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RE: Ferrets Magazine is Going Online!

urofan — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 23:01:58 GMT

I was going to get a subscription to Ferrets Magazine right as it went digital. I'm not going to subscribe, because I wanted the magazine in paper. I was very disappointed that it happened. I know that there's a Critters USA, but I wish that there was an actual Critters Magazine that was put out several times a year.

I agree with Ferret Master about not everyone being able to afford a computer.

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amp1994@gmail.com — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 06:33:44 GMT

I hope that the magazine is still in the same format and quality level on the website.

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44furrypaws — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:06:48 GMT

JUST SO YOU ARE AWARE THERE ARE REPUTABLE SMALL BUSINESSS PET STORES THAT DO NOT MISTREAT THEIR FERRET (SINGULAR B/C THEY DON'T GET IN 12 AT A TIME) AND ALSO 4 THE RECORD I HAVE WITNESSED CORPORATE STORES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAVING ONE OR MORE "PROBLEM BITERS" AT A TIME!! HOW CAN PERSONALIZED CARE BE GIVEN 2 THE FERRETS WHEN THERE IS 30 PUPPIES, 12 RABBITS, REPTILES ETC ETC 2 ALSO WORRY ABOUT OH YEAH AND THE STAFF ARE 16 YEARS OLD AND CANNOT EVEN SEX A FERRET!!!!! I'M SURE THERE ARE UNEDUCATED SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS OUT THERE BUT PLEASE DO NOT BE SO QUICK 2 JUDGE! ALSO MY LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD PET SHOP HAS TAKEN IN RESCUES AND ADOPTED THEM OUT 2 RESPONSIBLE LOVING HOMES!!!

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44furrypaws — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:52:27 GMT

ok i can understand both sides of this argument but come on ... cost 2 print a magazine every other month?? a magazine without excessive amounts of pages?? as stated loyal fans WOULD HAVE BEEN WILLING 2 FOOT A HIGHER BILL 4 OUR BELOVED MAGAZINE!! where are our TANGILBLE ferret centerfold posters now?? and the manner in which the news was broke was less than personable, compasionate, OR PROFESSIONAL!! THE MAGAZINE OFFERED a way 4 exposure 2 ferrets 2 occur 4 even those who NEVER WOULD LOOK ON A FERRET WEBSITE...PEOPLE SEE THE PHOTOS LIKE "oh i never knew a ferret could or would do that" or "oh they are actually kind of cute i never realized..." ETC ETC... AT LEAST THE WEBSITE IS HERE ON A BRIGHTER NOTE!!!

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purplefire — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:24:57 GMT

Wow, guess I'm going to be the only one who thinks this is a great idea. I have wished for quite a while that all of the articles were available online, and would have canceled my print subscription years ago if they were!

One suggestion: archive every article you publish on here, so that it's quick and easy to pull up information later on. I often find myself going back to previous issues to find a piece of info, so don't assume that after the information has been published/read once that it's usefulness is over.

Also, I know it would be a lot of work, but is it possible to add the older, printed articles to the site as well? It wouldn't have to be all at once, but there is some very useful information in the old issues, and a number of ferret owners could benefit from having it conveniently on hand.

Congrats on the change, I'm looking forward to seeing the new site!

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Ferretmaster — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 23:00:34 GMT

Its a shame if it was not for the magazine I would not be the proud owner of 13 ferrets. I was at my local pet store and picked up a copy and got hooked. I read a few more issues and then got my first ferret. What about the people who do not have a computer or web access did the "powers to be" stop to think about them?

The coordinators and the staff of this site better do a lot of homework because the inactivity on this site is probably going to roll over to the new site. You need to have people skills and ferret knowledge to keep the members well informed and happy, not the pre written corporate answer to questions. I just wonder how many of the staff members here do actually own ferrets.

The lack of responses from the staff here in the health and diet sections is appalling. the staff are the ones who are supposed to run the show here and if you don't respond to the members questions or at least provide a link where they can get there questions answered. If they have a hard copy of past articles in a box in their closet they just might find the answer to their questions. IMHO the new site will be a ghost town, and the site will no longer be cost effective and ferret magazine will be a thing of the past...just a shame.

