title: Guitar Hero and Son love it!

text: My son and husband are guitar LOVERS!! We have several guitars around the house.  And while they are constantly looking up stuff on their phones, I purchased a subscription to Guitar World for them to have in the music room.  They love it.  The tabs are wonderful and the articles are really interesting.  It's taken them out of their comfort zones at times, which is good for us all.<br />They wish it had a bit more content, but well worth the subscription price!


title: Great ideas for colors

text: This is a great little  magazine to get some ideas for paint colors and the high/low furnishings.


title: Not the same as it was years ago

text: I use to N'Joy country woman years ago when it was a much thicker magazine......I was disappointed to see that it had gotten alot smaller in size as well as articles. the articles however are good and I do like the well decorated covers


title: Love the New Yorker!

text: Get it through Amazon. Absolute bargain!


title: Not as I Remember

text: Not the same as I remember before. Disappointed in new publication. All ads. No glamour.


title: Want ads for a professional drummer

text: Not what I expected for $34.00


title: Good travel magazine

text: Didn’t have a chance to read it, didn’t realize it was auto renewal.


title: Thank you Amazon!

text: Because I was buying this from Food Network for 4 years and when I was sent a renewal form they wanted twice this amount!


title: Priced low enough to try

text: Not much content like before  Glad price was reasonable


title: Great deal

text: Good deal. Ben a subscriber for years


title: Good read

text: If you ride regularly, if you aspire to be a better rider, if you want to learn more about your horse, if you want to pack, then you’ll enjoy Western Horseman.


title: Best Crossword Available

text: This is my most favorite of all crossword books. I have had a subscription on and off for about 30 years. It has small and large puzzles and it is just the right size to carry in my purse or car.


title: Techniques that can be used on anything.

text: For anyone looking for more basic sewing projects, this is probably not the magazine for you - there are many many basic sewing magazines on the racks already and yes to the person who called it elitist --- it is, in a good way.  This publication appeals more to the most experienced of sewists seeking to be challenged.  While many of the projects are executed in children's wear, there is absolutely no reason the techniques shown in detail can't be applied to just about anything.  One just needs the ability to think outside the box a bit.  That said, this is not the publication that it once was under Martha Pullen's reins, it is taking time for F&W Media to understand the heirloom sewist, but more recent issues are headed in the right direction.


title: Makes me so happy

text: This magazine is so heartwarming, down-to-earth, and full of "real" recipes, it never fails to make me happy. It has a timeless feel, like you're hanging out with generations of grandmothers swapping recipes around the table together. I find it quite comforting to read even if I'm not planning to cook anything!


title: A comforting favorite

text:
The Pioneer Woman is a lovable friend!

Of all the magazines I read, I find this one to be one of the most comforting. It's full of beautiful images (food, fashion, and just life in general), and Ree's writing is so friendly, gentle and upbeat. She makes you feel better about the world.

I just wish she published more issues each year!


title: Consistently great

text: Faithful, challenging, consistently great magazine. Sojourners stretches, empowers and strengthens my faith in Father, Son and Holy Ghost, and impels me to be part of God's work for peace and justice on earth as it is in heaven.


title: Great magazine

text: It's a wonderful magazine for people who like to DIY.  I devour every issue and anxiously await the next.


title: The layout and information

text: Not as good as it used to be.


title: No comment

text: No comment


title: It's working for me

text: I subscribed to the print edition - I have never had a problem.


title: Long wait for first magazine

text: Ordered then found out the first issue would arrive in three months.


title: Great Magazine for Family Chefs

text: I gave this to my son, who is the chef in his family, and he loves it! There are very few magazines that he would bother reading and this is one of them. We won’t mention what the other ones are...


title: Four Stars

text: Perfect


title: Just Love To Look At It

text: This was a perfect opportunity to enjoy this magazine. I know that most people love going online, but I love the nostalgia of flipping through pages, and I'm an interior DIY, interior design tip fanatic.


title: A Lover of Anything Martha Stewart

text: This was a perfect opportunity to enjoy this magazine. I know that most people love going online, but I love the nostalgia of flipping through pages.


title: Love, Love Love...

text: This was a perfect opportunity to enjoy this magazine. I know that most people love going online, but I love the nostalgia of flipping through pages, and I'm an interior design fanactic.


title: Not Only is it Pretty, but it's informative.


title: Love Anything Design


title: PC pilot Best Magazine Print and Digital

text: If you are a flight simmer, then you’ll love this magazine! I look forward to every issue. I subscribe to digital as well and keep the digital copies on my IPad, Laptop and Desktop for reference. I have made many purchases based on their stories and reviews. Thanks for a great magazine. Oh, I have been a reader for many years.

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title: Looks Great

text: Great magazine


title: Awesome

text: Awesome, wife has gotten great recipes from them.


title: Ideas and Equipment

text: Has interesting articles, equipment and supply reviews and great ideas to help the home handy person do their own upkeep and customizing to their home and out buildings.


title: Great Ideas.

text: Has great ideas and introduces advance building techniques.  It is fun to read if you are interested in the building trades or in building/customizing your own home.


title: Great magazine

text: Great stories and articles from the mountains to the coast.


title: My grandsons love these books

text: This book was a great hit at Christmas.  I gave it to the younger grandson (11) and the older one got excited too!  The older one is 14!  It was a hit!


text: Got my husband a 1year subscription for Christmas since he loves this magazine. The subscription was supposed to start January 1st, but when it arrived, October, November, December issues came. I feel like it’s really only a 9 month subscription.

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title: Excellent Magazine

text: Big fan of Cook’s


title: Fan

text: One of the best food magazine


title: Worth it

text: My granddaughter absolutely loves this magazine. Great for kids of all ages believe it or not the bright colors the pictures are very exciting for them


title: Review

text: Love the stories


title: fun

text: hard to find designs and ideas are all in this magazine. Contemporary design featured, and a great resource. have reordered another 2 years


title: Wonderful Magazine

text: I have been ordering and giving Eating Well as a gift to three people for the past 5 years.  Photos are beautiful, instructions very clear.  Thank you Eating Well, good job.


title: Five Stars

text: Anexcellemt magazine for young people!


title: EVERY ISSUE ON TIME

text: Receiving the magazine on time has been no problem for me.  The reviews of newly issued handguns seem very thorough and interestingly written.  There are also, for example, regular articles on handgun use and technic, ammo, holsters, and the history of many interesting firearms.  I read every issue cover to cover and have found it to be a good value for my money.  I came on-line here to renew my subscription which has just expired.  There is some money to be saved by renewing it through Amazon.


title: Decent magazine, terrible sales tactics

text:
Cook's is an above average cooking magazine, don't get me wrong.  Its format gets a bit stale after awhile, but the magazine itself is ok.  The sales techniques used are what makes me give this a 1 star.

I had a representative of Cook's call me and ask me if I would like to buy their cookbook.  I answered "no thank you".  As a typical sales call, they continued their rehearsed sales techniques on how it would be worth it, told me if I didn't like it, I could simply send it back within 30 days.  I restated my no thank you.  He asked me why I wouldn't just try it and send it back if I didn't like it.  I told him that I don't want to be hassled and I don't want to have to remember to return something in 30 days.

The Cook's Illustrated representative then began a personal attack on me, asking me how I manage to pay my bills on time if I'm that unresponsible.  I was speechless.  I was hoping that this was a one time thing - a rogue employee on a bad day, but after googling the magazine, I'm afraid it is more par for the course.

Above average magazine, TERRIBLE sales techniques.


title: Not much geography

text: I've subscribed to the National Geographic magazine for over 40 years.  This is not the same magazine that was published in 20th century.  This century the magazine is largely focused on science and environmental issues, and geography is a minor subject.  They do a descent job on the these topics, but I miss the old articles focusing on the geography of areas of the United States, and I miss learning of the geography around the world.  I'd recommend joining the Sierra Club, National Wildlife, or your local environmental organization for better environment articles.  Scientific American might be a better choice for science articles.


title: It’s just-okay

text: There are far too many advertisements inside. It’s like reading an Oprah magazine. It needs more substance.


title: ESPN is awful

text: ESPN is the biggest piece of fluff I have ever read. I want to read about the bowl games, the college basketball games, the NFL. What do I get-a piece that raves and raves about Mickey Rourke-get a room. Too many ads. Too many articles about minor sports. I want to be informed on the teams that are in the bowls, the teams that are going to begin conference play. I would get a refund if I could.


title: Good puzzles

text: Good selection - from easy to difficult


title: Five Stars

text: Best magazine


title: Five Stars

text: Love this magazine


title: Helpful articles and DIY tips

text: Great tips and articles on DIY projects.  However, half the magazine is advertisements.


title: Daughter-in-law thought it was great

text: My oldest granddaughter is 6 and reads at 3rd grade level...this magazine suits her reading needs,  The 3 year old loves the pics, posters, stickers, and games.


title: Cheap!

text: Wow, saved a bundle ordering my renewal through Amazon!! It turned out to be half of the discount price I was paying before!


title: Good magazine!

text: Love this magazine and it came quicker than it said.


title: for grandchild

text: She loved getting it in the mail and loved sitting and looking through it .


title: Five Stars

text: I enjoyed the magzine


title: Great

text: Great projects


title: Martha living mag here

text: Even cover want celebrate Thanksgiving pies bake.


title: Great price

text: Like magazine next issue, some people use mail instead


title: Great purchase, very pleased

text: I'm very happy with my purchase! I love the accessibility of the magazine on my iPad. Perfect for travel and in the home


title: Four Stars

text: better magazine than I thought, fun read each issue.


title: A happy lifelong subscriber of this entertaining and Informative magazine

text: Been reading this for over 4 decades.  Entertaining, informative and presented in a fun way!  I also enjoy the sister technology publication, Popular Science.


title: Five Stars

text: I love the magazine .


title: Five Stars

text: great


title: Five Stars

text: I love this magazine...glad to get on my kindle as well.


title: ... have 2 daughers (aged 8/10 right now) and they love these magazines

text:
I have 2 daughers (aged 8/10 right now) and they love these magazines.  They sit and read them completely when they arrive and love all the new facts they get.

