January Flypast?

Just a Vulcan!:D (G-VLCN)

http://shop.keypublishing.com/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_copy_of_copy_of_copy_of_2010.html

Well that sucks butt. That issue didn’t show up in California…

“….sucks butt…” Good Heavens !

Still available as a back number of course!:)

http://shop.keypublishing.com/acatalog/copy_of_copy_of_copy_of_copy_of_copy_of_2010.html

It finally showed up today.. 🙂

So as the March issue was available yesterday, it appears the US is 2 months behind …..altho some parts of it still seem to be stuck in the Dark Ages.. 😉

Why the ell is the March issue out in January????? Cant see the sense in it. Why not publish on the first of each month?

Bought my March copy on Thursday 28th January in W H Smith at Leigh Delamare Services.

Unusually early

Why the ell is the March issue out in January????? Cant see the sense in it. Why not publish on the first of each month?

Subscribers get sent thier copy each month a few days ahead of everyone else. It goes on sale in the shops from the first of the month.

What, 1 month and a few days early. The day after tomorrow is February.

What, 1 month and a few days early. The day after tomorrow is February.

Hi Alan,

austernj763’s point was that it appeared that the March edition was available in January, whereas in fact it doesn’t go on sale in the shops until Feb 1st. I’m sure there are others more knowledgeable on the publishing business who might be able to comment, but I believe the reason that issues are published a month ‘early’ is to allow time for distribution and to give plenty of notice of events advertised for that month.

I haven’t received my February issue yet.

Anyone else in the US have their’s or is it time to email Key?

I’m sure there are others more knowledgeable on the publishing business who might be able to comment

I hate to put myself in that category but the psychology is simple

Where magazines depend on bookshelf ‘impulse’ purchases the browsing punter given a choice between (say) a January and a February issue will always go for the more ‘up-to-date’ issue, the February one.

So over the years the ‘cover date’ and the ‘on-sale date’ have gradually diverged.

Moggy

I haven’t received my February issue yet.

Anyone else in the US have their’s or is it time to email Key?

I’m in the US. I got my January issue today (30th Jan).

I’m in the US. I got my January issue today (30th Jan).

Sure it’s the Jan issue with the Vulcan on the cover and not Feb?
I’ve had my Jan issue for about a month.

Sure it’s the Jan issue with the Vulcan on the cover and not Feb?
I’ve had my Jan issue for about a month.

Yup, Jan issue with the Vulcan on the cover. Picked it up at Barnes & Noble this morning, it wasn’t there yesterday.

March issue received today, good snow day tomorrow to read it!:)

I emailed Key Publishing yesterday and received a response today..and yes, I should have received my Feb issue by now, they’re dispatching a replacement.

So the race is on, will I get the February or March issue first?

Wow, the excitment….:D

Feb issue has a P51 on the cover…. come on march!

Of course, if you go to the Flypast website and click on the ‘Back Issues’ tab you can see a thumbnail of past issue covers along with a description of the contents.

I have often printed out the thumbnail of the current issue to give to Mrs WM so she knows what to look for, and pick up for me, if she is out shopping.

Rod