40 bucks for only 6 issues. Whatever is in that rag had best be golden.
I wish these folks the best of luck, but $40/yr. it's bi-monthly and only about 25 pages (or so) ain't gonna work.
It's a matter of perception, I suppose.
For example, let us examine the merits of these particular periodicals:
Cycle World versus
Motorcycle Consumer News .
The
former is a newsstand glossy that is absolutely choked with advertising copy. Writing styles vary with the author: from dry and technical (but not beyond the reach of the attentive layman) to hyperbolic-ridden pap that is a waste of the printer's ink. However, the aforementioned ads subsidize Cycle World to the extent that returning subscribers enjoy a renewal rate of just $10.00 for 12 issues.
The
latter represents everything that the former is not: advertisement- (and color-) free, with excellent writing and analysis. Also, a substantial subscription fee accompanys this publication. Its quality, however, is beyond question. It obviously serves a specific market - one which will carry the costs that a specialized product brings with it. With cost comes reward.
I've not yet read
Concealed Carry Magazine , so at this time I cannot pass judgement on the rewards (i.e., quality of writing and analysis) that it may offer. That said, I'm thinking that this product could serve the niche market that is sick and tired of the sheer volume of detritus that one sometimes encounters in the pages of (insert mass market gun magazine title here.)
TM