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lilpinklamb — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:42:12 GMT

This is truly a sad day for the ferret community...

There isn't much I can say that hasn't already been said, except to express my heartfelt protest to this half-baked idea.

It's a shame that in the end its not about ferrets at all, but the bottom-line.

Oh and why are at least TWO subscription postcards included in the "last issue"? Is that for people who may skim through and may have skipped the Editors Note mentioning all this mess? nice one.....

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stretchpuppy — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:06:09 GMT

Such a big change!

Of course being online is an amazing resource, but there's something to be said for hard copies... even if it was only quarterly. You've got a lot of other online resources to "compete" with, many already robust and established, yet little to no other publications.

I'm going miss "The Ferrets Side" at the end of every issue!

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Packmom — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:16:27 GMT

shortly after my last post i recieved an e-mail telling me that I could call the number back and request my refund. Well, when I got home, my little note was in the mail, so I called and got my refund. TOO weird!

RE: Ferrets Magazine is Going Online!

Ferrets Moderator — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:20:38 GMT

Thanks for your question, Kesrael. Critters USA and Ferrets USA will still be published. Both of these magazines are annuals.

Critters USA usually reaches stores in late August/early September and Ferrets USA reaches stores in late November/early December.

As annuals, a subscription to them isn't possible, which is why they couldn't be offered as one of the alternative magazines for the Ferrets subscription.

In a poll Ferrets magazine ran a few years ago, ferret owners who had other types of pets most often owned a dog or cat.

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TheFeretCubby — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:52:59 GMT

I will miss the paper format. As I asked on our FML...How am I supposed to take it to the Vets office, dentist or dr.s office or the airport and read it while I have a little bit of wait time? That's when I usually have time to read it. I refuse to carry a lap top everywhere I go, I already spend too much time working on my PC. My PC does not reach my easy chair and if it did it would not be an easy chair any longer. I am very dissapointed. I will not have time for an online version. I run a shelter and I am very busy.

What a sad day for us all.

[xx(]

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Kesrael — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:44:35 GMT

Now that I've calmed down a little bit, I would like to bring up another point. I wasn't clever enough to come up with this on my own but I agree with it 110%.

If you guys were going to allow us to pick other magazines to fulfill our subscriptions, why wasn't the closest thing to Ferrets Mag, Critters, one of the choices? Who picked what we were allowed to have? I mean, I didn't think of it at the time I called for my refund, but if Critters had been one of the choices, I just might have picked that one. Others might have, as well and Bowtie wouldn't have to be refunding all of this money now. Or is Critters going out of print, too?

Thanks...

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Packmom — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:02:02 GMT

well i just called as i have not recieved the Jan/Feb issue and the lady on the phone, Rhonda, told me that the magazine (the print version) was not being discontinued, but if it ever did they would send me a letter giving me my options, hello, i read, how do they think i read the damn magazine!!!

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fuzzie23 — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:05:31 GMT

I am reallyu disappointed in the magazine going on-line format. The magazine not only covered interesting topics, but pictures and advertisements. I was able to discover new products for my ferrets. I looked forward to going to the pet store to purchase the bi-monthly magazine.

With no warning on ending the subscription actually says there is problem with your coorporate structure. All the other information you state can be found on line is a half-truth. Most of the information I was able to tell my vet about came out of the magazine, and I even take my magazine to the vet's office so he could review information found in it.

Please reconsider about the magazine, what about the magazine on a DVD/CD-rom for subscribers?

RE: Ferrets Magazine is Going Online!

Packmom — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:09:31 GMT

I plan to call the office tomorrow, as i have not recieved my Jan/Feb magazine that I paid for and I plan to get my money back from the subscription. After the print does not come out, chances are that i will NOT be visiting nor recommending the site. There are other ways to do things. You have decided to choose a fan based for younger and computer people, what about the poor, the older people and those who want to show and educate the community?????? Maybe someone else will start a printed ferret magazine....

