Comments on: Review: Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine http://www.polyweb.com/dans_rr/blog/index.php/archives/220 Stories about building my model railroad and other things found along the tracks Tue, 19 Oct 2010 17:06:22 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Michael http://www.polyweb.com/dans_rr/blog/index.php/archives/220/comment-page-1#comment-17212 Michael Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:19:41 +0000 http://www.polyweb.com/dans_rr/blog/?p=220#comment-17212 Nice review - I agree with you on most points. I can certainly relate to your experience of downloading an issue and having never got time to read it! ...which is part of the problem for me - the virtual magazine will always be tied to a device and won't be as convenient. I think the publication is great, but you'll never see me give up MR (despite it's ebbs and flows) as it is always available for review. In truth, I don't think they're the same thing. MRHM and MR are both model railroad themed publications, but only one is a magazine... In my mind it's an apples and oranges situation. @Dandy - Curious about those readership stats? You wouldn't happen to have a source would you? I would question if the decline in readership is related to the magazine, or the hobby in general? Thanks again for a great article. Nice review – I agree with you on most points. I can certainly relate to your experience of downloading an issue and having never got time to read it! …which is part of the problem for me – the virtual magazine will always be tied to a device and won’t be as convenient. I think the publication is great, but you’ll never see me give up MR (despite it’s ebbs and flows) as it is always available for review.

In truth, I don’t think they’re the same thing. MRHM and MR are both model railroad themed publications, but only one is a magazine… In my mind it’s an apples and oranges situation.

@Dandy – Curious about those readership stats? You wouldn’t happen to have a source would you? I would question if the decline in readership is related to the magazine, or the hobby in general?

Thanks again for a great article.

]]> By: Dan D Sparks http://www.polyweb.com/dans_rr/blog/index.php/archives/220/comment-page-1#comment-17199 Dan D Sparks Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:31:41 +0000 http://www.polyweb.com/dans_rr/blog/?p=220#comment-17199 Spot on! I was surprised to hear that readership of Model Railroader has declined by about 20% over the years. And now this comes along and its free! And the PDF features make it so fun. I don't know how print magazines can compete now. Dandy Spot on! I was surprised to hear that readership of Model Railroader has declined by about 20% over the years. And now this comes along and its free! And the PDF features make it so fun. I don’t know how print magazines can compete now.

Dandy

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