery fans

text:
AHMM always seemed like a poor cousin to its sister publication Ellery Queen (EQMM).  The stories don't have individual lead-in blurbs; instead, a brief editorial mentions any particularly interesting stories, introduces new writers, or calls attention to new departments in the magazine.
The stories, while not as polished or literary as in EQMM, are usually enjoyable.  Some authors return to the same characters and I often look forward to their pieces, such as John H Dirckx's Detective Auburn, or D.A. McGuire, who had an excellent series with a preteen detective.  Many new writers try the waters of AHMM first and then move "up" to EQMM.
In addition to the expected book review column, AHMM features a reader's contest called "Mysterious Photograph" where you can send in a short-short based on a photo they supply; there is a crossword or acrostic puzzle, and a new feature includes interviews with well-known mystery authors.
If you love mysteries, especially the short-story form, you should be getting both AHMM and EQMM.
Note: Starting with the 2004 issues, AHMM now publishes 10 issues a year; 2 are "double issues" with almost twice as many pages.


title: Some SF, Some Fantasy, Some other stuff I'd skip

text:
F&SF, published on its own rather than as part of a larger stable of magazines, isn't easily pigeonholed.  As its title describes itself, it's a magazine of Fantasty and Science Fiction.  The fantasy is usually quite good, tending more toward humorous light fantasy than heroic sword-and-sorcery but some of the latter also shows up.  Straight science fiction more suited to Analog can also find its way to F&SF, as will social SF or literary attempts that one might expect from Asimov's.
Some pieces are harder to categorize.  There is usually one horror piece per issue, and why this is still the case is beyond me.  The editors have done several surveys of the subscriber base and every result has loudly complained about "the horror!  the horror!" yet still it slouches on.  Mainstream authors are more likely to appear in F&SF than the other SF digests; Joyce Carol Oates is a regular contributor.  Some of these mainstream pieces have little fantasy or SF element to them, which is what makes people call F&SF "quirky."
One nice thing about F&SF was that they used to sell lifetime subscriptions.  I don't know if they'll still do it, but the cost used to be ten times the annual rate.  I've been reading F&SF for almost 20 years, and the format hasn't changed much, despite the new editor and publisher taking over from the Furmans.  If you used to read it, you won't be surprised if you come back to it.


title: The best SF is published right here

text:
This is the magazine for the best stories on the market today.  A typical Hugo or Nebula awards list usually has several items from Asimov's (although not this year, they're all from sister publication Analog!)  Asimov's tends toward "softer" SF than Analog and some stories are more literary or experimental.  But I say this in praise, as most of these stories are well worth the effort.  Some really do take you to alien places or senses with their language and structure as well as plot (I'm thinking of some of Charles Stross' new entries).
Asimov's is less predictable than Analog as well; other than editor Robert Silverberg's editorial, there are few recurring features, and serialzed novels are rare.  So you may get two short stories or five, the rest made up of novella and novellettes.  But they will always be well-done, and you'll find yourself looking for those authors' long works after enjoying them in Asimov's.
One change in publication not mentioned here: both magazines have gone to 10 issues a year from 11, with 2 "double issues" instead of one per year.  The double issue is always a treat but then one must wait 2 months for the next regular issue!


title: Hard Science SF

text:
Analog brings a dependable collection of hard-science fiction stories, novellas, and frequently, a serialized novel.  Almost all of them are worth reading; I'm having trouble thinking of an Analog story that made me give up before reaching the end.  While its sister publication Asimov's tends more to the social-SF or more literary forms, Analog sticks to a formula of hard-SF with some recurring features: one factual science article, one speculative science article, and a short SF humor piece (Probability Zero).  Analog also has a lively letters column, where editor Stanley Schmidt or the story authors often reply.  And Schmidt's editorials are always a good read.
Some of the factual science articles well-compliment the stories, some just don't have any relation (and if I skip anything in Analog, it's some of the drier fact pieces).  Some excellent write-ups such as a comparison between long-term weather data and historical regime changes could lead to several future stories in the magazine.
Dependable, high-quality, and enjoyable.
One change in publication not mentioned here: both Analog and Asimov's have gone to 10 issues a year from 11, with 2 "double issues" instead of one per year. The double issue is always a treat but then one must wait 2 months for the next regular issue!