Mygazines.com closes its doors - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 20th Oct 2008, 12:52

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/10...es-its-doors/1

Troubled magazine sharing site mygazines.com has officially shut its doors, citing "monetory reasons and the state of the global economy" rather than legal issues for its closure.

The_Pope · 20th Oct 2008, 13:32

Did anyone else read this as My Gay Zines??

Fod · 20th Oct 2008, 13:33

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Originally Posted by The_Pope

Did anyone else read this as My Gay Zines??

no. you are alone. all alone.

DougEdey · 20th Oct 2008, 14:11

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Originally Posted by Fod

no. you are alone. all alone.

This is deeply true. Especially when he moons people over XBL

Rich_13 · 20th Oct 2008, 14:11

Hmmm I didn't even notice this web site. I'll stick with my subscriptions and cover CD's :-)

Veles · 20th Oct 2008, 14:52

Didn't know about it either, and TBH, I don't really see the point in mags anymore. The only reason to have one is for something like the train. Even then, I'd probably rather read a paper or a book.

Goty · 20th Oct 2008, 15:16

I glanced at the site once after the original news posting and never thought about it again.

Blademrk · 20th Oct 2008, 17:02

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Originally Posted by Goty

I glanced at the site once after the original news posting and never thought about it again.

Same here.

TreeDude · 20th Oct 2008, 17:28

[quote=Gareth Halfacree][quote=The first rule of life is that if something seems to good to be true, it usually isn't: [/QUOTE]

That should say "is" instead of "isn't."

I browsed the website a little when it first launched. It was not layed out well. Oh well.

pendragon · 20th Oct 2008, 18:22

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Originally Posted by Goty

I glanced at the site once after the original news posting and never thought about it again.

pretty much the same here.. cool idea, but there was something about it that just didn't click I think...

airchie · 20th Oct 2008, 18:45

2x typos in first sentence (one already pointed out).
"The first rule of life is that if something seems too good to be true, it usually is~~n't~~:"

Never used the site personally.
Only mag I read these days is Focus since its full of really interesting articles.

LordPyrinc · 21st Oct 2008, 01:10

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Originally Posted by The_Pope

Did anyone else read this as My Gay Zines??

I thought it looked like that too.

Tulatin · 21st Oct 2008, 06:20

It's a shame that they're going. Now, if they were to work with publishers, and offer these sort of things with a fairly low monthly cost (say, the cost of a normal magazine, but instead you get 5, 10 or even more subscriptions to read), then there really could be a step forward here. It was so easy to read, the articles and advertisers still leap out, and the publishers retain minimal delivery costs. Where's the loss?

Cupboard · 22nd Oct 2008, 11:17

Shame, I like mygazines while it was around.

20th Oct 2008, 12:52	#1
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Tulatin The Froggy Poster Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 2,942	It's a shame that they're going. Now, if they were to work with publishers, and offer these sort of things with a fairly low monthly cost (say, the cost of a normal magazine, but instead you get 5, 10 or even more subscriptions to read), then there really could be a step forward here. It was so easy to read, the articles and advertisers still leap out, and the publishers retain minimal delivery costs. Where's the loss? __________________ Desky E8400 @ 4.0 1.42v; P5K-E WiFi; 4x1 Kingmax Mars 1066 @ 1129 CAS 5; 2x [TOO CHEAP TO SPONSOR] 4850 @ 675/1050; Enermax Liberty; WCing in a CM690

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Cupboard I'm not a modder. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bury St Edmunds/Durham Uni Posts: 1,848	Shame, I like mygazines while it was around. __________________ i7 920, 8800GTS 512, 6GB Corsair all in an Intel DX58SO; 3*320GB RAID5; CM Stacker Samsung Q45.

20th Oct 2008, 13:32	#2
The_Pope Geoff Richards Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: UK Posts: 2,089	Did anyone else read this as My Gay Zines??

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Goty Supermodder Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dacula, GA USA Posts: 302	I glanced at the site once after the original news posting and never thought about it again.

20th Oct 2008, 17:28	#9
TreeDude Multimodder Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 239	[quote=Gareth Halfacree][quote=The first rule of life is that if something seems to good to be true, it usually isn't: [/QUOTE] That should say "is" instead of "isn't." I browsed the website a little when it first launched. It was not layed out well. Oh well.