August 23, 1997 PiM Publications Inc. announced today they
have made an agreement with IDG Media of the UK to offer Amiga Computing
subscribers Amazing Computing/Amiga Magazine to fulfill their subscriptions.
Don Hicks, Managing Editor for Amazing Computing stated, "We felt the
history of IDG's involvement with the Amiga as well as our own long-time
commitment to the Amiga market made this an honor as well as our duty to
step in and provide all North American Amiga users a continued professional
source to Amiga information."
Ian Bloomfield, Amiga Computing Publisher, stated, "After 117 issues,
Amiga Computing has sadly closed. However, we are proud to know that Amazing
Computing/Amiga will continue to speak to all Amiga users with the same
journalistic responsibility that has made Amiga Computing famous. We wish
Gateway 2000 and Amiga International Inc. all the best."
Don Hicks also stated, "Amiga Computer subscribers will be offered
an assortment of other publications from IDG in a letter being sent with
their October (last) Amiga Computing issue. However, none of the other publications
being offered are Amiga-based. We wanted to offer these Amiga users an opportunity
to stay within the Amiga marketplace."
A representative of PiM stated, "Although we are increasing
our current subscription base, we will not increase advertising rates to
current Amazing advertisers at this time. When AmigaWorld closed, PiM cut
Amazing Computing's full page ad rates in half in order to stabilize the
marketplace and maintain an outlet for Amiga users, dealers, and developers.
We believe the current situation is similar and we want to do all we can
to keep Amiga developers actively producing for the Amiga market."
About Amazing Computing
Amazing Computing/Amiga was the first monthly magazine (first issue-February,
1986) for the Amiga making Amazing the longest running Amiga publication
in the world. Amazing Computing is the only monthly Amiga publication in
North America as well as the only full color and newsstand distributed North
American publication.
Amazing Computing is the premiere Amiga news magazine. Every issue pushes
to discover what is happening in the Amiga market and what is important
to Amiga users. With news stories, tutorials, hints&tips, show reports,
and more, Amazing Computing has covered the Amiga market from Video to Games,
from programming to web site construction in over 135 issues. They do this
by not compromising their dedication to get their readers ALL The Facts
First. No wonder AC continues to consistently beat any other Amiga publication
with new product information, news, and reviews by at least a month.
Amazing Computing is available by subscription:
1 year (12 issues)
$27.00 US
$34.00 Canada & Mexico
$44.00 Foreign (air mail rates available on request)
For VISA, MasterCard, AmericanExpress, or Discover, call:
1-800-59-AMIGA
toll-free in the US and Canada.
Office hours are 9 to 5 Monday-Friday Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
Foreign orders should call 1-508 678 4200 or FAX 508 675 6002.
Mail orders to:
Amazing Computing
C/O PiM Publications Inc.
P.O. Box 9490
Fall River, MA 02720