The cost is really low and kids just love these things.


title: A wealth of good information.

text: Love all the information, the pictures and nothing beats it for me. I have enjoyed these for 50 years.


title: A girl can dream!

text: It’s my favorite escape!


title: Excellent for learning French!

text: My 7-year-old daughter speaks French pretty well but is still learning to read. Mes premiers j'aime lire magazine is wonderful. Each issue comes with a short story that is also read on the accompanying CD (5-10 minutes in length). The stories are interesting and while written for children always have new vocabulary words that neither of us know. I enjoy listening to the CDs and my daughter listens to them over and over again! In addition to the main story, there are several "bandes dessinees" (comic strips) in each issue, a word search or other simple word games, and 2 pages of definitions for particularly challenging vocabulary. This is a wonderful addition to our regular French learning curriculum and highly recommended. It took almost 2 months before the first issue was delivered but now I get them regularly and in excellent condition.


I just finished my first copy and it is exactly what I wanted! Pictures are beautiful and the articles in depth. Highly recommend!


title: Your Dog Newsletter

text: While I have not received this publication as yet, I had previously subscribed. Great for any dog owner who is interestrd in keeping up with the latest developments in dog training and health.


title: Great magazine

text: Informs me about vitamins etc.  I have subscribed to this magazine many years.


title: I love this magazine,always great articles for gardening ,recipes for homemade cleaners etc

text: My favorite magazine,


title: Best of what's left

text:
I was devastated when Gourmet was suddenly put to bed. It was my favorite magazine of all time. The combination of information, presentation, human interest stories and wit  was unparalleled-- in my opinion. With a year and half of my subscription left, they started sending me Bon Apetit as a replacement. Bon Apetit sucks! I can leaf through the whole thing in 10 minutes, not feel the need to linger or stop at any page...it's uninspired and dull. Again, my opinion, of course.

Food and Wine just started coming (I think it was a holiday gift) and it's filled the void somewhat. I'd say it is a solid 4 where Gourmet was a solid 5 and Bon Apetit is a 2.

Food and Wine has a lot of interesting recipes and articles. It's got some foodie interest stories and lots of pretty pictures that make you hungry. I wish their fonts were prettier but the layout is well organized and  functional. I notice a trend toward health consciousness, which I like.

I've also tried Saveur and was not that enthused. And the food network magazine is the PEOPLE magazine of food, not for reading articles but just skimming through pics. After careful consideration, I think F&W is the best food mag left on the market.


title: Waste of trees

text: Will never renew this magazine no matter how low the price. There are a whole lot of women who aren’t one-percenter virtue signaling SJWs. Every interview with  anybody close to conservative is laced with prejoritive adjectives. It’s 90% ads, 5% fashion nobody can afford and 5% trash....so 100% worthless. But that’s just my opinion. So far, I’m still allowed to have one of those!


title: Great magazine

text: This magazine is so informative.  And I got it at an unbelievably low price!


title: Not for the elderly or sight impaired people! Too confusing to boot!

text:
Not happy with it! Faint print, too small for me and impossible for my mother to see. So much of a jumble of stuff included that you don't even get to the guide part till halfway through the flimsy magazine.

I am very disappointed in this for my mother, and don't know if I can ever find a straightway good print version of what's on TV for the day! Spectrum doesn't even have the ability to print out the daily guide with information, just the channel lineup, which doesn't say what's on the channels. So that's no good.


title: Miniscule pamphlet sized booklet...not as expected.

text: Item too small to read well, more like a pamphlet or booklet given out. Would not buy again.


title: I won't order this again!

text: I got this for my mother who always loved the magazine. But...it took over three months to get the first issue! And it is a lot smaller than ever, thin and a great disappointment. This is a subscription which is cheaper than buying in the store but not worth it.


title: I know it will be great. Informative

text: Haven't received it yet but as I had a subscription before,  I know it will be great. Informative, great coverage, excellent photos. If I could I would tell everyone interested in this sport to subscribe.


title: Martha is so creative!

text: Martha is incredibly creative and she shares all the secrets.  I don't know who would have time to do all these things, but it is fun to see what she presents in each issue.  I like the way all the recipes are at the end in one place.  Very handy.  Many of the recipes are easy to do and just wonderful.


title: Inaccurate health ino

text: Articles are misleading and inaccurate just to sensationalize. Very misleading with resepct to nutrition and it’s a women’s health magazine!


title: Its getting almost like a celeb gossip magazine with some fitness stuff thrown ...

text: I skip over alot of it. Its getting almost like a celeb gossip magazine with some fitness stuff thrown in. Models are not "fitness" models. No muscle definition. And ALOT OF PHOTOSHOP.


title: loved it for years

text: lets be honest most of us cant or wont do the majority of the projects, but its still got some tips tricks and inspiration.


title: so easy to read a little at a time

text: I ordered this for my mother.  She really enjoys reading the angel stories.  They're short, so easy to read a little at a time.


title: Excellent magazine, especially for the older generation

text: I ordered this magazine subscription for my mother who is 83 and she absolutely loves it!  Has a lot of interesting photos and articles from 'back in the day'.


title: Pleasantly surprised!

text: I got a great deal on this magazine due to my loyalty to amazon and it is truly an excellent magazine.  Less ads than most and quite a big mag. Actually it has a variety of content so don't just think it's about health. This magazine would appeal to most women.


title: Gorgeous big glossy magazine, a must for fans!

text: A fun magazine with more in-depth articles than magazines like People and Us.  Fun, creative interviews with TV stars that are more than just publicity puff pieces, along with gorgeous photos taken all over the world--WATCH! follows the stars everywhere in order to get their interviews!  A must-read for true fans.


title: Awful

text: Do not order this subscription from them.  You won’t get all of your papers.  Horrible.  Was suppose to get a 2 month subscription but only received 4 issues.  The paper was suppose to be delivered daily!


title: yum

text: I love this seasonal fresh magazine!


title: Five Stars

text: I enjoy the magazine!!


title: Life Extension magazine

text: Great magazine with information about different supplements that may help health. This magazine may greatly help a person heal along with no gluten/dairy/soy/sugar/GMO/food with a label and probiotic...LDN..detoxing.


title: Take pics

text: This was a gift for my daughter-in-law and she really likes it.


title: Very good for learning about upcoming events in NM

text: I liked the layout of the magazine better with the previous editor...seems to be trying to appeal to a younger audience...but I still like reading about events happening in the state.  Snd stories about NM people and places


title: Great Magazine

text: I love this magazine. This was a renewal; I save all of my issues. This recipes are user friendly; I always get praise for the recipes.


title: I read it cover to cover! Inspiring.

text: This magazine is better than I hoped for. It’s pages are beautiful and total eye candy but what I love most is that it seems to carry an inspirational theme throughout each one. I love the articles have a variety of authors to include Joanna and Chip. Some pages are so beautiful, I want to rip them out and frame. I used to keep copies of every single magazine I owned but I learned to move on...but these are all keepers for me. I also love that I can have them on my tables without fear that the content is not kid appropriate! Thank you for a great magazine! Keep it inspiring, lovely, and clean. ♥


title: Favorite Magazine

text: Favorite magazine even though I am a Yankee ;) love the recipes, the decor and home ideas are brilliant. I even found a home plan I am using to build in FL!  The travel sections, road trips ,  a wonderful way yo see what you would probably miss when on the road. Instead of driving straight through to FL, I now  get off 95 and visit many wonderful places I found in this magazine. The gardening articles are also wonderful.


title: The New Redbook

text: This magazine has improved greatly. In a time where other magazines have shrunk and contain mostly advertisement, Redbook has expanded it's content. A delight to read every month.


title: fabulous!

text: Southern Lady has a wonderful variety in it's content. Love getting decor ideas, the best recipes, great tours of travel areas too.


title: Disappointed

text: Disappointed not very much to this magazine


title: Five Stars

text: I love HGTV magazine and Amazon just made it easier to purchase, no hassle, and at a great price!


title: I thought this book was really inspirational. I've already ...

text: I thought this book was really inspirational. I've already made one of these quilts and have another cut out and ready to go!


title: okay IF you get it

text:
I was expecting to get a years subscription for this mag.  I received two months worth and then nothing.  I submitted a complaint through Amazon and within a few days received a response from the publisher apologizing for the problem and they told me they extended my subscription so I would receive the full year.  I received 1 mag and that's it.

My takeaway from this is do not buy these kinds subscriptions here on Amazon, or at the very least do not buy one from this publisher.


title: If it were possible to be addicted to any magazine, I'd be addicted to this one. Can we get a bi-weekly?! :)

text: I don't know how valued my opinion is considering I love anything Food Network. But I absolutely look forward to getting these both in the digital and the print copies. Amazon makes it easy to subscribe to both for a fairly low price. The themes that go with the monthly issues are always on point. Filled with yummy pictures, easy enough to attempt recipes and of course a few words from the Food Network chefs! Not gonna lie though, the fall and winter issues are my absolute favorite!


title: Four Stars

text: Good magazine, but too large for my mailbox.


title: One of the Great Magazines

text: You can never go wrong when purchasing the "Readers Digest".  I look forward to receiving them every time.  A great product at a great price.


title: Sexist Magazine

text: I subscribed to get some good financial tips. I like to keep my money in order. I won't be renewing because of the sexist articles. After how to make your husband feel better about you making more money (you were supposed to stroke his ego other ways and downplay your salary)and another article that basically stated that women only spend money and men make it, I had had it. I have news for the money people-there are a lot of us women earning money, and we make most of our families financial decisions.  I guess the money magazine people have been too busy making money and hadn't noticed!


title: Great magazine

text: Love this magazine!  I’m not fashion savvy so I like looking at what’s INSTYLE!


title: Great magazine for finding new meals for you and your family!!

text: Love this magazine!  I use many of the recipes.


title: My Favorite magazine!

text: I love this magazine and don't mind paying for it every year, because in the 1st or 2nd issue alone it pays me back!