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Wolfy — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:44:23 GMT

Indeed, Mookie, the impact is going to be felt and mostly by the animals, I'm afraid. I was thinking that it's the subtle influence of the magazine that made the most impact.

No doubt there is a subliminal message that the general public is exposed to when they visit a store and see a big cute ferret face right next to a dog or cat magazine. The stores around here, seemed to take care that the ferret mags were right next to the cats and dogs, not mixed in with fish, horses, etc.. It sends a strong message that these are popular, feeling, intelligent animals who are just as important as dogs or cats. Gone were the days when I walked my ferret and stopped to be asked what it was. "What's that? Like a big rat?" "No, it's a ferret." "A what? A parrot?" "No, a feeer-rit"

The computer is very close to being mainstream in the home ... a fixture much like the radio or television. But it's not quite there yet. Most importantly, all of those computers in all of those homes aren't really utilized the way they could be. Chats, MySpace, and gaming are the trend with young people. Most people of all ages seem to have a knack of the email system. But I can't tell you how many people lack navigational skills of the web, let alone any research common sense whatsoever. It scares me to think that a person will buy a ferret from a pimply faced kid in a store on an impulse and walk out with no information. Some people will be thoughtful enough to pick up a book, or to go home and research ferrets on the web. But far too many don't know how to get to the better ferret sites that have the proper information. This is where the magazine came in. It was there, right next to the snickers bar in line. Have no extra money for one? Well the wait is long, so why not read a couple of articles. "Hmm, look at that ... they're supposed to run around outside of the cage every day??" Maybe I should take this home ... at least this once.

The sad thing, is the way the magazine had such a large impact is not the way a business can be supported. Ya know? A free read in line, a couple issues a year ... is just not going to do it. Not with great books out there and a handy dandy computer at home. We are on the cusp of a huge, huge change. Newspapers were the first to be hit, then the magazine. It's bad enough that you could get the same thing virtually than on paper ... but for prices over the many years to continually rise for that paper on top of it all? Yikes. Sadly, there are only a few magazines next to my beloved snickers bars in the grocery store lines which used to be encompassed by them. They too fell victims to change. Some went online, some raised prices and stopped shipping to stores, and some just threw in the towel. It's tough. The next in line to feel this change are books. Stephen King himself ran into this a while back. His publishers noticed that online books were becoming choice to more expensive hardbacks. Luckily some of that industry has been doing well. They encouraged him to put a book online. I'm sure they heard a resounding "Oh hell no, that's the kiss of death". But he was open minded and gave it a try. Guess what? He about fell over when the money came in and it made more money than four of his more recent books. The music and movie industry .. also teetering on the cusp of this frontier at the same time as feeling the price crunches. As you know, they have unbelievable challenges and obstacles to surmount. Who knows where it is to all lead.

I thought this virtual world of cyberspace was to enrich our lives. Not take over and substitute the reality of our lives. Who could have foreseen this? I sure didn't. I didn't think people would ever choose smoke and mirrors over something they could have and hold... but they are.

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mookiejoey — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:39:36 GMT

Ok .. first off I want to say THANK YOU to you Marylou. You have done a fantastic job as Editor of "Ferrets" Magazine. I always found the magazine interesting and informative and even though I have been owned by ferrets for over 10 years .. I ALWAYS learned something new and interesting with EVERY issue. I am also sure that the new Digital Format is going to be great ... for those that have access to the Internet, but it won't be the same and those that don't have access to it are going to loose out!

BUT ... must also comment on a couple of statements made.

#1 - Perhaps there wasn't the traffic to your your site that you would have liked ... because YOUR magazine was SO GOOD! Not because there wasn't an interest.

#2 - As Kesrael pointed out ... I don't think that moving the Magazine to web format makes much sense if the reason you are doing it is due to the lack of interest in the website. I too feel that the way your decision was handled was wrong and a slap in the face to your loyal subscribers.

#3 - If "Economic factors" is such a big factor .. again I say .. raise the price, NOT do away with it! I would have paid more for it, as I am sure others would have as well verses the alternative.

