National Dragster publication changes??

[Superfan1]

Originally Posted by Terry Witzel

So are you guys saying that you signed up for printed copy only and are now getting both for the same money? What if you only signed up for digital, do you get both too? If not, now I feel cheated.

Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. When I renewed on Dec.14, I opted for print only for $69; I didn't want to spend $84 to get both print and digital. As it turns out, as stated on the NHRA site a few days ago, I am now getting both print and digital. On Jan.18, I received an Email from the NHRA with a link to the Jan.25 digital edition of ND. The people that got screwed are the ones that did pay $84 for both print and digital unnecessarily; I seriously doubt that the NHRA is going to give them a $15 refund.

[Sean Marconette]

I am one of the idiots that paid for a multiple year paper membership. And as was stated in a previous post, issue 47 of 2012 does not state any changes coming. Oh we'll enough bitching about this topic. I enjoy racing divisionals, so I have no choice in the matter it seems. In my business you don't ask for x and then knowing internally that you are going change what the customer is expecting to get within weeks, without further discussion.

Traveling today and cannot even download this new POS they have pushed on us, for something to read while in the air.

Sean

[racerhead]

Sean,
I think I get your position. And they owe you a better explaination. I'm not sure who knew the change was coming, though. My ad rep was making contracts for the 47 issues right up to the announcement time. Now she had to go back and recontract with all those folks.

It seems like it must have been a difficult decision for them to go biweekly, and obviously they held on till the last minute. By cutting their issues in half, they cut costs but they also give up something like half their ad revenue.

I hold onto the belief that it's a good deal for advertisers. They get more shelf time, and in the electronic version the links to advertisers websites are live, so a reader can click through to the ad's website. That's something paper could never do. Obviously folks are frustrated and the transition is a pain, but I think it will be better in the end than sticking with what wasn't working.

Bruce Deveau

[voltdr]

Originally Posted by Superfan1

Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. When I renewed on Dec.14, I opted for print only for $69; I didn't want to spend $84 to get both print and digital. As it turns out, as stated on the NHRA site a few days ago, I am now getting both print and digital. On Jan.18, I received an Email from the NHRA with a link to the Jan.25 digital edition of ND. The people that got screwed are the ones that did pay $84 for both print and digital unnecessarily; I seriously doubt that the NHRA is going to give them a $15 refund.

I, too, signed up for both the printed and the digital versions last year. After all the debates going on about what happens to our extra money paid. I contacted ND. They extended my membership 11 WEEKS. I suggest everyone contact them. Find out what they are going to do and quit whinning about what you think they aren't going to do.