Eric,
BCM went all digital last month because 92% of our subscribers are now reading the digital edition. It was no longer cost effective to print the magazine for the limited number of subscribers that were still receiving the magazine in print because the cost per copy goes way up when we print fewer magazines and bottom line; we were losing money. And lets face it, fewer and fewer people are converting buses these days for several reasons so we do not have the circulation we once had.
So we had a choice, either shut down the magazine and the Forum or convert to all digital format and we chose the second option because many folks love to read what others have done with their buses. The digital edition has may advantages as listed below. You no longer need to carry all 300 magazines in your bus wherever you go. All issues now are just a click away.
Not only that, but at the beginning of this month we started uploading all magazines from 1992 to current for all subscribers to read anytime they want. We are uploading them at the rate of one per day and so far we have 20 magazines available for viewing. We also update the
Back Issue Article List every time we start uploading another years worth of magazines. To view the list of articles in the magazines we have uploaded so far, you can see the list at
https://www.busconversionmagazine.com/ and choose the
Members button then choose
Back Issue Article List.
To read these back issues, choose the
Members button and then choose
Read Back Issues.
So if you are missing any issues, you will be able to read them and all other back issues there. Since we started the option of making all back issues available for every subscriber to read, subscriptions have increased and we expect them to increase even more after we finish uploading all 300 back issues because of all of the valuable information in the 26 years of BCM magazine.
If you are missing any print issues, please call the office and we will send you all back print issues you are missing. Some folks have had problems getting all of their magazines thru the mail but if they contact us, we always take care of it immediately. We want all subscribers to be satisfied and we will do what it takes to make sure they receive every magazine they paid for.
BTW, the magazine is what supports this Forum. Without the magazine, unfortunately this Forum would not exist.
Here are just some advantages of the Digital Edition of the Magazine…
• The dog will not eat it.
• It will not get lost in the mail.
• It takes up much less space in your bus.
• It will not get wet when it is raining outside.
• It will not get buried when it is snowing outside.
• It will not get stained with coffee, beer, or wine.
• The Tree Huggers will not be giving you the evil eye.
• You can zoom in to make the text larger and easier to read.
• You will not incur forwarding fees when you are on the road.
• It will not turn yellow, get musty, dusty, and mildewed or fade.
• It will not get torn up or crushed if you back over it with your bus.
• You will not have to go out in the rain, sleet, hail, or snow to retrieve it.
• It can be read on any computer, iPad, smart phone, or other compatible device.
• By clicking on any ad, a hotlink will take you directly to the advertiser’s website.
• It will not be stolen by your mailman or your neighbor who also may be into buses.
• It contains additional pages of photos from articles that would not fit in the print issue.
And best of all…
• If your computer is lost, damaged, or stolen, you will have access to all Digital Editions for free.
Gary Hatt
P.S. Glad you are feeling better now Eric.
