Sky and Telescope late

October issue, are you joking me :laugh:
seems like that since they been bought out last year that they've lost some headline people, changed the layout for the worse, lost the solid spine so it no longer fits the binders and now their distribution is run by Homer Simpson.
For now I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that maybe they're in the middle of a change of distributors so what happens over the next 3 months or so will decide if I cancel my subscription.

Well, now I am getting very p*ssed off .... I took great joy in having my issues appear six weeks before the cover date and my October issue has yet to arrive. On the basis of past experience, it is now ONE MONTH late.

Makes me wonder if slowly we are seeing the decline of one of the most recognized names in amateur astronomy?!

Hi,

Sky & Telescope used to appear 5 to 2 weeks before the deadline (1st of the month on the cover). The last one (i.e. Sep 2008) appeared 2 weeks after the dealine.

Looking at their web page I notice they refer to the subscription as 'Foreign'. For many years it used to say 'expedited' as well, has expedited gone by the way side?

John

I've had the October issue of S&T in our shop for over a week now. Looks like retail is ahead of subscription now.

Hi all,

I phoned Sky and Telescope customer services last night and explained all our frustrations to them. It took a while for them to get the message that it wasn't just me who is seeing the magazine being delivered late, but virtually every subscriber in Ireland.

I also mentioned to the rep that on Cloudy Nights there have been comments from a number of subscribers in other European countries who are similarly experiencing delays. To be honest, I can only hope that my comments are escalated up the line by the service person. Another option might be to post to Cloudy Nights ourselves as Sean Walker and Tony Flanders (both Asst. Editors of the magazine) frequent the Stellar Media forum.

Fingers crossed!

John

John,

I just sent a message to Dennis di Cicco at S&T with a similar complaint. I used to get my issues five weeks prior to the cover date and, now, my Oct/2008 has yet to arrive.