2006-09-07 23:44:54 · 15 answers · asked by Nottingham man 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Magazines
So you can see in advance whats coming up like films, dvd's books, information games, events, shopping, fashions, trends for the coming seasons, ad's for new products coming soon, articles promoting things, articles about things like 9/11 before it's passed by. To allow you good time to get things you migt want.
2006-09-09 06:50:46 · answer #1 · answered by hollycatherine99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mags are produced at least two months in advance. And then the post office gives them a date on which they can bring bundles of these magazines to be posted at a concessional rate. More difficult getting a date from them than from a girl! This, I think, varies from country to country, so I'm not sure how it is in yours.
So, if I am a magazine head, I would rather send advance issues than late issues. If I'm given Sept 20th as a date, then isn't it better that I send my readers October issues on Sept 20th instead of isues marked September?
The irritation of readers who think they have got their issue late is worse than yours!
Hope that helped.
Ashok
2006-09-08 06:53:53 · answer #2 · answered by ASH RAJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It drives me nuts too. Some are even further ahead than that. It is about sales from the stuff they have in it. Retailers want us to go out and buy stuff early, so getting the Autumn fashions in an essentially Summer magazine makes us go out and buy the stuff. That's why shops start stocking swimsuits when there is still snow on the ground.
2006-09-09 09:03:11 · answer #3 · answered by little_jo_uk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it's for marketing reasons (why else!). By releasing magazines a month ahead, the shelf-life is extended.
A casual purchaser might pick up the current month's issue thinking it was the latest one, whereas in reality it is a month old. This allows the newsagent to maximise his opportunity to sell his stock.
2006-09-08 14:19:04 · answer #4 · answered by aphros1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Finally an answer that is worth Yahoo Answers! A salesperson once told me why but I don't remember . I'll have to ask him again I guess...I'll get back to you on this in october meaning september.
2006-09-08 06:53:01 · answer #5 · answered by Sherluck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cos magazines work three to four months ahead of schedule.
and their main stream of income is from advertisements.
imagine they only release the dec issue in dec itself - people would have done their xmas shopping!
very soon your favourite magazine would have to fold up.
2006-09-08 06:51:01 · answer #6 · answered by ash 7 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agreed
2006-09-08 09:27:30 · answer #7 · answered by daviddeacon2000 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can have Septembers magazine in September, you just have to buy it a month late!
2006-09-08 06:52:35 · answer #8 · answered by break 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It allows you the chance to preview the albums, DVDs etc coming out in the forthcoming weeks! Its not that difficult really.
2006-09-08 09:20:08 · answer #9 · answered by esbee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
iv always wondered this myself. but its not just magasines its computer games, cds everything. ive seen a 2007 eddition of a game advertised on telly. HOW CAN THIS BE???? we are only in ******* 2006 for gods sake. why why why do they do it to us!!!! lmao
2006-09-08 06:48:52 · answer #10 · answered by nutmeg696 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