title: Ok

text: I bought this subscription because I love to read and it was available at a great price. It targets married women with kids. I can relate to some of the articles but not all. Overall ok.


title: I like it

text: I like the magazine. They have good fashion articles and all the latest bags and accessories. The articles do not directly pertain to me but I like the way they showcase all the new fashion.


title: One of my favorite

text: This is one of my favorite magazine. I look forward to it every month. It has a nice balance of all kinds of articles about different issues. It seems to cater to working single and married women.


title: I love it

text: I really like this magazine. I love the fashion advice they give every month. I have been wanting to get a subscription for a long time. Amazon had an amazing deal and I signed up right away!


title: I like it

text: I really like this magazine. It has some great fashion advice and good life stories.<br />I look forward to getting this magazine every month.


title: Not As Filled and Not Practical

text:
Well. I realized I'm not Martha and I haven't been living. Great picture, print and I can't afford to hold the magazine. This is like the question of what is your income. What happened to pie crust recipe?
Lots of ads, and this is very different than it was a few years ago. I kept those issues for reference.
I'm disappointed. But maybe I can living with it


title: Reliable laxative

text: Wife can't sit on the toilet without it.....


title: Love it.

text: Great mag. Lots of info and ideas. Love it.


title: Five Stars

text: Great for dreaming of travel when sitting at home or work.


title: Terrific magazine.

text: This is a very informative interior design magazine.  I appreciate having prices listed with the materials.<br />Great ideas are presented


title: Love This Publication

text: This is the type of magazine that makes you want to read every single page. As a golf fan, it is a must. Great articles and golf tips that actually make sense.<br />Edit#1: Frustration! You just never know if or when you will get this each month. Delivery on this magazine has been sporadic at best. I have yet too receive this months issue. The last issue shipped early. I didn’t receive one month at all a few months ago. Minus 2 stars


title: Gift

text: Still has.


title: Great

text: Great Magazine


title: Great magazine

text: Great magazine. Always has cool new things and articles are always something new.


title: Good read

text: There are too few magazines devoted to waterfowling, and I'm glad this one is there.  It's a good magazine.  No magazine can fill all voids, but this one tries.  I would like to see more history and less "how I spent my vacation" articles.


title: Seventeen (1-year auto-renewal)...

text:
Purchased for my (former) 17-year-old!

Decent articles with information for teens (and beyond)!

Four stars!

Recommend for the (all) young girls in your life (daughters, nieces, grand-daughters)...see what they're writing - and what your girls are read!


title: I ordered this as a gag gift. Completely forgot ...

text: I ordered this as a gag gift. Completely forgot I ordered it until the recipient got it in the mail....ONE YEAR LATER.


title: Great bathroom reading material

text: Great for my eyes....


title: Three Stars

text: Purchased as a gift.


Easygoing read! Not all about design, fun facts & info about the hosts.<br />In another note: Gonna miss fixer upper a lot, my husband and I like to watch Chip & Jo, they make you laugh & cry. Solid family morals.


title: Easy read

text: It’s a good magazine


title: Five Stars

text: I love the short articles with such powerful messages.


title: Great Read, Compact

text: Great stories, good jokes, compact enough to put in my purse


title: Received timely

text: I chose this magazine for the fashion articles and the sex quizzes are really funny to my husband and I.


title: Great magazine

text: Great magazine. A little of everything


title: Great Magazine

text: Excellent magazine for foodies.  A must have for my kindle.


title: The New SOUTHERN way of LIVING.

text: This is a great quality magazine, I do wish it was 12 issues rather than 6. This mag encapsulates the south the way the other mag used to and more. I haven't become a lifetime subscriber yet, but may if it becomes 12 issues a year. My new Favorite Southern Magazine.


title: Never arrived

text: I am glad I got a reminder to review this magazine.  They typically say that magazines will take 4-6 weeks to arrive after you order them.  I certainly understand the processing time, but this is a long enough time for me to forget about the order.  Amazon's prompting for a review just reminded me that I ordered this magazine and have never received a copy.  IT has been just over 8 weeks now!  I guess I should follow up with someone on this now.  So my overall review - be prepared to wait!!!


title: Reading can be fun — just ask my son.

text: My four-year old son loves getting mail.  He pours over his copy of Ranger Rick Jr.  So far it's a lot of looking at the pictures, but the idea of being entertained with printed material is worth a lot to me.  I'm raising a reader.  When it comes time in school he's not going to be intimidated and he'll associate reading with something fun he already knows.  I think Ranger Rick Jr. is great!


title: Can't unsubscribe!

text: No contact information to unsubscribe. What's with this magazine?


title: A good buy!

text: A  good buy!


title: Five Stars

text: Gift


title: Veggie Times Magazome

text: I havent' actually received the new subscription yet, but I have been getting this magazine for over 20 years.<br />I like it a lot.  I do wish they had more Vegan recipes, but there are some and lots of good information on new products and misc. veggie information.  I recommend this magazine to all vegetarians and anyone wanting more information.


title: Four Stars

text: good item


title: Love this mag!

text: This is a magazine that truly celebrates outdoor sport. I'm a city boy who neither hunts or fished yet I find myself reading all the articles.  GREAT!


title: Information about entertainment

text: Does not work on Kindle for android or iPad, but the print version is cheaper than TV Guide renewal.  For all the whining reviews of this magazine about full listings, daytime too, this isn't that kind of guide. It's a magazine folks about TV and upcoming programs, the stars, and how well or poorly the shows are performing for us and the networks. It's information. If you waste most of your time watching television this is a good way to stay informed. Oh and if you miss the season premiere of The Walking Dead, then you probably didn't subscribe to this.


title: Got first issue the month AFTER published

text: I guess you get what you pay for on Amazon.  I received my December issue on 12/26/11 with the coupons expired.  Haven't seen the January issue yet and it's 1/15/2012.  Sure is a skimpy mag compared to even 5 years ago.  Last time I get it.


title: Michigan's Politicians Attempt to Kill Laws Here so.....

text: ....publications such as these are essential.  The growing tips, pictures, articles, everything....are professional, timely, and educational. I don't use, I don't grow, but I have patients who HAVE to have medical marijuana and the information is priceless.  Enjoy!


title: Finally FASHION!

text:
It has been my extreme privilege growing up in America with the easy access to fashion magazines. As a teenager I used my imagination to both wear what I viewed and evaluate how pleasing I found the images presented to me. The pages were a jumping point for finding my personal style and dressing with a point of view that suited me. This took place first, on the pages of magazines or in department stores, and then -yes I've lived through the birth of this tech - the internet and the feast for the eyes it has offered. I even sewed some of my own clothes to replicate designer looks or spin off a haute couture inspirational design.

Raising three boys definitely distracted me, as both in being creative with my attire and spending time in the pages of my favorite magazine, (Vogue),  fell by the wayside.

Finally resubscribing to that magazine, (Vogue) I was utterly disappointed, in spite of my utter respect for the EIC, as what stood, in my mind at least, as the pinnacle of fashion and beauty had swung too far to the political issues of the day. Gone were the seemingly undending pages of fashion looks and beauty insights. Half my joy in flipping through pages was imagining what I would wear, purchase, or pair with what I saw- it was just missing - either too artsy to see clearly or to miniscule to satisfy my fashion appetite.  Not even the ads were copious enough to satisfy my old habit of fashion visualization.

Fast forward five years, I tried it again, thinking it may have been a fluke. Not so.

Another few years past and, as my now grown boys have left the nest, I decided to get back to the fashion I love. Enter Harper's Bazaar. OMG! What I remember and L*O*V*E*D about the 80's fashion mags was there - page after page of the latest looks, and now with commentary I took the time to read. YES!!!

On top of those wonderful (yes, I am categorizing adverstising as wonderful) ads, were relevant articles for today. These articles and commentary are not dominate a fashion magazine, in my opinion, but serve to bring it up to date and speak to women who do not want to fit into a patriarchal sense of right and wrong for females, yet those women who still love beauty, aesthetics, and yes, FASHION. I am SO SO SO glad I subscribed and look forward to what comes next. In my opinion, as someone from Gen X, this magazine has the balance of fashion and beauty, with some of today's relevant/informative issues, perfectly portrayed and presented.

Well Done!!!


title: Great for Kids

text: My 10 year old snatches up every issue and reads it from cover to cover and then tells me all about it.  It is great thing!


title: Readers digest

text: I've been reading this magazine since I was a kid and I still find it very informative and enjoyable.


title: Great articles, just wish there were more

text: This is a great magazine for people who fish.  Lots of information about types of bait to use and where to locate the fish.  The only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 stars is that the magazine used to be better about 10 years ago.  It has gotten a lot slimmer over the years.


title: This is a great magazine for girls

text: This is a great magazine for girls,  probably up to age 13.  My twelve year old loves it, especially  the craft ideas.  It's not like some other young girls magazines that are all about boys and clothes.


title: Do not buy.

text: This is not the magazine it was years ago.  I would not subscribe if it was free.  Just something else to recycle.


title: Good Housekeeping

text: Not the magazine that I used to read but think none are now.  Will only buy it now if I find a good discount.


title: Great magazine

text: It is a very interesting magazine. It is not easily found in stores near me. I got it as a gift for my father but it has been read by several of my family members.


title: Service stinks

text: I enjoy Sail magazine when it's factual, except that now it seems to have been taken over by a bunch of leftie bozos. Additionally, my one year subscription arrived 1/4 filled, as I received three prior issues all at once. Sail has ticked me off before--I should have learned something by now.


title: It's all Ads, not useful How-To articles

text: HGTV Magazine first issue we received is just advertisements for trendy products that editorial staff want to promote. We expected substantial long articles and "How-To" features -- not just shaming our taste and  telling us we are "dated" and need to follow elite styles, just for the sake of selling new expensive goods.


title: Waste of Money - No online articles, never got print magazine

text: I am an experienced carpenter for 40 years and lived on all the TV shows, This Old House, The New Yankee Workshop and others for decades. And read The Family Handyman? (WOMAN!!!) in the library, so I wanted this subscription for myself. But NONE of the online articles will display on my laptop computer, using Windows 10 and several common browsers, Firefox latest version. It shows a BLANK.  Also, my print magazine was supposed to start in September 2019 but here is December 2019 and NONE ARRIVED! I wrote to the publisher and the online article host, but they never replied and NEVER FULFILLED MY SUBSCRIPTION! This is owned by Reader's Digest so it should be reliable but is NOT.


