[R]evolution Magazine
Guys,
I have just been made aware of this thread this morning and wanted to act on it/bring you all up to speed immediately on the situation we've been having with our current digital supplier. Firstly a big apology to those of you that subscribe to the magazine through Zinio and still haven't received the current issue. Your frustration is more than justified and it’s certainly not our intention to have screwed you over. Without wanting to go into specific details, behind the scenes we've been having huge dramas with Zinio this past year which has resulted in digital magazines being delivered late, if even at all. This is a massive problem for us, not only because we pay them a huge amount of money for the service, but because they represent us and carry our name and when loyal readers choose to support the mag with a digital sub and it is not delivered (before the mag hits the stands like it should be) it screws us and you both over. It beyond sucks that we put all this effort into creating and producing a magazine and then a third party delivery service throws all that under the bus... Never the less this has been our problem and we have been putting in a huge amount of effort to fix it. We’re confident that we’ve been able to do just that and in fact whilst doing so we’re about to take the digital front of the magazine to a whole new level!
Which brings me to my next point, we have a very big announcement to make official later today. At the end of last year we partnered with Apple and have spent the last 6 months developing our own App, which is now live in the Apple iTunes Newsstand. Obviously partnering with the largest digital provider in the universe is an exciting move for the magazine, however the most important step in our eyes is that we can now guarantee that each and every digital subscriber will receive their copies delivered direct to their inbox the day before the hard copy hits the stands across Australia and NZ. More information about our App will be dropping later today when we put out an official press release on our website and social media.
Anyone that has ever picked up a copy of the mag should have noticed that we're different to other mags out there. We've not just a vehicle for pushing ads. To be honest we don't even have a legit ad sales team as it’s not about making money and force feeding you guys marketing shit. We are a group of riders that are passionate about bikes, and the greater Aussie scene, and we put our blood sweat and tears into producing a magazine that documents the scene that we are all apart of. Hopefully you guys dig it each issue because at the end of the day you guys, the readers, are the reason we do what we do.
To address the current problem we have with Zinio and the latest issue, I have been assured this issue will finally be delivered this week. In addition to this [R]evolution will be offering each and every current Zinio subscriber a free digital subscription to our Apple version for the remainder of their Zinio sub. Plus, and in addition to that, we're offering to also send a hard copy of each remaining issue, including the current issue, to every Zinio subscriber. To speed up the process of us getting in touch with each of you please feel free to email me your details and I will personally ensure you're taken care of:
jt@revolutionmtb.com.au
With our app now live we will be wrapping up our partnership with Zinio in the near future as soon as we can ensure each subscriber is taken care of, switched across to Apple and is entirely happy with the service they are receiving.
Sorry once again and thank you in advance for your patients and (hopefully) understanding. Anyone reading this that would like to get in touch with me directly at any time for whatever reason, please feel free to do so:
jt@revolutionmtb.com.au
Cheers....................................JT
Editor // [R]evolution Magazine