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In lugnet.publish, Ronald Vallenduuk writes:
> US and Canada only :-(
Hang in there!
Since we're footing the bill for these preview editions, it simply wasnt
feasable to offer them beyond the US and Canada.
We're already working on international distribution, and based upon Tim's
trip to LEGO World, the Netherlands is first on the list. Look for an import
version of the US publication to fill the gap until we can justify localized
editions. No solid timing on this (as we have to actually produce something
before we can get it out there), but it's part of the plan-no question!
Matt
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In lugnet.publish, Matthew Gerber writes:
> In lugnet.publish, Ronald Vallenduuk writes:
> > US and Canada only :-(
> Since we're footing the bill for these preview editions, it simply wasnt
> feasable to offer them beyond the US and Canada.
>
> We're already working on international distribution, and based upon Tim's
> trip to LEGO World, the Netherlands is first on the list.
> Matt
Yes, yes, we love you....
I'm see out to the day we can look in that magazine.
Ronald
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In lugnet.publish, Matthew Gerber writes:
> In lugnet.publish, Ronald Vallenduuk writes:
> > US and Canada only :-(
>
> Hang in there!
>
> Since we're footing the bill for these preview editions, it simply wasnt
> feasable to offer them beyond the US and Canada.
>
> We're already working on international distribution, and based upon Tim's
> trip to LEGO World, the Netherlands is first on the list. Look for an import
> version of the US publication to fill the gap until we can justify localized
> editions. No solid timing on this (as we have to actually produce something
> before we can get it out there), but it's part of the plan-no question!
What he said :-)
When I was at LEGOWORLD, I got such an overwhelmingly positive response to
the idea of a fan magazine I couldn't see NOT sending this to the
Netherlands. Please bear with us as we determine the best way to distribute
the magazine to LEGO fans there. Based on interest, there is a strong
possibility we can send the US edition to other countries as well.
I also hope someday we can create local editions of the magazine. This of
course depends on local fans with a desire to contribute with articles in
the local language, shopping tips, events calendars, and more. And, it also
depends on the local market.
Stay tuned for more info on this as we ramp up for our release later in the
quarter. I hope we can get the magazine overseas for non US/Canadian fans as
soon as possible, but it's too early to make promises.
Until then, I encourage all of you overseas fans to express your interest in
the magazine to us through our website, so we can get a better idea of what
the demand is.
-Tim
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Tim Courtney
BrickMedia, LLC
tim@brickmedia.com
http://www.brickmedia.com
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In lugnet.publish, Tim Courtney writes:
> I also hope someday we can create local editions of the magazine. This of
> course depends on local fans with a desire to contribute with articles in
> the local language, shopping tips, events calendars, and more. And, it also
> depends on the local market.
>
> Stay tuned for more info on this as we ramp up for our release later in the
> quarter. I hope we can get the magazine overseas for non US/Canadian fans as
> soon as possible, but it's too early to make promises.
>
> Until then, I encourage all of you overseas fans to express your interest in
> the magazine to us through our website, so we can get a better idea of what
> the demand is.
I am interested in the magazine!
:-)
(Ok, so this wasn't told through the website... I'll get there!)
I have a question regarding future overseas distribution: *assuming*
interest level is high enough, can we expect a European edition? (same
stuff, but printed locally in the Netherlands for instance)
Costs could drop significantly for european subscribers, given the savings
in import taxes and postal charges. That would probably mean more people
would have access to the magazine throughout Europe, and that could only be
a good thing in a community POV. In my particular situation, since there
would be little demand from Portugal (1), a more decentralized distribution
would be a great thing - especially now that postal costs are uniformized
within the EU.
Cheers,
Pedro
(1) - I use my case as an example, but I'm sure many others are in a similar
situation; we all know there are AFOLs all over the world, but some
countries have *so few* of us that there would be little economic interest
in selling there. This is why I propose you take advantage of the
ever-growing single-market, especially now that the currency is the same in
most of it.
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In lugnet.publish, Pedro Silva writes:
> In lugnet.publish, Tim Courtney writes:
> > Until then, I encourage all of you overseas fans to express your interest in
> > the magazine to us through our website, so we can get a better idea of what
> > the demand is.
>
> I am interested in the magazine!
> :-)
>
> (Ok, so this wasn't told through the website... I'll get there!)
Hi Pedro -
Thanks for your interest!
> I have a question regarding future overseas distribution: *assuming*
> interest level is high enough, can we expect a European edition? (same
> stuff, but printed locally in the Netherlands for instance)
You can probably understand why I don't want to give a definite answer here,
but I really hope this will be the case. Like I said before, when I went to
LEGOWORLD, there was an overwhelming amount of interest.
I'm already in contact with a couple people in the Netherlands who could
make this happen if we decide to go that route. It's definitely high on our
priority list for things to look into.
I wouldn't expect a European edition right away, though. For the time being,
we will be looking into shipping the US edition overseas, while gathering
interest in foreign markets. Once we feel the interest is high enough, we
can start talking about a European edition, possibly in a couple languages
if there's a demand and if we can find translators.
> Costs could drop significantly for european subscribers, given the savings
> in import taxes and postal charges. That would probably mean more people
> would have access to the magazine throughout Europe, and that could only be
> a good thing in a community POV. In my particular situation, since there
> would be little demand from Portugal (1), a more decentralized distribution
> would be a great thing - especially now that postal costs are uniformized
> within the EU.
Good suggestions, thanks!
> Cheers,
>
>
> Pedro
>
> (1) - I use my case as an example, but I'm sure many others are in a similar
> situation; we all know there are AFOLs all over the world, but some
> countries have *so few* of us that there would be little economic interest
> in selling there. This is why I propose you take advantage of the
> ever-growing single-market, especially now that the currency is the same in
> most of it.
Yep! If we establish distribution in the Netherlands, there is no reason we
can't mail to other countries in Europe, especially with the uniform postage
rates you mentioned.
-Tim
--
Tim Courtney
BrickMedia, LLC
tim@brickmedia.com
http://www.brickmedia.com
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In lugnet.publish, Tim Courtney writes:
> > I have a question regarding future overseas distribution: *assuming*
> > interest level is high enough, can we expect a European edition? (same
> > stuff, but printed locally in the Netherlands for instance)
>
> You can probably understand why I don't want to give a definite answer here,
> but I really hope this will be the case. Like I said before, when I went to
> LEGOWORLD, there was an overwhelming amount of interest.
Depending on how you guys are printing these, it could never happen. If you
guys are getting these printed by professionals, then I doubt you will ever
see a separate European edition based on the costs involved. If you guys
are printing these yourselves on color laser printers, then it's entirely
possible.
Having been in the publishing world for several years, if you guys need any
advice or have questions, let me know. I have a contact in Kansas that gave
the best prices on low print runs. But for a professional printer, a low
print run is like 500-1,000 copies.
A lot of magazines actually survive off of advertising. Which is why I get
free subscriptions to everything from the Sporting News to Men's Health to
Rolling Stone. I'm assuming Bricks Magazine doesn't have too many
advertisers to offset costs and will probably have a subscriber base in the
several hundreds. So I hope people understand this and support the
subscription costs even if it does seem high. I wish you guys the best of
luck and will see you at BW2003.
Jimmy
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