VitalMX Magazine?

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Coming over too this site got me thinking about the possibilities for Vital. Is there enough market for a new mag out there? It's kinda similar to TWMX in the sense of it's content and product's etc., and I see there is even a Vital BMX site as well. Just wondering if that would do well ....or is there enough out there with RacerX,TWMX,MXA, etc.,etc.? Ever cross your mind Gibby?
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DPW 4/4/2008 6:10am
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why would you need a magazine when you have all the important up to date info here already on the site? I thought about it myself, but I guess the question would be what could the magazine offer other then reading material when your are off-line?
ShoujoKakumei 4/4/2008 6:23am
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I'd like it, but I think print mags are starting to go the way of the dodo - digital publications can disperse information much more quickly and efficiently.
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flarider 4/4/2008 6:26am
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Print is dead
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OW38B 4/4/2008 7:17am
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Funny, got the latest issue of Motocross Action in the mail the other day, brought a big smile to my face and could not wait to read it.

I still like reading a hard copy, the digital ones drive me nuts trying to read them.

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4mxonly 4/4/2008 7:21am
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flarider wrote:
Print is dead
So true. Before we know it we'll be flipping digital pages of our favorite magazines on our cell phones.
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You don't need another magazine, we have plenty enough and this site is so much better than TWMX's . I rarely go to TWMX and never stay more than 3 minutes. Vital has a lot more content and more stuff to check out.
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GuyB 4/4/2008 7:46am
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Nope, no magazines for us.


Actually, my boss is a really smart guy. He published a couple magazines of his own, and later sold them to Time Warner. He started TransWorld MX with Swap, and was group publisher of all the TW titles...surf, skate, snow, BMX, MX, Quad, etc.


He's also a guy who watches the numbers. Like declining ad revenue, circulation, and subscriptions on magazines. And increasing numbers in the web world.


It also feels good not to use up a few million pounds of paper every year (including tons of it that go straight to the trash, unread by anyone).


Nah, we'll skip the magazine. Smile
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is that why DC is so concerned about keeping the national events?
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flarider 4/4/2008 7:51am
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GuyB wrote:
Nope, no magazines for us. Actually, my boss is a really smart guy. He published a couple magazines of his own, and later sold them to...
Nope, no magazines for us.


Actually, my boss is a really smart guy. He published a couple magazines of his own, and later sold them to Time Warner. He started TransWorld MX with Swap, and was group publisher of all the TW titles...surf, skate, snow, BMX, MX, Quad, etc.


He's also a guy who watches the numbers. Like declining ad revenue, circulation, and subscriptions on magazines. And increasing numbers in the web world.


It also feels good not to use up a few million pounds of paper every year (including tons of it that go straight to the trash, unread by anyone).


Nah, we'll skip the magazine. Smile
You meant to say he started TWMX with Swap
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With great sites like this, I get up to the minute updates on what is going around in the mx world. How can you beat that.

My new Transworld just came, and although I like the mags too, reading about A2 now seems like it happened last year.
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i still need print so i can keep up with all of oprah and martha stewarts cool ideas!
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KAWboy14 wrote:
i still need print so i can keep up with all of oprah and martha stewarts cool ideas!
the only reason i need print is because I can't take my computer into the bathroom.
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flarider 4/4/2008 9:15am
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KAWboy14 wrote:
i still need print so i can keep up with all of oprah and martha stewarts cool ideas!
4mxonly wrote:
the only reason i need print is because I can't take my computer into the bathroom.
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ShoujoKakumei 4/4/2008 9:32am
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With an iPhone, you can read magazines AND look at porn on the toilet - all from the same device!
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Adam43 4/4/2008 9:37am
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Magazines won't ever be completely erased. I will read my hard copies of MXA until I die.
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flarider 4/4/2008 9:39am
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ShoujoKakumei wrote:
With an iPhone, you can read magazines AND look at porn on the toilet - all from the same device!
Right!


God Bless the iPhone!

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Moto East Mag 4/4/2008 9:47am
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Adam43 wrote:
Magazines won't ever be completely erased. I will read my hard copies of MXA until I die.
Print revenue was way, way down this year:

Overall US Newspaper Revenue in 2007 Plunged $3.9 Billion From 2006, The Drop In 2006 Over 2005 Was Just $167,000, and Before Then Joint Print/Internet Revenue Was Up Each Year; Spot A Nasty Trend There?

Philip M. Stone April 1, 2008
What started as a small trickle in 2006 – a slight overall revenue decline of $167,000 when US newspaper print revenue losses were offset against the Internet’s gains -- became a raging torrent in 2007 with newspapers reporting a $3.9 billion decline and the second worst print drop since those measurements began in 1950.

I hope the hard copies stay around. But I do notice that I burn through print mags in about an hour. Not to mention 30-40 pages of ads before you get to an article!
The other factor is reading about things that happened months ago! I notice the mags are doing better writing to make up for that fact.
TW is the freshest to me right now. The columns are excellent and they have the right mix between mx paparazzi and technical stuff.
It looks like they try and get guys to write their inner feelings (Short, Villy, Fiolek) and not write stuff like "then I ate another apple and raced and got fifth. Then I adjusted my suspension, ate an orange, and got ninth. Then I went home and ate dinner and slept."
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teggers 4/4/2008 10:31am
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I counted ads vs. articles in a recent print mag in my library and was surprised that there were more ads than articles. Not totally surprised, but it made me realise that if you put 20pages of pictures, 5 pages of rider profiles, 10 pages of race reports, a few pages of kid fluff, you only have to have a few pages of original thought for a 100 page magazine.

I haven't bought a mag in years, .but damn I get a ton of free ones in the mail. I guess that adds up in ad sales
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chadwik74 4/4/2008 10:48am
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They better not be going anywhere. There are three things that I can't do without a magazine.... crapper, fly and work nightshift's. I'm guessing if Vital did try paper that it would be a good read....just a thought, but obviously not happening.
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I just can't s(h)it on my throne without a dose of MX goodness to read.
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500 Mike 4/4/2008 1:58pm
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If print is dead why is there so many pages of advertising in all these mags? Obviously someone thinks they are getting a bang for their buck.
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KAWboy14 4/4/2008 5:32pm
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we get 3 of these mags a week...


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Click here if you enjoy reading on the toilet
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Cabro 4/4/2008 11:56pm
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Right now magazines is full of ADs....I prefer to get ads for free on the netand not to pay for ads on a magazine
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flarider 4/5/2008 6:37am
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Cabro wrote:
Right now magazines is full of ADs....I prefer to get ads for free on the netand not to pay for ads on a magazine
That's stupid.
Ads are what pays for the magazine, not subscriptions or retail sales.
The cover price barely covers the cost of paper, printing and shipping it.

Advertising is the primary revenue source and what makes it possible
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KAWboy14 4/5/2008 6:47am
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racerx offers a bargain at $10,000.00 per full page ad

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