[matthew]

Sometimes I wonder why I buy the mags... all the news I read on the net is way more current and is right at my fingertips, but somehow the glossy pages has a certain draw to it.

I wonder the same thing. I bought another copy of Shutterbug today; other than being able to compare the reviews of the Rebel and Rebel XT side-by-side, there's no need for it. That magazine in particular is the Muzak of photographic information. It's bland, pleasant, non-offensive and entertaining. I mostly read magazines at work, and I just wanted something easy that doesn't require any thought.

I also bought the current edition of Watch Time, something that I haven't picked up in a year. (I work for a watch manufacturer.) It's nice to keep up with the industry, and it's amazing what changes...

A friend of mine commented that you can identify a good magazine when the ads are as good as the copy. I'd add that you can tell a bad magazine when the copy is as bad as the ads.