wacky.banana

I was out at a number of newsagents today looking for this mag but no joy. Now I know their adverising blurb talks about this being stocked at over 1200 newsagents so why can't I lay hands on a copy?

I don't want to subscribe as I prefer the experience of going out and getting the mag myself, along with other reading materials.

Anyone throw any light on this please?

Cheers

Orange Peel

Your not missing owt, save yer money

Phil

A little unfair

Elmer Fudpucker

very unfair infact.

granted its a little way off yet from some other specialist marque magazines but we all should give it our full support

Edmondo

Cracking Mag.....probably find it in larger garages rather than a lot of newsagents

Rasher

When is the next issue out???

Orange Peel

No, really I wouldn`t miss a copy. Issue 7 should be out soon

KJD Mk1

iTrader: (3)

Like a lot of new things it will take time to grow but i expect within a year or so you will be able to get it at your local news agent.
Subscribe, its a lot easier.

jasonius

iTrader: (1)

It has the makings of a great mag, I for one look forward to getting it each month. Agreed it still has some way to come, but that's something that will, hopefully, come with time and readership support.

p1doc

what other reading materials are they then?
i think scoobymag is spot on,issue 7 is still not here yet-do you think they can do it weekly!
martin

Scooby Dan

I tried to order it from WH. Smiths, it took them two weeks to get me a Scooby Doo (the cartoon) magazine,after three weeks they gave up and said they couldnt get it.
Tried ringing Scoobymag but they never answer the phone,I wont order online as I will NEVER put my bank details onto my computer just in case hackers get in.

Phil

I think you'll fine that WH Smiths won't be stocking it

Edmondo

15th I think its due out

highlander68k

Because we don't have the resources to sit somebody at the phones all day, we sometimes have to leave it to the answerphone. This is also the case when we are on another line. Some days are manic, especially between 12 noon and 2pm. And because of the length of time one call lasts (avg. 9 minutes) it was decided that an automated (holding) system would be an unecessary cost to callers and more than likely frustrate them.

Not at this moment. A Plan is in place which will rectify current distribution problems

scoobynut555

I was on holiday in Devon and popped into a tiny newsagents in Croyd Bay (exactly, Where??? I hear you say) and there it was looking down at me ScoobyMag.

GC8

Not before time; Ive given up trying to find ScoobyMag. Your distribution sucks, how long can the magazine survive like this?

Simon

Topcat1

Bloke on Ebay selling issue 6, current bid £2.50. Advert even states that it can not be bought in the shops.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SCOOBY-MAGAZIN...QQcmdZViewItem

p1doc

oh well it must be true as it is on ebay
martin

p1doc

i rang scoobymag this week and said the end of this week,website only says august
martin

highlander68k

That's cheap postage. I can't get it for anywhere near that even with our Royal Mail discount.

Distribution hasn't been the best in certain areas. Independent publishers, like us, get a raw deal. If you don't know the secret handshake, you get a bit of a cold welcome from certain distributors, making prospects unviable. We are also limited by the 'competitors' - we can't use any of the distributors that are involved with any of the popular Japanese magazines.

One major problem we've encountered is the newsagents reluctance to stock a specialist magazine. They take a copy or two to try and if nobody goes in to buy that issue, they turn round and refuse to stock it again, making it harder and harder to find.

Thanks for the comments, especially the positive ones. Unless you've ever done anything like this, you'll never understand the complications, costs and time involved for small independents and who don't have the monster budgets and abundance of personnel that the big publishing houses have.

Enough excuses from me.... I've got Issue 8 to finish!

terryb

Well said Jon

Cracking mag and keep up the good work.

kingofturds

iTrader: (1)

love the mag did have trouble getting hold of it down ere in cornwall but subrscribed now so no probs

mid_life_crisis

I really enjoy the magazine, I can’t buy it locally in any shops so I subscribed on-line, no big deal...

PHILL-WALES

U DONT HAVE TO SUBSCRIBE U CAN BUY SINGLE ISSUES OF THE MAG.

p1doc

Enough excuses from me.... I've got Issue 8 to finish!
what is in it and when is issue 7 out
why not get free copies put in redline like jtuning did to get more custom or a taster if the whole mag is too expensive
martin

Phil

Can't see why Redline would want to distribute Scoobymag even if it was free!!

They did J Tuner because they run J Tuner

The problem that Jon has is that he is "independant" and breaking into the areas covered by the "nationals" is not easy

But Stick with it Jon

SPEN555

It's a great magazine.

However, some of the articles take forever to come round. I have not seen write up on Scoobyshootout yet and now we have had TOTB. So when it comes out it will be old news. Such articles could be speeded up and brought to the front as there are articles in the magazine which can go in any issue really.

IMHO.

p.s. Makes superb bog reading which annoys **** outta my dad

highlander68k

Unfortunately, we were subject to Redline and J-Tuner publishing their articles first. Because they work fairly far ahead, it caused us a bit of a delay before we could print SS2.

Bog reading - the best way to enjoy any magazine. There is a method of hygiene to be observed though - sit, read, flush, wash, pick up magazine, spray freshener

wacky.banana

Thanks for the responses. Seems if I don't subscribe then I'm going to have a devilish time finding this mag. I don't want to subscribe (personal choice) so will have to wait for the distribution network to get better. I was really looking forward to supporting this mag but I wish them every success.

Anyroad jap performance mag will have to continue to be my mainstay for now.

Albascoob

this isnt bad....

www.subiesport.com

is it available anywhere in the UK? train stations/airports and the like?