title: Quality magazine

text: Just received my first one, May/June 2019, I can't believe the quality and that a magazine like this is available, just what I was looking for!!! I'm readi,g it cover to cover, loving every minute.


title: An informative and easy read!

text: Enjoy the short articles and jokes


Great magazine.  Good variety of stories and projects.


title: Very unconventional format, Hard to read

text: I'm not crazy about this magazine.  A lot of the fashion is a little too metrosexual and childish at times.  Also, the arrangement of stories on the pages is very peculiar.  Cluttered is the best way to describe it.  It hurts my eyes.  I get headaches trying to read it.


title: I have to say I've been disappointed. There are more ads than articles in this ...

text: I have to say I've been disappointed.  There are more ads than articles in this mag.


title: Will purchase again

text: Love this publication


title: Five Stars

text: Got this for my nephew who loves it!


title: Enjoyable and helpsful

text: Bought this book from Amazon.com.  It is much easier to handle subscriptions purchasing at Amazon.  This book is very trendy so when the trends are something you are interested in, it is great.  The instructions are usually very good.


title: Don't waste your money

text: This magazine is FULL of video game ads and ads for sugary cereals.  There truly are hardly any articles....actually the latest issue only has 1 REAL article.  In addition, their customer service is terrible. I haven't the slightly idea what's happened to National Geographic, but they should take a good look at the products that contain their namesake!


title: My favorite entertainment news magazine

text:
I've been reading Entertainment Weekly for years. Between the magazine, and EW's website, I've got a constant source of information on upcoming movies, television shows, and books. Do note that the magazine covers mainstream entertainment, and you're not going to get hard-hitting exposés. You WILL get in-depth stories and reviews on popular films and TV shows, and every issue contains a summary of the upcoming week's notable TV shows and book, CD, and DVD releases. The writing is solid, but not high-brow.

Along with the subscription, you get free access to the iPad/Kindle version of the magazine. I love this feature since the app version is available before I receive the magazine in the mail.


I like that you get all the new shows coming out, recommendations of shows to watch, and other news of actors, shows and movies.  What I don't like is a weekly magazine.  I would prefer one every two weeks or include it all in a monthly magazine.


title: Four Stars

text: like it


title: Rubberstsmpmadness!

text: I miss this magazine, I think iLl subscribe again!


title: Prompt service

text: I like this magazine.  I like not having to worry about when to renew.  It is automatically taken care of.


title: Five Stars

text: I am ADDICTED to these things!


title: tv guide print + Kindle

text: I was happy to see that my current subscription was seamlessly extended a year, and the price was the lowest I'd been quoted.


title: Great tips and projects!!

text: Love this magazine!  Much has been learned from the articles and projects.  Absolutely love the tool tips.  Will be renewing when my subscription runs out.


title: Fine, for a gossip magazine

text: Ordered this magazine through a very low-cost offer but felt it was little too grown-up/sexy for a household with an impressionable 8-yr-old girl. Certainly I realize this is not a children's magazine but I felt uncomfortable even having it around so I canceled it. Best for a long plane ride if you don't have anything better to read and just want to zone out with a little mindless gossip for a while.


title: Five Stars

text: LOVE!!!


title: Five Stars

text: Love


title: Five Stars

text: okay


title: Enjoy reading!

text: Love Dr. OZ and his magazine!


title: Bust Magazine

text: Bust magazine covers a lot of different subjects, from entertainment to feminism to crafts.  Bust magazine doesn't demean and sexualize women like other women's magazines do.  Bust is geared toward women of straight, lesbian, or gay orientations.  It is geared toward women in their 20s and 30s.  The only other feminist magazine of the same caliber is Ms Magazine.  I highly recommend Bust magazine.


title: My favorite magazine

text: I always look forward to getting my Curve magazine in the mail.  The articles are relevant to lesbian and bisexual women, as well as thoughtful, entertaining, and informative.  I highly recommend this awesome magazine.


title: National Greographic kids

text: My Grandson enjoys the magazine and looks forward to receiving mail.


title: Not Like It Used To Be

text: I feel like this magazine has become somewhat boring overall and the articles often come across as judgmental. How many times do we have to read about removing a “gaudy” chandelier or “dated” cabinets? Those terms are usually subjective, yet they are presented as if they are universal truths. How many times can someone cover up beautiful woodwork with glossy paint and call it fresh and new? It seems like each issue is filled with the same breed of updates and it’s like watching too much HGTV at one time—repetitive and uninspiring. Some of the other articles are decent, but overall I don’t enjoy the magazine like I used to.


title: best health newsletter I've found

text: I have subscribed to several health/wellness newsletters from major medical colleges over the last few years, but believe this one it the very best, and just renewed my susbscription for the fourth year.


title: less pages

text: This is a great crossword puzzle book.  I have had this subscription for two years and purchased this at local bookstores for several years before starting a subscription.  This year the book is much thinner.  I would estimate it has about 25% less puzzles.  I was disappointed.


title: Five Stars

text: grandson loved


title: What the Elle?

text:
I'm a Civil War veteran and maybe a bit outta time... but what's with the Bramin bull hefer nose ring on the lovely young misstress cover lady? This it'd never be allowed in my time nor community... a disgrace to both family and young woman herself! Praise Jesus and his Hinda brethren!

But hang all... when it comes to keepin' up with them dern Hatfields, iffa I want to know what to wear for the latest weddin' or insurrection, Elle is good medicine to keep in the cabinet.


title: Five Stars

text: Beautiful pictures convince you that health food if yummy and exciting to eat....  good brain washing tool!


title: The definitive source on Nintendo!

text:
Marketers would me call a "casual gamer". Since I could only afford to buy one game console, I invested in the Wii and the DSi because since my childhood days, Nintendo has consistently released titles that captivated me (namely, Mario and Zelda). I rarely visit game websites (because most of the time the news doesn't relate to me), but I wanted to stay on top of gaming developments and releases.

So, like many people, I subscribed to Game Informer. However, I found that this magazine largely neglected Nintendo news (in favor of Sony and Microsoft). I assume this stems from the fact that the magazine caters to the "hardcore" gaming segment, which negatively perceives the Wii as a "casual" machine. Admittedly, I do enjoy reading about Sony and Microsoft - in the faint hopes that one day I will own one of their consoles - but unfortunately, until that day arrives, what they do doesn't immediately apply to me (except as it affects the larger scope of gaming technology).

So, I sought a Nintendo-centric magazine, and voila, I discovered Nintendo Power. What a pleasure to finally have more than just a few pages devoted to my gaming devices! I've already purchased several games alerted to me by the magazine. "Fragile Dreams" comes to mind. The game blew me away - but without the magazine, I never would've heard of it! With shoe-ins like Zelda, I know the game not when it hits the shelves, but months in advance!

The magazine keeps Nintendo fans in the loop, but it also keeps families in the loop. Once I finish reading my copy, I hand it down my younger brother; when he finishes it, I give it to my little sister-in-law. Kids love this magazine and it provides me with a great way to keep meaningfully connected with my siblings. They always look forward to the next copy!

With colorful layouts and a wide array of news from the silly to the serious, Nintendo Power establishes itself as a definitive source on all things Nintendo, packing all relevant information into one fun punch!

UPDATE: I recently moved and needed to change my address (USPS forwarding easily tacks on an extra week to delivery). I contacted NP customer service via the Amazon Subscription Manager to notify them of my new address. They responded quickly and the next issue arrived seamlessly.


title: Good for cat lovers!

text: Good magazine for cat lovers, has lots of ineresting articles.


title: After a visit to Tennessee a few years ago, ...

text: After a visit to Tennessee a few years ago, I began subscribing to this magazine.  Look forward to receiving my copy each month.

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title: Condensed Version of Regular Print

text: I am away from home and my husband just received his first issue.  He was very pleased, but when we compared the two (large print and regular), we realized that the large print, although priced about twice as much, does not contain all of the same information.  For instance, Humor in Uniform does not include all of the stories, and commentaries at the end of articles are missing.  I have not done an article by article comparison, but I wish this had been stated clearly in the description.


title: It's good to have a subscription again.

text:
Wow, couldn't wait to rip the info out of this magazine into my eye sockets.  Forgot how enjoyable it was to hear what our science community has to offer.

Keep it up!


title: Love!

text: So glad I stumbled upon this magazine, it is by far my favorite magazine ever. Great, helpful, informative articles with a lot of variation.


title: Like it!

text: I just wish there were more issues in a year. I enjoy the healthier recipes and will likely renew when its time.


title: It feeds the longing for creativity ability

text: I can't wait to received the next issue, every single page deserves close scrutiny, so enjoyable and inspiring.


title: Worst subscription I've ever had.

text:
First, the subscription is completely bogus. there were several times throughout the year when I couldn't get access to the online subscription. In at least 3 different occasions I had to call Conde Nast or Amazon to get them to re-renew my access. Secondly, about half-way through the year, I noticed that the print magazines were't showing up to my house. I contacted Conde Nast AGAIN and the were like well your subscription ends in May. Yeah, so what happened to April, March, and February? So at the end of May, I called them at the end of April, I received May's magazine and a renewal notice.
Why on earth would I renew after this? Why would I renew after being cheated like this?

