A reader writes:
Even before your recent prompting to purchase a subscription to The Atlantic I decided that I am such a heavy reader of the Dish that it was basically the least I could do to support my multi-hit a day habit (I liken it to listening to so much NPR you just feel compelled to give during pledge week). I have been a New Yorker subscriber for many years, but the combination of becoming a parent 6 years ago and starting to bike to work (thus eliminating my usual reading time) has effectively killed my ability to keep up with the New Yorker’s weekly onslaught (not that I am without leisure reading time, but it I think we can all agree that it never looks good to be seen reading a magazine at work, where I happen to do most of my web browsing).
I’ve been an Atlantic subscriber since June and I’m sorry to say I will likely let my New Yorker subscription lapse when it comes due, but I can no longer justify paying $40 a year to look at the cover art, and read one article and a bunch of cartoons. Prior to subscribing to the Atlantic I’d picked up the magazine perhaps once. I’ve rarely been so satisfied with a product purchase (exceptions: my Macs and my Sirius radio). I’ve read each issue cover-to-cover and can safely say there has not been one dud article in the three issues I’ve already received. I’m impressed, glad I subscribed, and never would have were it not for you and the Dish. Keep it up!
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