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#1 Photo Products - The Strand
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List Price: $35.00
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Manufacturer: Strand Magazine
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Binding: Magazine
First Issue Lead Time: 12-16
Format: Magazine Subscription
Issues Per Year: 4
Label: Strand Magazine
Magazine Type: Trade magazine
Manufacturer: Strand Magazine
Number Of Issues: 4
Publisher: Strand Magazine
Studio: Strand Magazine
Subscription Length: 365
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: Still waiting to receive an issue
Comment: Although I placed my subscription order in August, 2008, I am still waiting, as of November 25, to receive an issue. Although I did receive an email confirmation of my payment, I have never received any card or letter welcoming me as a new subscriber and thanking me for my order. Email requests for info are answered, but only with a very, very brief statement that I will receive it shortly. I anxiously await the first issue, and I really hope it's good.
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Summary: Too Little and Very Late
Comment: I was very disappointed with my first issue of "The Strand." Very few stories, a couple of interviews and the rest was book reviews. For the price of the magazine and the fact that is a quarterly, it is a very sparse magazine. Although beautiful to look at and easy to read, there just isn't enough substance between the front and back covers.
My biggest disappointment was not with the magazine itself, but with the customer service at Magazine Express. I placed my order for the magazine in November, and knowing it was published quarterly, I didn't expect my first issue until well after the first of the year. However, when I had not received it my March, I began to wonder. I contacted customer service via email (took two times to get a response) and then I was told that I would begin receiving my magazine in November of 2008 and my subscription would run through February 2008. (HUH??)
I replied to that email asking for clarification on the timing and expressing my displeasure at having to wait for a year for my subscription to start. I never received a response to that.
So, with my first issue having arrived,(in April 2008) I feel a great let down after reading it. I don't quite feel a great anticipation toward receiving my second issue--whenever that might be
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Summary: Wandering Down "The Strand" (Magazine)
Comment: Ever since I first encountered Nancy Drew (back in the Cretaceous Period), I have been a mystery fan. This elegant magazine keeps me stoked -- with excellent reviews of new and interesting things, fine articles and interviews, and fun stories that range from the hard boiled to the cozy, all in inimitable British style. A subscription makes a great gift for any mystery addict.The Best British Mysteries 2005 (Best British Mysteries) The Strand
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Summary: The magazine of Conan Doyle is back again.
Comment: The original Strand magazine was published from the 1890's until 1950. Bringing the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G. K. Chesterton to a wide readership, it also printed a serialized "Hound of the Baskervilles." Now it's back with short stories, articles and interviews with the most exciting contemporary (primarily but not exclusively British) mystery writers.Death of an Obnoxious Tourist (Five Star Mystery Series)
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Summary: An attractively-presented, very reasonably priced magazine with high-quality fiction offerings
Comment: As someone who enjoys mysteries--including many of those broadcast on satellite radio--I looked forward to receiving my first copy of The Strand (the 72-page, February-June 2007 issue (Issue XXI)). The Table of Contents of this attractive issue lists five fiction works, two interviews and three "Articles" (one of the "Articles" consisting of reviews of books and audiobooks). (In addition, in this 72-page issue, my count of pages on which the entire page consists of an announcement or presentation (my terms), e.g., by a publishing or other concern of a book or books, a dvd or dvds or audiobook or audiobooks, came to approximately 25; my count of other pages on which some portion of the page includes, e.g., an announcement or presentation similar to one of the above or of a publication or one that's directed by a publishing concern to authors seeking submissions, came to approximately 15.) I found the fiction works in Issue XXI to be of high quality and announcements or presentations etc., relating to books, dvds, publications, etc., are fine and will certainly be of interest to many readers, especially those interested in newly-issued works. However, I find myself interested in seeing more fiction works in issues published more frequently even if the subscription price would be substantially greater.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The Strand is the magazine for mystery fans, a full sized, full color glossy magazine that is published four times a year. Whether it is a story set in Victorian London - or a contemporary hardboiled story - The Strand has something for everyone. Each issue of The Strand Magazine features short stories by award-winning writers such as Alexander McCall Smith, Ray Bradbury, Ruth Rendell, Edward Hoch, Peter Lovesey, Bill Pronzini and John Mortimer, plus interviews with actors and best-selling writers such as Peter Ustinov, John Gielgud, Tony Hillerman, Dick Francis, P.D. James, Anne Perry, and Stacy Keach. The Strand has a wide array of articles from our series on "The Great Detectives" to profiles of mystery authors past and present. The Strand also publishes articles about true crimes, recent articles have included a study of the Jack the Ripper murders and an investigation into the Da Vinci code phenomenon. In addition, each issue of The Strand has at least twenty book and audiobook reviews which look at the newest releases from large as well as smaller publishers. See why the Boston Globe said, "discerning readers will enjoy knowing of this new Strand."
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