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Saw this in the 03/15 Hot Rod Magazine.....

That address is going to cause some heartache for people trying to find CHR, I would say. Only one added "dot" takes you to Hot Rod's site, where you get to pay $84/year for their basic package.

Originally Posted by rspears

That address is going to cause some heartache for people trying to find CHR, I would say. Only one added "dot" takes you to Hot Rod's site, where you get to pay $84/year for their basic package.

I don't think anyone will confuse the two. Here is free, and getting anyone to pay $84.00 for a digital magazine subscription these days is ludicrous and highly optimistic at best, especially given that their "discounts" are already being beaten by the same sites they are steering your business towards, no subscription necessary.


Bill S.

In my opinion they can keep it, HRM and the rest of the stable of magazines are fine if you want almost 50% of the content being ads. I had a subscription to Rod and Custom and when it was dropped I got stuck with Street Rodder and when the subscription runs out so do I.

Ken, I agree. I've had subscriptions to R&C, Street Rodder & Hot Rod for years, and tend to set them aside for "later" when a new issue comes. Recently discovered that I had 16 months of HR and 6 or 7 months of SR "waiting", and then got SR's "special rate" mailing wanting $70 for a 36 issue extension (last time was more like $36 or $40 as I recall...) I passed, and will not renew HR either....

Bill, I'm not saying that anyone will confuse the two, but rather that having their web address only one period different may keep some from finding us initially. No big deal.

i dont know how but i have hot rod mag paid thru 2022 !!! i have`nt looked at one in over a year ,, i just throw them in the trash .. i have car craft for one more year .. i only open it to read the krass and bernie cartoon then it gets tossed ..there aint a `tv car show i care to watch except full custom garage and even he skips way too fast over to much of what he does ...i`m tired of the Buy car for 1000 bucks ..have a few commercials then sell the car for 50 thousand bucks to some fool with too much money ( gas monkey garage )

Hot Rod Magazine is pretty inexpensive, about a buck an issue when you subscribe for 2 years. Well worth that IMO.
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Originally Posted by lakeroadster

Hot Rod Magazine is pretty inexpensive, about a buck an issue when you subscribe for 2 years. Well worth that IMO.

I agree, Hot Rod's price is still a pretty good bargain ($1.17/issue for 12 months) but I expect that will change before long. The under 30 crowd likes the digital presentation, including having video vs stills and hard links to references. I believe the days of our print magazines are numbered....

I'm near the under 30 crowd, and I still prefer a magazine. It's nice not to see 1 million idiotic comments and replies to piss ya off and make you move on to something else.

I'm not going to say print is dead, but it is on life support. Most of these traditional print media companies are in deep financial hurt and are scrambling to figure out a way to survive going forward. They don't make their money directly on subscriptions, that's just a tool to lure advertising dollars. The internet has changed the face, and function, of advertising...........it's all about the "click through" now, not the number of promised eyes.

I can't help but wonder if the Source Interlink folks approached Brent to buy the URL. It would make sense. That extra dot is not as uncommon as it once would have been, but it's still not the "standard" format most have been accustomed to. I would think that as they promote their site, if they get any attention, it would actually drive lookers to this site. Whether they stay is another matter. I don't imagine Brent has any motivation to capitalize.....if that's even possible.

The world marches on..............

I have subscriptions to Street Rodder and Chevy High Performance. The main reason I have them is to keep myself updated on what's new and what is trending. I don't mind the ads as I know they are a necessary evil in print publishing.