Secondly, I think the magazine has become too pretentious over the years. I order Vogue and expect to get pretentiousness. However, I expect Lucky Mag to give me best buy choices. Now, they only suggest expensive clothes. It disappointing to me that they don't offer more of a variety. Otherwise, I might as well just keep my Vogue subscription and call it a day.


title: Four Stars

text: My wife likes the magazine.


title: Fun and current

text: Great magazine as gift to my Seattle arriving clients.<br />They love it!


title: Love Oprah

text:
I find Oprah magazine just about covers everything.
Interesting helpful articles.
Inspirational and enlightening.


title: Five Stars

text: Interesting articles and recipies


title: Great fun learning magazine.

text: Interesting facts in side and fun to read.


title: Five Stars

text: Simple read with excellent household tips.<br />Covers fashion, decorating and shopping tips.


title: Great magazine

text: Wonderful pictures and suggested things to make or do.  Helpful for a busy Mom to keep children busy and entertained.


title: Best on my list

text: An up to date and interesting costal magazine.  Wonderful entertaining menu suggestions and the photography is the best.<br />Highly recommend it and often give it as a favorite gift to friends.


title: Love this as a fashion magazine +

text: This magazine has a little of everything--fashion, news, interesting articles, and celebrity interviews.  Well written and<br />interesting articles.  One of my favorites


title: cute

text: Cute magazine worth this low price


title: Watch out for magazine expiration date

text: I originally ordered this magazine from their website.  I got a renewal notice saying my last issue was Nov/Dec.  I checked my records plus my account on their site and it showed my first issue was the Mar/Apr one which meant my last issue would be Jan/Feb.  I contacted them by email and it took them about a month to answer.  They were sorry for the mistake & corrected my expiration date.  I'll see if I get a Jan/Feb issue.  I just reordered for 2 years through Amazon because it is much cheaper and I love the healthy recipes.  I usually take Eating Well's recipe and customize it to my own taste.


title: No so simple

text: I love much about Real Simple; it's beautifully put together, and the writing is superb. However, many suggestions are obvious (use your public library), pricey (like the new gizmos another reviewer mentioned), require too much prep work, or don't fit into my schedule. In my admittedly imperfect experience, I found that "real simple" means something different to each of us; "instant" fixes last about an instant, and I'll never be a perfectly organized person if I'm not one. Recently, I've started creating systems that work for me. I take bits of advice from friends, relatives, old books like "Hints from Heloise," and yes, magazines. So far, none has required anything more complicated than persistence and a commitment to making small changes every day.


title: A Welcome Gift

text: I gifted this subscription to my nephew for Christmas and his mom says he now looks forward to each issue with excitement.


title: Easy to do through Amazon

text: Always wanted to subscribe.  Easy to do through Amazon.


title: Five Stars

text: Great reference and good recipes.  I'm already getting renewal notices.


title: Not a Trekie

text: I received my first issue.  Lots of articles that are well written and lots of photos and illustrations.  However this month's topic is Star Wars type articles and not in my interests.  Am anxious for my next issue.  The wide scope of the museum will, no doubt, cause this to happen from time to time.  I wasn't surprised to get an issue that wasn't my cup of tea, so it's fine.  I really like the magazine other than this.


title: A must read for opera lovers.

text: A  must read for opera lovers.


title: One of My Favorites!

text: I read a lot. Books & magazines both and because of that, I have gone digital on many, but this is one that I still like to hold in my hands. Great articles on a wide variety of topics, lots of tips & recipes, I always look forward to its arrival!


title: Great value!

text: Great ideas!  Sometimes not detailed enough.


Four Stars


Five Stars


title: My favorite Audio Magazine

text: I've been reading this since the eighties, and it remains my favorite subjective audio magazine.  It, and Stereophile are the two I read regularly, and that's all I need.  If you are an audiophile, you should at least try this magazine/


title: Best Science Magazine in Town

text: Satisfied on every level.


title: Favorite motorsport magazine

text: I read several motorsport magazines. This is better written, more informative, and more fun than the others.


title: too may adds

text: for someone above my pay grade.


title: Not the magazine it used to be

text: disappointed.  I used to love this magazine.  When I could get such a great deal on a subscription, I jumped at the opportunity.  Very disappointed


title: not worth the money anymore

text: I've been a subscriber to this magazine for over 20 years. It's finally not worth the money. The content is meager, ads are plentiful, a d its becoming old ladyish.


title: Fun on a bike

text: If you love bikes and the bicycle life style, but are not really into racing either as a participant or observer, this magazine is a good one. Fun on a bicycle seems to be a common theme.


title: Nothing like Vanity Fair

text: What can I say. It's Vanity Fair, the best in show.


title: quite simply awesomeness

text:
best baseball magazine bar none. Especially boring Baseball America. That magazine is for baseball owners, general managers, and people that went boring boring minutia. This is for people that love baseball history, current players, trivia, rules, and things in baseball the matter. In other words, people that love baseball. Not people that hate baseball and considerate it work.

and yes I have read Baseball America in the past and have worked in the baseball business. Baseball Digest (*****) beats Baseball America (**) hands down.


title: FangRiffic

text: HoroorHound Who?<br /> This is definitely the magazine if you are into horror . Honest reviews . Up-to-date. Widespread coverage. Best in the business. My dream job would be a full-time writer or editor for this magazine.


title: super comic book

text: what can one say. Superman is the iconic superhero, and continues to stand for truth justice and the American Way. This is epitome of what it means to be American. remember the Superman is an American immigrants, and look to serve his country. By the way, he did learn English when he got here. Lol.


title: Reader's Digest always enjoyable

text: Reader's Digest has changed over the years, but still has an assortment of human interest, health, knowledge, and their assortment of regular sections, All in a day's work, humor in uniform, and many more. Nice price for 1 year subscription.


I am a professional Handyman with many thousands of service calls  and 45 years of repair experience under my belt.This is a good magazine for today's homeowner. I am saddened to see as many negative reviews for this product. This magazine covers home repair from novice to experienced . It's a print magazine so it is only fair to expect a lot of ad space dedicated to tool and product suppliers. Each issue is also filled with tips to make life a little easier . What I like is every issue has at least one idea that I haven't run across yet. You can teach an Old Dog new tricks while also reminding him about tricks he forgot. If just one article a year increases your skill set you will be money ahead. I find it humorous how often I share simple tips found here with other contractors and their amazement at simple shortcuts. In short I subscribe to this magazine because it helps me make money and leave satisfied customers.


title: This is a good magazine for today's homeowner


title: Great Magazine!

text: My only complaint was that this took about 2 months to arrive after I ordered it. But I understand that it's a magazine subscription. Overall impressed. If you love Martha, this is the subscription for you.


title: Four Stars

text: good price


title: Excellent for the angler or hunter!

text: I love Field & Stream! I have been reading their magazines and books since I was a kid! I highly recommend this magazine to any hunter or angler. There are so many great articles, tips, and stories.


title: Five Stars

text: My husband is very happy with this magazine


title: fabulous *trips* to France

text: I love this magazine...but then I love everything French.  It is an armchair treat of a trip to read each issue until I can return for real each year.  My favorite magazine..real quality in articles, images and the paper itself. I also like the magazine management at Amazon, makes it so easy not to miss a renewal.


title: Love this magazine!

text: Always get new recipes to try from this magazine.  The recipes often use ingredients that we have on hand, are easily found in the small, rural town we live in and will use again so they do not go to waste after one use.  Will be renewing this one.


title: Five Stars

text: Just as expected!


title: Five Stars

text: Great Magazine


title: Enjoy making new recipes!

text: I look forward to getting this magazine each month and making new recipes!


title: Magazine

text: Helpful cooking and baking magazine


title: Five Stars

text: Perfect! Thank you!


title: Great magazine!

text: I love Rachel Ray's magazine. Her recipes are wonderful and not too involved. An everyday cook like me can make her foods.


Food Network Magazine is excellent and always has a variety of ideas, recipes, and tips for everyone. You simply cannot beat the price Amazon offers!


title: until my subscription ran out

text: Got every issue


title: until my subscription ran out

text: I got every issues


title: Four Stars

text: I need to renew it


title: Good buy

text: Nice magazine and great recipes


title: Sports

text: Nice magazine


title: A good buy

text: Love this magazine. The pictures are so colorful


title: Nice read

text: Nice informative magazine. Great articles relating to dolls.


title: Nice magazine

text: Nice magazine,  very informal. Great articles. I enjoy reading this magazine.


title: Quality of paper, print and pictures are excellent

text: This magazine is filled with great articles and pictures.


title: Fun

text: Grand son loved


title: Five Stars

text: awesome magazine


Such and interesting magazine.  It is my favorite.  Lots of pictures and unusual interesting information.


title: Hey, I'm getting better with their help.

text: I love Family Handyman. My favorite magazine and fantasy at the same time.  I wish I was MORE handy.  I have actually been able to complete a few of the simpler projects and have given others to workman to complete for me. (blushing, am embarrassed because stink at handy stuff.)


title: Useful hints galore!

text:
I love the question and answer segments.  So many useful tips we homeowners and handy people can use.  I've subcribed to this magazine for years.  It also offers new products which we may not always be aware.  KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Donna in Fredericksburg, VA


Great magazine well written with lots of good information. Being a woman I find it informative and the projects are easy to follow


title: Learn, laugh, cry and relax with Readers Digest

text: The printed word is becoming a lost art. R.D. provides thoughtful, amusing, informative and intellectual reading that encourages putting down that phone and enjoying really content.


title: Worthless to me

text: This magazine is definitely not for new witches and pagans that are still learning. The articles and stories are way over my head and i have no idea what they are talking about. Very disappointed in this magazine. Wish I hadn't ordered


title: Kids love reading Highlights!!

text: My grandkids love receiving their magazines each month.


title: My Granddaughters love this magazine!!

text: My Granddaughters love getting this magazine each month! It was the best Christmas gift, they get one each month!


title: Quality and informative and fun !

text: Love the variety and positive news!


