I sent this email on Oct 15 last year; quote:
"Why not offer the alternative of a digital-only Membership, for say half-price ? Miscellany is a good read a couple of times, thereafter it just takes-up space. Ads would appear within a time-frame that means advertisers' offerings would still be current (often "gone" by the time they appear in Miscellany)".
No reply or even acknowledgment.
It appears MSCC are taking up the suggestion, at least in part. From next year
Miscellany will be digital-download for overseas members. Print versions will still be available for members prepared to pay the cost. Apparently the average annual cost of sending the mag outside of Europe is £120, £50 more than the subscription fee.
I'm not confident how well the Magazine is managed, there was an additional 'cost' posted in the accounts of £26,000 for production of Miscellany, when queried the explanation was very woolly, I suspect someone didn't negotiate a fixed price contract with Offstone so that they take the ‘hit’ of increased costs
I subscribe to several club and general magazines, the closest to Miscellany for comparison is also subcontracted out but has less members (so costs to print higher)
it's usually around 60 pages, glossy, lots of quality photos, interesting articles written by marque experts, tech stuff, and it isn't supported by so many adverts.
Subs are UK £39, Europe £55, ROW just £67, and it's recently had it's costs reviewed to check it's not loosing ££, oh and it has a clever compostable see thro wrapper
