And just so this is clear too

[solarbird]

Putting my subscription on "automatic renewal" without asking and then trying to charge me without my consent is the surest way to get me to drop your service or publication.

Sorry, Foreign Affairs, but no.

eta: I have room now for a better, more serious journal of the same sort. (I've been upset with their... fluffier... approach as of late, regardless. The special issue on retail shopping? I felt like burning it.) Suggestions, anyone?

Comments

[ex_inklessej388]

...too American-centric regardless.

arguably, but appropriate

[solarbird]

Well, it is the fanzine of the American foreign policy establishment, so that's only fitting. And that's useful to know what they're saying to each other, so for that, it's not bad - tho' they did really irritate me with their recent push towards a more, hum, mass market approach, particularly to special issues? That one on... what was it, something about retail shopping? I was actually angry, and it made me want to burn the whole damn thing to the ground.

Re: arguably, but appropriate

[ex_inklessej388]

I wasn't wholly honest in my reply as I left the impression that I do not read the magazine (who wants to be a journal). I still have my subscription and haven't had any problems with them forcing themselves unto me. I am sorry you had that experience.

[unexpected_finn]

Recommend this weekly 'newspaper': The Economist. Have been reading it for years, to good effect.

[ex_inklessej388]

The Economist is really good, I do enjoy reading it.

[unexpected_finn]

Was a wee bit disappointed to hear from our village postmistress that ours was the only Economist subscription coming in. Well, at least the only **print** version.

Quite concur with Dara that Foreign Affairs was becoming 'lighweight' at times. Stopped giving it to friends and family as an annual subscription, at the time that that first became notable.

If all else fails, our favourite teamongers put out a nice little quarterly read. ^_^

[ex_inklessej388]

Print mail might be a poor indicator. Regarding this discussion alone, I hold a digital subscription for both Foreign Affairs and The Economist. I would shutter to think what a person would learn about me from my physical mail.

[solarbird]

Jane's is, sadly, a bit outside my price range. At least, the intelligence review is. $670-ish/year is probably not actually unreasonable, given everything, but it's why I've never subscribed.

[birke]

Foreign Affairs fluffy? What is the world coming to?