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Question about emag and bow of the month
Eric Krewson:
I subscribe to the Emag, I don't read it, not much in it I am interested in. I subscribe to make a donation to help keep the Primitive Archer website up, I really enjoy this site especially Pappy's "Life is Good' thread and Bjrogg's "Life on the Farm" as well.
I would hope that readers here look past the Emag and help keep this site up and running with a donation by the way of a subscription.
I donate to all of my favorite flintlock sites as a thank-you for all the information I have learned that helped me become a pretty good gun builder. One of my favorite's charges $12 a year for paying members and gives a few perks to us paying folk, you can you have interaction with the best gun builders on the planet for free but I prefer to pay my way in life, always have.
Selfbowman:
It’s not about the money for me . I often donate to good causes and help promote archery as a whole. I don’t even have a computer. The magazine on my phone does not appeal to me. I’m good with a $20 a year donation to support PA though . That is if I can pay for up to five year’s at a time
bjrogg:
I’m one of those people who just don’t care for the e-mag either. I was pretty disappointed when the last article I wrote ended up being in the first e-mag only issue. I was really looking forward to getting my bundle of magazines and giving one to my friends at the Sugar Shack.
I know they would have loved it. I told them that they could see it on my computer but they weren’t interested in that.
I know that things have been very difficult for Primitive Archery Magazine and that the Covid pandemic was the final nail in the coffin for the printed copy.
Honestly I have gotten way more from this site than the magazine. I have spent more time on this website than I ever dreamed of. I have made really good friends and learned so much about so many things.
The people on this site are what I appreciate and miss the most. I’m over not getting the printed copies. I’m not over missing all the really good people who contributed so much to this site with their stories and replies.
I wish they were here. It has gotten pretty slow around here. I’m pretty sure if I went to facebook or something like that I could probably find a bunch of them, but it was a big enough deal for me to go online and find this site.
I’m probably not going to go anywhere else. I know some of you guys still lurk out there. It always makes me feel both happy and sad to see your username pop up. I love seeing that you’re still there, but I really miss your interactions.
I feel like Eric. And Thank You Eric for your nice words about “Life on the Farm”. It really surprises me how many viewers have read it. I sometimes wonder how smart it is to post so much information online (especially when the site isn’t secure). I have had a lot of positive feedback though and I really do like having the chance to bring the farm back to the people. It’s been good for both of us.
I’m still a regular here. It’s the first thing I do everyday. I visit this site. It’s usually the last thing I do everyday to. It has definitely slowed down though. Quite often there wasn’t a whole lot posted from the beginning of the day to the end.
I’m here though
Bjrogg
airkah:
I work in the tech industry and read more ebooks than I do print, and still do not enjoy the emag. I think part of the problem with the emag is the execution. Years ago when I first started getting into the hobby, I would buy the e version of the magazine on amazon and it was a much easier to access and provided a better user experience reading the magazine than the current system.i would love to have the print magazine back (it is my preferred way to read it too) but even if it has to stay digital, going back to the old emag distribution system would be a huge improvement.
Del the cat:
--- Quote from: simk on October 15, 2023, 08:28:40 am ---Sad story.
I'd suggest to open BOM for non subscribers - that might bring back a few bowmakers into it.
cheers
--- End quote ---
Nailed it.
BOM provides material for the magazine and an incentive to post your work.
Closing it to non subscribers was a HUGE mistake... cutting off a source of content and alienating members.
Del
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