Not happy with this particular type of publication.  Not at all what I expected and there were some delivery issues.


title: This is great!

text: Got my first issue as told.  Great price!


title: Authenticity of facts

text: Informative. Fascinating


title: Accurate History

text: This magazine series is the very best about nautical history.


title: Love this magazine

text: Great magazine, love the ideas


title: Excellent read

text: Customers  love reading and  going back in time


title: as expected

text: I recently received my first issue.  It's a great magazine and I got it for an incredible price.  As long as the subscription continues as expected, I'm happy with it.  Super coupons in there, too!


title: magazine

text: I bought this for dirt cheap, maybe $5-8 for the year.  My daughter loves getting this each month and often asks if her current issue's arrived yet.  I didn't give the full amount of stars because I'm not crazy about some of the articles and I don't like the ads selling to my child.  That aside, there are some useful and entertaining things in there, too.  I bought it for a 14 year old though now that I've looked at it I think it may be more appropriate for around 16.


title: Interesting

text: Was a gift, my son loved it!


title: For mustang lovers!

text: I had sent this subscription as a gift for my son who is a mustang lover.  He was thoroughly pleased.


title: script for mag its paid

text: bought mags thru amazon great great


title: bought mag scripts

text: subscript paid bought thru amazon


title: Recommended

text: Great magazine.  Love to read it when it comes in.


title: A great magazine!

text: GREAT MAGAZINE! A MUST-HAVE for all reptile lovers.


title: Useful, helpful articles, well written

text: Lots of useful articles, well written and organized. Only problem is that I keep finding new projects to add to my long list.


title: F100 Magazine

text: My husband loves this magazine. He really liked that it came in an envelope, so the magazine wasn't torn and dirty.


title: Hoped for more

text: Not what I hoped for


title: Lots of great ideas

text: Great gift for a man


title: Important information for women

text: Great information


title: Great ideas to travel advertising great

text: Great read


title: So far I've only received one magazine, but from ...

text: So far I've only received one magazine, but from what I can tell it's mostly advertising and not as much "Joanna's designs". Hopefully I'll be more impressed with the next copies, because that's why I ordered it in the first place.


title: Five Stars

text: I love my magazines.so great thank you


title: This mag is too short

text: I read through this in about 1/2 hour, most of articles are either uninteresting or repeats as well as the exercise and diet tips.  I will not renew this one.


title: Five Stars

text: Great Mag


title: Three Stars

text: Too many adds and not near enough recipes!!


title: Five Stars

text: great mag


title: Three Stars

text: Good


title: Four Stars

text: Love this mag


title: birds and Blooms

text: love this magazine, great if you enjoy reading about birds and flowers.


title: Didn't want a magazine subscription

text: I cancelled my order for this item. I did not realize it was a magazine subscription. As a result, I cannot provide feedback one way or the other.


title: Great, until it went all digital.

text: I usually consume most things in a digital format, but not magazines. I really like to have those in physical form, and not providing that really lowers the value of the product for me.


title: Loaded with info!

text: This was for my son who builds cabinets. He really enjoys this magazine.


title: Amazing

text:
Every magazine from Success speaks to me, both mentally and physically due to the added CD inside each issue! It's one of those magazines that I spend days flipping through, not minutes. I have purchased magazine storage racks (Snap-N-Store Jumbo Magazine File Box) so that I can keep them all and go back to them for reference as things come up in my career.

The magazine led me to one of my favorite new books, "Entreprenuer Roller Coaster" by Darren Hardy, author/publisher of Success magazine. The book speaks of small business start-ups.

Back to the magazine, I look forward to the issue in my mailbox like a Little Orphan Annie Decoder Pin! Once it arrives, I grab my glasses and off I go to a quiet corner to soak it all up!


title: great

text: great


title: Excellent authors

text: Excellent stories from well-known authors but oh the print is so small--eyestrain is not enjoyable.


title: I particularly like the Caribbean and more general island info about the ...

text:
There are really only a couple of travel magazines and I find them to be generally extremely high end.
I particularly like the Caribbean and more general island info about the place and not the facilities of
particular resorts etc. So for the price, I quite enjoy Islands. .


title: Best Price

text: Current subscriber, the Amazon price was less than the renewal price for a current customer.  Looking forward to our renewal to continue now into 2012.


title: Moved need help changing address

text: Moved and don't know how to change address. Didn't recover first one yet.


title: I love thid

text: Martha Stewart taught me how to cook.


I like cosmo and think its a pretty good magazine, the only issue is HOW MANY TIMES THEY ASKED ME TO RENEW. Way too much harassment.


title: A new Men's Health reader reviews Men's Health...

text:
Hi. I've been subscribing to Men's Health for about eight months now. I look forward to the magazine. I must say I'm never too disappointed by this magazine as page by page talks about interesting stuff most men would find quite useful in their day to day health and otherwise. Now I've been reading a few reviews and it seems valid that older subscribers do not see any reason to renew their subscription because they feel the magazine becomes "recycled"
I subscribe to a bunch of trash too. Like Maxim, Playboy, Details, Wired...Playboy is sometimes fun, mostly just a magazine trying to make me look stupid. Out of all four subscriptions, I'd say Men's Health is the most sane, useful, full of good articles and content. The worst would have to be Maxim. There are some issues of Men's Health which I have been over three times. And just in the corner of the 22nd page you might find something useful.

Now listen. Im 25 and I strongly recommend this to guys looking to become fit or just read about how life feels for fitter men. I like this publication cause they're realistic and true. Highly recommend this magazine.


title: Perfect for kids

text: My grandsons loved this magazine.  It worked well with their homeschooling.  I ordered another year’s worth


title: Four Stars

text: Great little magazine


title: Buy It

text: This mag consistently provides fascinating reading and information. Every issue is packed with insightful reviews (movies and music) and compelling journalism.


title: RD appeals to all ages

text: Great value!  Everyone loves Reader Digest, young and old.


title: Five Stars

text: enjoy the mag and tv program throughly  --  it is a cup of coffee and kick back read


title: I am a current subcriber of the print edition, but there is no way to read it here.

text: I subscribe to the print edition of this magazine and figured Id be able to read it on my Kindle Fire as the description indicates as possible but alas, there is no actual way to do so. The directions provided advise actions that are not possible now, if they ever were. I like this magazine but I'm entirely unwilling to pay $16 for digital access to a magazine I already paid $10 for the paper version. Two stars for the content of the magazine after taking three away due to the lies.


title: Four Stars

text: Christmas gift. Recipient loves it.


title: Five Stars

text: Very good


title: Five Stars

text: Awesome


title: Five Stars

text: Always great


title: Five Stars

text: My son is in prison and he loves this magazine  thank you


title: Look forward to the next one.

text: Love this magazine!! It not only gives you reviews on recent books, but also reminds of books from years before. I look forward to each one.


title: Best Magazine Ever!!

text: I choose this rating because I have been getting the magazine for years and I keep as many as I can. I love looking at each months from years past and going back and reviewing the information over and over again!!! Its like Christmas when I get a new one in :)


title: I look forward to my Eating Well magazine!!

text: I love learning how food can help me. This magazine perfect for keeping my knowledge up. It also gives me lovely recipes, that are delicious!! I keep these and refer back to them all the time also.  I look forward to my Eating Well magazine!


title: Great tool for teachers

text: I have a degree in education and this magazine has helped me come up with so many ideas that worked well in the classroom. Very inspirational tool to have.


title: Great puzzles.

text: Sent this to my son.  He loved it.


title: His head is in the stars.

text: Ordered for my son.  He loves astronomy and reads every issue.


title: What a way to learn

text: I love learning and reading about different countries, and cultures.  One day I hope to visit many of them.  Thanks


title: An interesting magazine.

text: I and my son are willing to learn new things and what better way than to read this magazine.  It is a very good magazine.


title: Already received first issue

text: Like the affordable price.  Super fast shipping.


title: Great for Book, Movie, TV Reviews

text: I have always enjoyed entertainment weekly for their reviews of books, movies, and tv shows.  When the magazine comes, I try to look at it soon thereafter to see what to look for in the nearterm.


title: Five Stars

text: Good magazine lots of recipes and info


title: Five Stars

text: Good one


title: Review

text: Perfect magazine!


title: High Times = Dope Rider

text: The only reason I bought this subscription to _High Times_ is that I want the _Dope Rider_ comics. If _HT_ ever stops publication of Paul Kirchner’s _Dope Rider_, I will be done with the magazine. I highly recommend _Dope Rider_. The art is superb, and the humor is spot on! Gotta love it!


title: Five Stars

text: Excellent


title: Five Stars

text: Happy with Magazine


title: Four Stars

text: Happy with Magazine


title: Golf Magazine

text: This was a surprise gift for my adult son. He loves it. It will help him follow the season and The Masters will be a great issue! He has always golfed, since 7th grade and still loves to play. He just got the 2nd issue and has been enjoying it.


title: Five Stars

text: Great price, saved a lot


title: Five Stars

text: Great product!


title: Most issues are great

text:
I have subscribed to Real Simple for about 3 years now.  Usually, there are really good tips.  Some of my favorite features include ideas for books to read (readers write in to recommend books and why), and reviews for everyday items such as "best vacuum cleaners," etc.  I like that they test out different everyday items (be it vacuums or shampoo) and then recommend the best for you (there are categories like, "best for budget conscious" or "best all around," etc.).  These kinds of things are useful for me.  There have also been a few recipes that I have tried and enjoyed from Real Simple.  One (a salmon recipe) is a family favorite that I make almost weekly.  I also like the page where they suggest other uses for common household items.  Who knew?
Once in a while, I will find an issue that just does nothing for me.  Also, I have found that the recipes seem to be going downhill.  Maybe for an experienced chef with a very well stocked pantry, but when I read a recipe with 20+ ingredients, and half I've never heard of, I turn the page.  Also, some recommended products and fashions are way out of my budget, but there are normally at least a few cheaper options suggested as well (whether it be clothes or household items).
All in all, I find this to be a great magazine, and much cheaper to buy a subscription for around $24 than to pay $5 monthly for the magazine at the store.  I find myself hanging onto these magazines over time, because who knows when I'll need to "clean my laundry room in 15 minutes!" (another regular feature- cleaning rooms fast, exercising certain muscle groups fast, etc.).


title: Happy Child

text: The first magazine was delivered more than a month earlier than expected....very happy grandson! He loves it!


title: Yes it has a lot of ads... BUT BEST Magazine they've had to date!

text:
I loved the winter edition in 2021 but this one takes the cake, I've bought 10-11 total of these magazine's for friends, family and a church function. This is the most creative look and most influencing headlines and material I believe they've had to date. It's usually a calming, nice, gentle atmosphere to it but this one is much more out of the box and expressive! This is hands down the best magnolia magazine to date. It's extremely inspiring and the stories and poems are too!

