Some days, I wonder what’s the difference between me and the panhandler.
The debate was sparked by a comment, a regular, faithful contributor and reader, had laughed at the note about the yearly subscription fee notice - linked from the regular subscriber notice.
“This makes me giggle, like you really don’t want to do it.”
Which, if you have to know the truth, yes and no, little of both. It’s one transaction in a year. It’s harder to keep track of those and when to bill again. Then if the yearly fee was less than the monthly fee, wouldn’t I lose a lot of monthly subscribers? Or wouldn’t long-term subscribers feel bad about over-paying?
As it works out, monthly subscription, over a year, is $35.40. Of that, I see - varies on the payment due to a number of factors - about $30. From what I’ve seen, most weekly websites charge around the same price, well, except for horoscopes. Those are either free, or there’s a price. From what I’ve seen, I’m about half to a quarter the price of most horoscope sites. Not that it matters.
Then, too, there’s an ethical question, about doing it a year at a time. Should I charge for something that’s, as of yet, not done? So a year-long subscription, it’s more like a gamble than a magazine subscription.
Fishing Guide to the Stars 2007 Calendar is here.
Laeti edimus qui nos subigant!
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