And as I said before ... I do not have an interest in any of the "other" magazines that you offered as a replacement to my remaining one years subscription, as I do not have a cat, dog, horse or Hobby Farm. A cash refund OR as Weaslemom suggested ... a voucher for future "Ferrets USA" issues would have been more acceptable verses the limited alternatives.

I work in the Pet Industry and I do it so that I can be an advocate for the ferrets sold in Pet Stores. It certainly isn't for the money, LOL. I also work with a local Ferret Rescue Shelter and know how valuable your magazine has been to the Ferret Community.

Do you realize how much your discontinuing "Ferrets Magazine" in PRINT form is going to adversely impact the care that these ferrets are going to get now that people can't "buy" the magazine and don't have internet access to get the wonderful information that is included in them?? If I could learn from them ... IMAGINE how valuable it was to the newbie owners AND the little guys that they just purchased!

As I said in a previous post .. Ferrets are the #3 companion animal in the US today ... with your decision to discontinue publishing, now there will be very little educational material available to those who choose to buy them. Most people that purchase a ferret don't have the knowledge of where to go on the Internet or even access to it for information on how to care for them. But, if they are told about it or just see your magazine on the rack ... they BUY IT and they LEARN! And perhaps one less ferret ends up in an overcrowded shelter or worse ... DEAD!

Also .. as a result of your decision comes the renewed voice of all those that would like to see places like PetSmart and Petco stop selling ferrets. As much as I agree to point with them .. I don't see it happening in the near future. In my opinion ... these people should be going after the mom and pop pet stores first ... where ferrets are are much more abused than in the Big Box stores. A lot of the "little" Mom and Pop Pet Stores care FAR less about the welfare of their animals than any of the Big Box Stores. When was the last time you saw a "SEVERE" biter come from one of the Big Box Pet Store?? Most of the ones we have seen at our Shelter come from the smaller Mom and Pop type stores. SO .. lets stop the Big Box stores from selling them and what does that leave for the Shelters .. all the ones that come from the little stores!

With YOUR decision to stop "Ferrets Magazine" in print form, the last Ferret specific resource of this kind, to NOT have the valuable information between its covers available to the average person that buys a ferret ... I am AFRAID ... VERY VERY AFRAID ... for what is in store for not only the ferrets that are yet to be sold, but for the Ferret Shelters that take them in. Ferrets may be the #3 Companion animal right behind Cats and Dogs ... but they have yet to catch up to cats and dogs when it comes to the resources available to them. Our local Humane Society Shelter has come a long way when it comes to handling the ferrets that they receive, at least they are willing to take them now ... but they still have a ways to go compared to how they are handled and the monies available compared to those available for cats and dogs. This puts an added burden on the "Ferret Specific" Shelters that end up with the ones that the Humane Society doesn't adopt out and will face euthanasia.

Your decision is a SAD DAY indeed for the Ferret Community!

Dianna in MA.

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MLMarkow — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:12:17 GMT

I too am an unhappy new subsriber. I just paid for two years and do not want a dog, cat, or horse magazine. I prefer to get a refund of my money and feel I was misled. You knew you were shutting down WHILE you were cashing my check. Very bad decision for you and unfortunately none of us have any feasible from of recourse.

Unhappy subscriber in Texas

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Kesrael — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:53:45 GMT

Ah, sorry, I didn't realize the number was actually on the letter. Probably because I already knew about the decision before I read my copy of the letter. I glanced at it and threw it into the 'worry about this later' pile.

And about the 'your own stamp' thing, I don't think anyone's really worried about it, I don't think anyone is going to be sending them back....do you?

Call in and get your refunds, everyone!

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Busy Izzy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:45:20 GMT

BTW... The phone # IS on the letter. In SMALL black
type under their address... oh yeah... next to the
BIG RED type that tells you to make your selection
and return the entire letter by 2/29 with YOUR OWN
postage stamp no less.

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Busy Izzy — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:33:17 GMT

Ikis (1/25/2008)

I am dissapointed in the handleling of this. I got my letter notification today and my options were to chose one of their other magazines. Well, I am not interested in their other magazines...

Hello All, this is my first (and possibly last) post since July.