Cons: Well most Magnolia magazines have a lot of ads..... what are people complaining about? most magazines are $12.99-15.99 sometimes more, this is $7.99!! That's an amazing price and a lot of the ads aren't really so bad to look at.


title: LIBERALLY BIASED PROPAGANDA

text: The liberal media run amok. It's sad that such an iconic periodical has been seized and destroyed by political protagonists.


title: Little read

text: Got it on prime day for .99, probably wouldn't have paid more


title: Yay

text: A year for $10!! Yes, please


title: Five Stars

text: A wonderful collection of insightful articles.


title: Confused and GREATLY disappointed!

text:
I read the prior review and something similar happened to me.  My mom who now lives in an assisted living facility told me that she wanted me to buy her the subscription to Vanidades. I looked at the local markets and couldn't find it. Then I happened to do a search on Amazon around October 2020. I found I could subscribe for the Print version of the magazine as my mom does not have devices like Kindle.

She kept asking over and over if it had arrived so I could take it to her. I told her the subscription would arrive late December. It was a long time to wait but I figured what mattered was that I would be getting the print version on a regular basis after December.

Then on January 12, 2021 i get an email stating, "We regret to inform you that, due to a technical error, we will not be able to fulfill your order. Since we are not able to precess this item, we've cancelled your subscription".


title: I love this magazine.

text: This is a great magazine for a woman who loves fashion, hair, nails and for tips on all of those.


title: Best Magazine

text: This is the best magazine I've subscribed to in a long time. I'm obsessed with the science-based reasoning for recipes. So far, EVERY recipe or tip I have tried from these guys has been the best recipe yet. If you like to cook and/or bake, subscribe!


title: DO NOT BUY, scam

text: DO NOT BUY! I bought multiple subscriptions for my two kiddos and also two friends kiddos. The magazines came 3 at a time. To every person. We even got previous months before our subscription was even purchased. TOTAL SCAM. Also never able to get my money back. Amazon turns it over to 3rd party and they are worthless. Made 6 calls and never fixed


title: Perfect

text: Perfect


title: Cook's Illustrated = Kitchen Porn

text: "I swear I only buy it for the articles!"  Seriously though, this magazine is everything I ever wanted in a cooking magazine (or any magazine, for that matter) and more.  I am not a magazine person, and after having received a free subscription to Food & Wine after I started cooking seriously last year, this is such a welcome change.  Food & Wine is too frufru for me, too pretentious and fancy.  I just want to cook, not sample wine with every meal!  I love the techniques in Cook's Illustrated, the explanations behind the techniques, the gadget reviews, the complete absence of annoying and worthless advertisements, and of course, the recipes.  While I don't try every single one of them (I'm kind of a picky eater) I do read them all.  This is the only magazine I've ever bought and read cover-to-cover.  It leaves me wanting more.  I hate that it only comes out 6 times a year!  The magazine provides wonderful recipes with easy-to-follow instructions and uses simple ingredients that can be located in almost any grocery store.  I love their other magazine, Cook's Country, almost as much, and I love their cookbooks too!  If you are just learning to cook like I am you will find this endlessly useful.  My cooking has come a long way in just a short time with the help of this magazine.


title: LOVE IT

text: I ordered myself a subscription to this last year, after a year of waiting for it every month and loving to read it, over and over. I ended up ordering it for 3 friends, as a christmas present.


title: great magazine, some problems with subscription

text: My 9 year old loves this magazine, and I love it for him...no ads, chock full of articles and reviews.  I wish they would not include video game reviews, but I appreciate the podcast and movie ones so that's not a deal breaker.  The news leans a bit left like most mainstream publications, that's fine for our family.  As for the subscription, though: we ordered with a special offer that was supposed to include a puzzle issue, which we didn't receive.  And, Amazon has taken away the option to order 12 weeks *without* auto renewal.  Overall, we're happy enough that we'll probably order again.


title: Great publication, terrible customer service

text:
Great publication for kids approx 18-36 months.  The print publication is high quality and both my kids have loved it.  The combination of short stories, poems, artwork, and the "find the item" activity on the back cover are perfect.  The issues are seasonally themed, which makes them fun & great for introducing related concepts.

However, beware:

1) I recommend getting the print publication over the digital subscription, if you care about being able to retain access to your content beyond the life of your subscription.  At first I was able to access my content after the subscription ended, however the company has changed digital publishing platforms (their own Babybug app, Zinio, Cricket Digital Newsstand, etc.) a number of times in the few years since I've been a member, and when they switched I lost access to my old issues.  Wish I'd just gotten the print versions.

2) Customer service is truly atrocious.  I wouldn't wish interacting with them on my worst enemy.  I have had several issues with the login info they sent me not working, getting a new account created when I renew and having trouble merging it with the old one, etc.  Most recently I contacted them when I realized I had lost access to my previous issues, per 1) above; they were incredibly snarly and downright rude over the phone.  They didn't even attempt to make it right.  I enjoy the magazines, but kind of can't wait until my kids outgrow them so I never have to deal with this company again.

Also, note that the prices fluctuate a lot over the course of the year.  You can readily get a one-year print+digital subscription for $20-25; just do a G search and you'll find a page with discounted prices (for the exact same products) on their own website.


title: Love it

text: Love it. I've subscribed for a couple years through Amazon - it's great to have access to this publication. I find Canadian womens magazines more wholesome!


title: 'tis what is. . .

text: It's a subscription. . . I subscribed becuz I liked the mag. I still do. I most likely will in future.


title: Foolishness

text: I honestly think it is foolish to critique a magazine subscription.  You can't delete the option, and you have to write too many words to be able to get it to go away.


title: Subscription

text: I subscribed because I like the magazine. I still do.<br />It comes , I read it. It is informative. Educational.


title: what's to say.

text: It comes in the mail, I read it. I enjoy the articles.It's a magazine... a great magazine. but I like this type of stuff


title: it;s a magazine...

text: I subscribed, I got it. I read it. Got tired of it, and cancelled. What's to say? Good recipes, articles a bit short.


title: Some good articles,, but disappointing

text: I have subscribed to Traveler for a while now.  Before I picked up that subscription, I was already subscribing to National Geographic Traveler and Budget Travel.  I have to say that for the average, middle-class person, Budget Travel is the most practical.  I enjoy reading it the most because I want to know how to get a great deal . . . not how to get the most for your dollar in First Class.  This magazine is definitely geared toward the more affluent traveler.  It is also geared toward the sophisticated, chic traveler--not the average traveler.  While it is interesting to read about places the wealthy are able to afford and dream about going there, I would rather a magazine cater more to my tastes and more toward the tastes of its general subscription population.


title: A Southern Staple

text: I love this magazine - it's a down home, yet elegant all things Southern Magazine.  From decorating to small towns to favorite southern recipes.


title: Love every page

text: Every issue brings more interesting ideas and give inside view on some houses I've never dreamed to see. Thank you.


title: Five Stars

text: One of the best magazines published today.


title: Missing issues

text: I've received 1 issue since I placed the order in March. I am very disappointed


title: Five Stars

text: Look forward to each one!


title: Favorite Magazine

text: Discover Magazine is my favorite magazine.  I've subscribed for a great many years, and read it from cover to cover.


title: Best horse publication

text: The best "consumer" magazine out there for horse owners!!  The editor selects interesting and important topics, and presents completely unbiased information about horse products, equipment, etc.  This is my favorite publication and I recommend it to anyone who owns a horse!<br />Not sure why Amazon does not display a photo of the magazine.


title: Adorable!

text: This little publication (about the size of a toddler's board book) is made from heavyweight cardstock and has absolutely darling illustrations and stories.  You can save these and use them over and over, if your child doesn't mishandle them.  These are for my yet-to-be-born granddaughter who has an almost 3-year-old big sister who will also enjoy these stories.  Very nice quality!  Go for it!


title: Big hit!

text: My 10 year old granddaughter loves this magazine. She takes lessons and rides in shows. She decorates her bedroom with the posters, too. I just renewed for her for another year!


title: Waste of money

text: Only a few exercises tips .  Mostly ads and $300 jackets.


title: Fun for toddler

text: Fun little magazine for 1-2 year old. Short in nature, so wouldn’t stretch to 3yrs.


title: Five Stars

text: A great magazine with interesting stories and a great price.


title: Great up to date magazine on all movies and television shows

text: My family loves this magazine and it is a great subscription price through Amazon.


title: Great Magazine

text: I am a long time Vogue magazine subscriber, but I watch Project Runway so I decided to try this magazine. I really like it and I would subscribe again.  Very current and up on fashion trends.


title: InStyle is a great magazine

text: I love this magazine. It has a variety of fashion and ideas. I keep ordering it year and after year.


title: I've been renewing this magazine since I was 18

text: Vogue magazine has been around along time. I've been ordering the magazine since I was 18 years old which is almost 30 years to keep up on trends and the latest designer styles. Except for the 90's the magazine has always been on the top of it's game as far as fashion.  Just renewed another year. I also receive other fashion magazines but Vogue is the only one that I have renewed continuously.


title: Good magazine

text: Like the magazine,ordered it for a year but it kept on coming. Felt scammed


title: Nothing

text: Okay


title: Favorite recipe mag

text: Have been getting for years and give as gifts to all cooking friends/family. When new issue arrives I sit w/a pen and read cover to cover and circle away!  30min. weekday meal ideas always full of great, quick, sometimes unusual ideas!  Love this mag!


title: grew up with this mag.

text: and it's still amazing.  love the photography.  good reading for kids in the car. can't beat the Amazon price either.  makes great gift idea too.


title: Okay, nice pretty pictures

text: But nothing I would continue to subscribe to.


title: It's okay

text: Wouldn't keep buying it.


title: Arrives on time

text: Enjoyable!


title: Three Stars

text: The magazines are much smaller than they used to be.  Maybe 1/4 the pages of the models years ago.


title: Enjoyable

text: Wonderful magazine with a good balance of articles unlike most of the celeb rags out there.


title: Fabulous!!!

text: I love this magazine. It has a balanced amount of subjects and those darling animal pix! I get tired of celebrity news in other pubs and/or suggestive material that I feel is best left between partners and/or their doctors. So I appreciate the decency of this magazine very much!


title: Frou-frou

text: The content of this magazine is much too frivolous for my lifestyle. Will not be renewing.


title: Learn a lot.

text: My husband can't do without this magazine. Being a former NASA electronics engineer, who is now retired, it keeps him up to date.


title: So little effort made

text: This magazine is depressing. It seems as close to a scam as a magazine could get. You would think that in a month the editors would be able to write an article or find an interesting topic. Honestly, after receiving this magazine for several months I don't think they care.<br />What you get every month is an almost exact copy to the month before. It's two interviews that are not that interesting, information about franchises and ads. The only thing that changes every month is the people interviewed. The rest of the magazine seems a copy /past job.


title: Good read

text: Great digital magazine.


title: Very Good Magazine for Gamers

text:
Once upon a time, PC Gamer was in a real dogfight with Computer Gaming World for the title of best gaming magazine.  This battle ended when CGW basically self-destructed thanks to some massively poor decision-making by their editorial staff.  CGW has since re-launched as [[ASIN:B00005N7PE Games for Windows: The Official Magazine]] but has not reclaimed their old glory.

