Re: II Alive

[tribby@cup.hp.com (Dave Tribby)]

Jerry Kindall (kindall@falcon.ic.net) wrote:
> I asked Joe Gleason about this the other day, and this is the official 
> word on II Alive:

Thanks for posting the official word, Jerry. With so many rumors flying,
it's good to know the "play of record" from management, even if it's not
the best of news.

> 2) Since we will cease publishing after six more issues, we are not 
> accepting renewals.  You are, however, considering making individual 
> issues available as they are released, for those whose subscription runs 
> out before we stop publishing.  Pricing has not yet been set.  Possibly 
> we might offer some sort of mini-subscription (2-3 issues at a time).  We 
> are still considering what to do about this.  Drop me a note and let me 
> know what you think.

Since you know how many issues are left, you should give subscribers
the option of extending their subscriptions to the final issue. As long
as the price isn't too high, a lot of us would like to have a complete
set of issues.

> Sadly, II Alive subscriptions have been continuing to fall off and 
> our Apple II business now represents less than 15% of our total sales 
> volume.  It's still profitable for us to sell Apple II products at the 
> moment, but with the way things are going we will be very surprised if 
> the Apple II market is still profitable for us this time next year.

I hope Quality can find a way to reduce expenses in the Apple II area, so
they will be able to continue to provide mail-order service.

> On an unrelated note, I will no longer be employed by Quality Computers 
> after June 6, 1995.  (I will be doing consulting and freelance writing 
> full time, in case anyone is wondering.)

Good luck. I know you put a lot of effort into the early issues of II Alive.
You are a talented writer with a lot of energy, and I know you will do well
in whatever you try next!

-- Dave Tribby
   tribby@cup.hp.com