Ikis, you can get a refund, just call them. They DON'T tell you that
in the form letter. Why offer $$$ if they can get you to take a diff.
magazine (one you may not want). CORPORATE Mumbo Jumbo!!!
Corporate Mumbo Jumbo.... Probably the reason the "traffic" here
dropped!!! Corporate mentality STOPPED this site from supporting
Ferret Shelters (who actually CARE about ferrets). So instead
of caring about ferrets and their caretakers, Ferrets Mag will be
caring about their OWN problems... LESS $$$. Corporate America
at it's worst!!!
So don't worry Critters Moderator / Editor, We won't cross-post
your message. But believe me, MANY other subscribers that don't
necessarily frequent this site (now, before OR lately) will get their
form letter and be very dissapointed as well. TOO BAD for US.

Later All, Matt & Kristi (Izzy, Brutus and Sinbad)
(come visit us at: www.thelazyhammockferretforum.com)

RE: Ferrets Magazine is Going Online!

Kesrael — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:49:50 GMT

Yes, I am the one who cross posted it. Just like everyone else, I think the way it was done wasn't right. It is poor customer service to say 'oh hey guys, one more issue and then we're done!'

Lack of traffic on the web site means there is little interest in the magazine? So you move the magazine to the web site? Does that make as much sense to everyone else as it does me...??

1) Lack of interest in a web site does NOT mean there is a lack of interest in the magazine. Just as pretty much everyone who has posted here says, there will now most likely be a lack of interest in the magazine because it was moved online, not the other way around.

2) Economic factors - ok, I understand this one, the price of EVERYTHING is going up, believe me, I know this - I work in the oil industry. HOWEVER, why not give us a warning and say something to the effect of 'hey guys, prices are going up, here are the options - we stop printing the magazine and go online or we raise subscription prices'. I would have paid more and I'm not the only one who (in private conversation with me) has agreed with that. Sure, you may have lost a few people but now you're losing A LOT of people and you're going to be refunding a lot of money.

3) People get information from web sites, yes. But do you get the FML? When the new issues come out, do you see how much conversation is generated from the actual hard copies of FM and how much information we get from it and then share online?

I understand that you guys all probably talked about all of this for a very long time, as business decisions like this are not made overnight. However, the way you sprung it on us makes it seem like someone just woke up one day and said 'oh, hey, let's stop printing FM' I'm sorry and I am repeating myself but this just screams poor customer service.

I called and was given a refund of my money. I was given a phone number, I still don't know where this person found it but I called it and will get my money. I think it should have been printed on the letters that were sent out that if we weren't interested in any of the other magazines, we could get a refund. Did you want that kept secret too, so you wouldn't be losing as much money? *tsk tsk tsk*

FatherNature, I'm really sorry to hear about what happened with you guys. Do you get the FML? Maybe you could post on there and get some donations or something to help you with your surgeries? I know quite a few shelters have raffles on the FML and I guess they raise pretty good money through that.

In closing, I guess this explains why you weren't at the York show in Dec. It's funny I didn't put 2 & 2 together when you weren't there - The Ferret Store wasn't at the last show they could have attended right before Fosters & Smith bought them out. Fool me once, shame on you - fool me twice, shame on me. I guess not realizing that was my bad.

By the way, aside from 'more frequent updates than a bi-monthly print issue', what are the positives of going online, again? A bunch of angry ferret owners? You guys may be excited by this but we're not.

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Eri — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:41:38 GMT

Wow...this is the jumbo-sized bad decision of bad decisions. As the only remaining ferret magazine in print here in the US, you are completely disregarding a VERY large fan base, and making many, many people unhappy. I am appalled that you not only have given very little notice to your loyal fan base, but you think that by moving the magazine to digital format, you will make it all better. Personally, I don't *like* reading magazines or books digitally; I enjoy the good old fashioned solidity of paper. I seriously doubt I'll even check out the new format at all; I can't carry the copy with me to the doc's office, or the post office line, or when I leave town...Maybe it's "more convenient" for you, but that isn't the case for scores and scores of your now-disenfranchised readers!

