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What Happened to ShopNotes Magazine?

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#1 ·
What Happened to ShopNotes Magazine?

How many of you out there subscribed to ShopNotes magazine and how do you feel about the decision to stop publishing the magazine. They are giving certificates for digital media to make up for the value of ones remaining subscription to ShopNotes. I'm interested in finding out other subscriber's thoughts. I'm not happy about it at all and the way they have gone about doing it
 
#6 ·
There have been posts about this on most of the woodworking sites since it was announced in Nov. I am surprised it lasted as long as it did as they spun it off from Woodsmith originally. Their jigs and devices had become so complex and expensive lately that they kind of defeated the purpose of a jig.
 
#7 ·
Boy, I sure missed the announcement back in November. I guess I better read it again. The way I found out is when I got my latest issue of Woodsmith yesterday. I've been in touch with August Home and hoping they come up with an alternative to buying their digital media and hoping they will just tag on the value to my existing Woodsmith subscription. I guess some of the editors are not too happy about the decision to cut off Shopnotes either. I agree that some of the jigs were getting a little bit too far out lately…....or maybe it's that I am getting old…LOL.
 
#8 ·
I sent an e-mail to them (subscriptions@augusthome.com) back in October, and asked that my subscription (through Aug 2016) be transferred to WoodSmith. They obliged, no problems. I think that if you sent them an e-mail, they'd happily extend your WoodSmith subscription.
 
#10 ·
Done that, Bing.

I agree, razor. I did find now and then they had some good tips but some of the stuff was pretty basic. They did have a couple of plans that I made.
 
#12 ·
Same here, pjones46. I was just sitting out on the patio reading the most recent issue of Woodsminth (Guild Issue)......we can do things like that in the southwest….It's 80 degrees…..and don't find anything special about it except that it has more pages with lots of the ever present tips that I'll never use. The hutch they feature in it has probably been done ad nausea in every woodworking magazine published. Maybe we are just getting too updated on the latest things to pay attention. I did enjoy the article on Bamboo Lumber and if my drill press ever needs that type of overhaul, I'll probably just buy another one…..but good information at least. I think my love affair with August Home magazines is coming to an end.
 
#17 ·
I have a hunch that things are buzzing at August Home Publishing. They are going to p…. off a lot of people. I personally have not received a response to my emails to them although I have heard from one of the editors….he is not happy about their decision either. I feel that the whole thing is that this came out of the blue. I still cannot find a thing on this other than the cover sheet that was on the latest issue. Johnstone indicates that it was announced in November. I still have not found it…...although I am blind in one eye and deaf in the other ear…...just kidding.
 
#19 ·
This was talked about 3 or 4 months ago.

They were not getting enough subscriptions for it, however, when I called them they said that ShopNotes will be incorporated into Woodsmith.

They also changed my subscription from ShopNotes to Woodsmith.
 
#21 ·
I just recieved my Woodsmith Guild (just changed name). They have roll Shop Notes into Woodsmith and expanded the magazine.
The dost cover gives you a website to go to. There you can use the remains of the subscription to buy Woodsmith merchandise or if you do nothing the remnant of the Shopnotes subscription will be rolled onto Woodsmith.
 
#22 ·
Woodsmith and Shopnotes have always been one with each other. I believe these 2 magazines have been the best, and still are the best for newbies and veterans of all the woodworking trades. I think the combination of them is ok because some of the redonency may be eliminated. Plus, I'm sure they're doing it for savings purposes. Just my $.02. It's always about money.
 
#23 ·
I always did have a problem reading to the bottom of the page…..LOL. They don't call me flash for nothing. I was just so upset when I read that dust cover and not having been in touch with the other forums where the shutting down of ShopNotes was discussed, that I immediately started to "vent" here. I feel better now that what they are selling is not being shoved down my throat.

Yes, I agree that the redundancy and expense involved in some of the tips and jigs featured did leave me a little cold but every now and then something is featured either as a project or a "why didn't I think of that" sort of thing and it makes the expense of the magazine all worth while. I cancelled all my other subscriptions to woodworking mags and just kept WoodSmith and ShopNotes…....actually I was considering cancelling my WoodSmith subscription and just keeping ShopNotes. I guess we now have the best of both worlds
 
#25 ·
Just received an email from ShopNotes:

Hello Paul,

Thank you for writing us. Yes, we have ceased publication on ShopNotes altogether.

Your remaining credit is $21.00 and I have moved that over to Woodsmith for 5 issues and your new expire date on Woodsmith is July 2017.

Thanks,
April
 
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