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Subject:	[PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
Newsgroups:	lugnet.general, lugnet.publish
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Date:	Sat, 4 Jan 2003 08:21:45 GMT
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Matthew Gerber BrickMedia, LLC Post Office Box 1292 Santa Maria, California 93456-1292 (805) 347-8460 telephone Matthew@BrickMedia.com http://www.bricksmagazine.com/ http//www.BrickMedia.com/ INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE. January 4, 2003 - BrickMedia™, LLC is proud to announce Bricks™ Magazine, premiering in Quarter 1, 2003! Free preview issues are available upon request at the official publication web site at http://www.bricksmagazine.com/. Bricks will be the first LEGO® fan magazine ever published... created by the LEGO fan community for the LEGO fan community. Bricks will feature exclusive building instructions from the most renowned fan builders, presented in glorious, high-resolution, full color renderings through our partnership with LDraw.org (http://www.ldraw.org/). At least half of each issue of Bricks will be comprised of building instructions, making each issue an idea book unto itself! Also featured will be reviews of official LEGO sets, as well as all of the wonderful kits from the custom kit modelers in the fan community, options for the storage and display of your collection, promotional and collectable items, and other products of interest to LEGO fans. Add to all of that exclusive feature articles, comics, a builders gallery, classified ads and more, and you have the most unique publication imaginable... a monthly, glossy, full-color tribute to our favorite hobby and toy brand. Available by subscription, or from select retail partners, in early 2003. Advertising contracts, contract and spec articles, items for review and building instruction submissions are being accepted now. Please see the official publication web site at http://www.bricksmagazine.com/ for further information. ### © 2003, BrickMedia™, LLC. Bricks™ Magazine is a trademark of BrickMedia, LLC. Bricks Magazine is a fan-produced publication, neither sponsored or sanctioned by the LEGO Group of companies. Information contained in this press release is as accurate as possible as of the day of release. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies. All other marks are SM, TM, ®, or © their respective owners, and no infringement is intended.

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		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKST MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
US and Canada only :-( Duq "Matthew Gerber" <Matthew@BrickMedia.com> wrote in message news:H86KK9.6uM@lugnet.com... (...) (URL) (...) the (...) renderings (...) collectable (...) further (...) LLC. (...) is (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS? MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
Awesome! It's about time we adult fans of The Brick got into printed publication. Now we'll be known to the non-E generation as well. -Harvey (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKST MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
I can understand that perhaps that you don't want to be spending out on shipping the preview copy overseas, but Matthew, will the rest of the world be able to subscribe, albeit at a higher rate to reflect higher postage charges? Huw (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
(...) Oh, this is excellent! Finally a fan oriented publication without the profuse advertising of a lego magazine! This is starting to sound great! (...) Ah, reviews! Now, this is interesting! Can reviews be contributed at the site, or do you need (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
(...) Matt, Might I suggest you posting a PDF version of the preview issue for our friends overseas. At least they will have a chance to see what they can get. My $.02, Jude (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
Very cool. I'm looking forward to subscribing. A few questions: 1. What will be the attitude of the magazine towards clone brands--completely ignore them? mention them only disparagingly? equally review other brand sets? 2. How will you be finding (...) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
(...) This sounds like a good idea for a poll: Will you be subscribing to Bricks Magazine? (URL) (22 years ago, 4-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
Yay! How can I help? Eric Sophie LMHoF www.mylegomaster.com (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
In lugnet.general, Matthew Gerber writes: <snip> (...) Matt, Tim, it's good to see all the hard work you guys have been putting in come to fruition. Congrats to the both of you. -Chris (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
How much will subscriptions be? ~Evan Butzlaff (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
Could you post your privacy policy, either here or on your site? Thanks! Dirk In lugnet.general, Matthew Gerber writes: ...snip... (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
As others have already stated, it's about time! I've waited for years for something like this. I've got cash in hand waiting to send in for my subscribtion. I don't care what it looks like, if it's half of what you say it will be like it's better (...) (22 years ago, 6-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

		Re: [PRESS RELEASE] INTRODUCING BRICKS™ MAGAZINE - THE LEGO® FAN MAGAZINE.
(...) <snip> Hi Matt and Tim, Just wanted to say I'm very excited with this prospect. You guys have obviously put enormous work and thought into this, and it's clear that Bricks Magazine is going to be the hottest thing around. I can't wait to see (...) (22 years ago, 9-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish)

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