PC Gamer provides both reviews and previews of games.  They also have a small section covering hardware.  One regular feature that is nice is that they give sample builds for three PCs each month, entry level, mid level, and high end.  Most magazines just focus on the most expensive parts for their sex appeal but most gamers can't afford that gear.  It's nice to see this magazine buck that trend.

Most computer magazines employ humor to keep things from getting too dry and this one is no exception.  They do a very professional job of providing coverage but throw in just enough sarcasm to give you a grin or two in every article.  They also do a good job of calling out games that have real issues and even in their previews I've seen them point out shortcomings.  Overall, this is a very good magazine and well worth the subscription price.


title: Cheerleading reviews, mediocre articles

text:
In many respects, Shutterbug is the mirror image of [[ASIN:B00005N7SB Popular Photography & Imaging]].  The strength of Popular Photography is its quantitative product reviews.  Shutterbug does little if any measuring when they review a product.  Further, I have never once seen a review in Shutterbug that was anything less than gushing.  The writer will go on and on about the strength of the product and never compare it critically to other similar products on the market. I realize that magazines are reluctant to offend potential advertisers but some shred of integrity toward readers would be greatly appreciated.

The relative strength of Shutterbug is reflected in more general articles regarding photographic technique.  This is the area that Popular Photography badly stumbles and this magazine definitely manages to perform at a higher level of competence.  Unfortunately, these articles are still pretty basic and repetitive.  Any decent entry level book on photography would contain 99% of the advice you'll ever find in Shutterbug.  So while the articles are better than the reviews, it's hard to say that they alone make it worth the price of a subscription.  In the final analysis, I can't recommend Shutterbug to eithe beginners or advanced photographers.

UPDATE: Shortly after posting this review, I flipped through an issue of Shutterbug at a local store.  It looks like there has been a change in editorial policy as a product review took the tone of a true critique rather than being a puff piece as they so often did in the past.  There still wasn't quite as much meat as I would have liked but this is definitely a step in the right direction for the magazine.  Amazon does not allow reviewers to alter the number of starts given once a review is published or I would probably bump Shutterbug up a notch to 3 stars.  It still is far from great, but I appreciate the fact that they've improved a bit.


title: Good product reviews

text:
I've been a reader of Popular Photography for some time and find it useful, but certainly not perfect.  The strength of the magazine is that the testing of cameras and related gear is very quantitative in nature and allows you to compare similar products objectively.  This is obviously the first priority of the editorial staff and they do a good job of it.  The only thing I would fault on their reviews is that they aren't always pointed enough in pointing out one product's shortcomings compared to others in the same category.  They do, however, offer more of this type of feedback than just about any other magazine I've seen so it is a relative weakness at worst.  Some magazines, like Shutterbug, just offer gushing subjective reviews for every product they cover and Popular Photography definitely lives up to a much higher standard.

With regard to the remaining content, the magazine plummets in terms of quality.  There are frequent "how to" articles that have sunk to a point of being almost laughable.  Never a strong point, in the past six months I've seen more and more articles demonstrating techniques to achieve an effect in some photo that I would delete if I had taken it... yet it's held up as some sort of shining goal that I should aspire to.  It seems to this reader that the editorial staff needs a good shake up and the magazine a good going-over from top to bottom to get things on track.

Overall, I consider this magazine worth subscribing to.  But only barely.  At the low per-issue cost of a subscription I'll get enough product information to make it worth my while.  But if you aren't into photo gear and have no intention of buying a camera in the next year or so I don't think I'd recommend it for you.


title: My daughter loves these as much as i did as a kid

text: My daughter loves Highlights, just as I did as a kid.  These are great magazines for young children because it gives them fun puzzles to do, plus simple stories to read, and its a set of magazines that belong to them completely, rather than sharing them with parents.  I can appreciate that for sure.


title: Kids love this magazines

text: My daughter loves this magazines, she will sit and do one from front to back and never get bored.  I love how engaging they are and the puzzles are fun, very much like Highlights Magazine.


title: American Trash

text:
Images of severed hands, corpes with flies on them, piles of decaying bodies, etc. all in the name of "art"...

If you are like me and find these images disturbing you'll want to avoid this magazine.


title: Love it or hate it

text: SOF is not for everyone, it can come across as coarse, right wing and very conspiracy like. That being said I enjoy it, they have a good range of articles and they write and carry news from sources that most mainstream news won't. Which is a good thing, its just a shame that so very people read it, relatively speaking. It is certainly an acquired taste but one well worth the time and effort, if you are curious about it and reading these reviews you should go ahead and give it a try, I don't think you will be disappointed.


title: I love this magazine

text:
I always feel like I'm getting something with every issue I get. Every issue is filled with great info on tackling many real life situations. Albeit some are pretty thrown out there and meant for hobbyists. It's geared for the casual DIY who is somewhat mechanically inclined. However, their is plenty of content for the veteran professionals to talk about.

My one gripe is that some of the DIYs can be extremely vague.


title: there are better magazines to get

text: I know APR is supposed to be one of the better poetry magazines out there, and I think it has one of the highest circulations of any poetry magazine, but it's more of the National Enquirer of poetry magazines. It's a large, newspaper-style format that contains mostly bad poetry and dull articles. You'd be better off subscribing to Poetry, The Hudson Review, The Texas Review, Tar River Poetry, or any number of other journals.


title: one of my favorites

text: TRP is one of the few journals that contains only poetry or reviews of poetry books. They are in their 25th year. TRP is a great poetry journal--it's one of my favorites. Makuck consistently publishes quality poems by quality poets, both the established and the newcomer. I highly recommend that any lover of poetry subscribe to this journal.


title: middle of the road

text: The Missouri Review comes out three times a year. It's a literary magazine. I thought it might be tough to review, but really, it's not. It's not a great magazine (The Texas Review and The Hudson Review fill the same niche and are better), but it isn't the worst either (Boston Review, that's pretty bad, but it isn't quite in the same category). The fiction contained inside is pretty middle of the road--though they have published some great writers in the past, it's just the last couple of years... I've found the poetry to be atrocious most of the time. Their essays are what is pretty good. They have an intereview each issue, that goes up and down. Just depends on who is getting interviewed. There are just so many other magazines out there that fill the same niche and are better, I'd go with them. But the Missouri Review isn't that bad. I suppose it is worth surbscribing to at least once.


title: It's no Esquire

text:
There are a whole slew of men's interests magazines. There
are the industry standards like Esquire (quite possibly the best magazine out there) and GQ. There's the more risque like Maxim or even the low-brow Stuff, worth getting. Then there are those that fall somewhere in the middle, like FHM and Details. Even without seeing magazines like Esquire or Maxim, you can see that Details falls short. It's a glossy magazine that usually has pretty good covers, but that's where the excellence stops. The articles are generally substandard. They are usually poorly written or can't seem to get the facts straight. Their only saving grace is that they are so short (which is a problem when you run across the occasionally well-done, interesting article). And Details is not a magazine that seems to have its hand on the
pulse of the nation. More often than not, you skim through, looking for something interesting to read, and close it finding none. And in a men's interest/fashion magazine, nothing is more important than the photos. Unfortunately they are not that great. The photo spreads are way too short. But since the photographers have taken amatuerish or just poorly done
photographs, it actually works out. Basically what you have with
Details is a magazine that wants to be one of the big boys, but hasn't found a way to get there. You'd do better spending your money on an Esquire subscription.


title: one of the staples of photography

text: Popular Photography seems to be one of the magazines that all photographers subscribe to (the only one I've found more professionals subscribe to is Shutterbug). The magazine is full of product reviews and technical articles, and there is a column on just about every area of photography. One major fault of the magazine is that about a third to half the magazine is advertising and mail order shops. It's good to know where to go if you want to purchase a new camera, but it can be a bit much. The other fault is that there are no articles covering the artists or any nontechnical issues. This magazine has a lot of potential to be useful to the photographer, but you often times find it falling a bit short.


title: It's Wizard for the more discerning reader

text:
When Comics Buyers Guide was a weekly tabloid, it appealed mainly to the hardcore comic book collector. Now that it has switched to a monthly format, delivering a healthy 244+ pages/issue, it has evolved into a dual-purpose magazine, still meeting the collector's needs while offering much more content for the discerning comic book reader and/or fan.

While Wizard is very good at what it does, hyping the latest Marvel and DC projects while offering a glimpse at the world beyond the big two - and the fanboys justifiably love it for that reason - Comics Buyers Guide offers meatier content and covers a much wider range of comics, with actual reviews as opposed to PR hype and creator-driven spin. Also, their price guide is more realistic, and thorough, than Wizard's seemingly hype-driven guide.

If you have to choose between them, Comics Buyers Guide is the one you want on a monthly basis.