Spinning Magazine - would you buy one?

Great idea / stuff but terminology also may be a point of contention!

How are you going to get all the writers to use the same terminology?

If you don't confusion could reign. (I could if you do too!)

Looking at some of the theads trying to express even a relativly simple move could be hell! Try explaining a simple hyperloop / Airwrap / Maxi plus?

I like the Video ide though. People whoe wriite the articles could also have comanion videos to go with them that would not be compressed so madly as those down loadable!

Great idea, yeah, it would take a lot to get it started, but I think that a lot of people would buy it. I would pay for it. I'm basically on my own spinning out here and would definitly like to feel at least a bit more connected to spinners. It gets lonley down here in the suburbs of New Jersey.

same as above...
except that I'm in the suburbs or mass
damn the northeast scene... or lack there of rather

i'd buy it. i'm not interested in whether or not its a good idea int he end, if enough people just give it a little faith it'll fly. ben sounds like he's got it worked out, so what's the harm? i'd love to get a poi mag. nobody seems to be in the dc area either

There's a big DC scene, coming out of the Playa Del Fuego regional group for Burning Man. I can't vouch for their technical skill level, but to claim that the scene doesn't exist just means you haven't looked hard enough.

Or maybe we just need to get the magazine going... *sigh*

International shipping fees is what I'm worried about.


But as long as I'm in it I'll buy it. Nah I'm kidding, I think it's a fantastic idea.

Shipping fees aren't such a problem.

I'm happy to sort the european print job out.

I do a lot of printed graphics, our last big job cost about £45,000 to print. So I get super cheap prices.

I have friends who i''m sure will be happy to distribute the mags for europe

Then roger and ben just need to sort out printing for the US and Oz. Printing in SF should be easy, and pretty cheap ~ don't know about australia as I have to get stuff printed in UK and sent to Oz on a regular basis.

From the printers point of view they will need to print at least 10,000 to make it worth their while. Are we gonna get rid of that many in 3 months??? I doubt it. I suggest for the first issue to make it an anual.

Cost comes down if you have a multiple of 16 pages, you must have a multiple of 4 pages. So we are probably looking at something like 48 A4 (legal) pages plus a separate cover. Probably use 90gsm paper with perhaps 200gsm gloss cover. Full colour throughout? If you want black and white it will have to be for a set of 16 pages. I'll get a quote for 10,000 print job at this spec (unless anyone wants to change it) So at least everyone gets an idea of the cost.

The mailing costs will be about the same as print cost, but this comes down if it is sent as part of a bigger order.

Apart from that i think it can work. Will people buy it? maybe. Will it pay for itself? almost definitely.

my 2 cents,

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"So we are probably looking at something like 48 A4 (legal) pages plus a separate cover. Probably use 90gsm paper with perhaps 200gsm gloss cover. "

I'd agree with that... sounds nice. And I reckon B&W would definitely be best for at least part - cheaper.

a magazine is a good idea. i sometimes use the free online lessons or if i want to practise a move ive seen its usually when im outside in the garden or in a wide open space, so a computer is useless as ic ant carry it outside with me, but a mag ould be great for people to exchange tips and moves and to see some new pictures and to see whats happeing around the poi world and up date each qaurter what events are on. if you have the means i say go for it, i could name a lot of ppl who would buy it.

I think A4 is actually close to letter size rather than legal... Letter size is 8 1/2 x 11 inches, which is slightly wider and shorter than A4.

but there's loads of spinners who can't or don't use the internet - and there's not really much opportunity for them to get hold of stuff like this.

maybe it needs thinking about, but i think it's worth it for all those peeps who aren't on HoP etc.

yeah i know what you mean! not including those poi-ers I met a PiP, a pretty darn high percentage of poi-ers Ive met don't come on here. Might be hard to let the poi world that dont use the internet know of it tho?

>but there's loads of spinners who can't or don't use the internet

internet cafes, work, school, libraries, etc? http://www.ufi.com/ukol/ (UK)

I don't beleive many people in the 1st world who claim they have no internet access, a lot are just being lazy because they don't have it at home. Online gives much more possibilities (ie Video), but a well designed page should be printable (or have a print option), to give copies to people who geniunely don't have access to the net.

ok, they might have access, but there's other reasons too, maybe they're just not as comfortable with the internet as other people, lots of people still aren't.

anyway, a paper version gives different benefits, for one you can take it anywhere, keep re reading it, tear bits out and put them on your noticeboard, lend it to your mates etc. etc.

oh oh most deffenatly and i would pay no more than £5 i do not usually buy magazines as there are never of any interest so i do not mind paying a bit more,
hmmmm as for what would be in it, may be how to's as well as a bullitin board etc, you could also do high lights from all over the country/world or something.
i hope ones comes out i want to buy it now

I'd buy it! I need all the help I can get. Might get more people involved in spinning if they see it for sale around the place. I know it's hard to find other local spinners so it would be great to see advertisments for get to gethers in your local state.

that would be really cool, will it cover all other toys too?

Would be brilliant if it was well done. I would be a regular subscriber I am sure as long as it had a good level of content / variety . Sounds like an interesting idea