I understand that you feel the need for a change due to "econmonic reasons" -- but come on -- have some concern for your loyal readers. Stop thinking of the almighty buck and think "customer". Try thinking OUTSIDE the box.

TWO THUMBS DOWN, Ferrets Magazine!! BOOOOOO!

~Eri and three very unhappy ferrets in Texas

RE: Ferrets Magazine is Going Online!

critters-moderator — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:14:22 GMT

Although we are emphasizing the positives to going digital with Ferrets magazine, there were also other factors that forced the transition at this time. Economic factors, such as escalating costs for paper, postage and printing, plus the trend toward people getting more and more information from websites compelled us to look at the best way to publish Ferrets. Please believe that this decision was not arbitrary and not taken lightly. I'm *very* sorry that anyone wishing to read the magazine won't be able to if they lack Internet access. I really hope those that do have access will give the website a chance in April. We're working hard to make the new face of Ferrets magazine informative and fun, just as our print edition was.

*Permission is NOT given to cross-post this message anywhere.* If someone wants to read this, I'd like them to visit our site to do it. The lack of traffic on our site was yet another reason it seemed there wasn't too great an interest in our magazine.

Marylou Zarbock, editor

RE: Ferrets Magazine is Going Online!

Ikis — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:11:03 GMT

I am dissapointed in the handleling of this. I got my letter notification today and my options were to chose one of their other magazines. Well, I am not interested in their other magazines. I have been with this magazine since it released its first issue. I will sorley miss hard copy that I can hand carry to my vets to show him an article. How sad also for those who do not have acess to internet. Not every one has a computer and librarys during school year are rather busy. They should have given more than one months notice to its customers prior.

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LinTK — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:48:47 GMT

I read about this on the FML, & quite frankly, I'm extremely disappointed about this decision. Yes, I have internet access; yes, the info will still be online. But it won't be available for everyone anymore. My kids look forward to getting each issue of Ferrets Magazine. My kids have only been in the US for 4 yrs, & we limit their internet access. They will no longer be able to pick up & read your magazine whenever they want, so that they can educate themselves about our ferrets & improve their English & their reading skills.They'll now only be able to do it when my husband or I have time to sit nearby & monitor their internet time.

My kids are on their way home from school right now. They're going to be really upset when I tell them this in a few min. Then we'll all have to be upset together. []

Bad decision. Bad, bad decision.

RE: Ferrets Magazine is Going Online!

FatherNature — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 08:35:59 GMT

As a ferret rescue we are constantly looking for fund raising ideas. We found one recently in the way of a magazine drive. We sold over 45 subscriptions to Ferrets in the last 3 weeks and now we find out you are discontinuing. Now what do we do? Are you going to refund ALL of the money including the commission we got for the sale or do we have to cancel the 2 surgeries we have scheduled and give the folks back the balance out of the fuzzy account. We waisted alot of hours selling these subscriptions when we could have done something else. I do not see a happy ending to this and now these poor little fuzzbuts can't get the adrenal surgery they so desperately need because no one at your magazine can give me an answer. I tried to contact one of the executives today but was stone-walled and then put on hold with no one picking up. We are very angry with your staff that there was no better warning given till "the last edition is March". Please can someone answer our questions.

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Polecat Parlour — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:07:58 GMT

Well I am very disappointed with this decision. I can only hope that the online version contains the same quality of information and that you will offer a downloadable version as I have saved every copy for reference

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Packmom — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 05:56:07 GMT

I need to change my address so that i get the last few editions, but i do want money back if i am not getting a full year subscription as the only time that i can do personal work on the computer is in the morning once a week, so i will be unable to read ferret articles as the only time i have to do so is at home and being poor, i can not afford the internet. I understand the reasoning, but what about those poor people and those who just aren't computer savvy, shouldn't they know about ferrets too???? I have actually talked to alot of people about ferrets because they see my magazine.

Thank you

Jillian

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Kesrael — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 12:59:15 GMT

This is bull. What about people who do not have the Internet? Obviously, I do but not EVERYONE does. When everyone calls to get their refunds, you guys are going to lose a lot of money - maybe that will make you change your minds...?

In any case, I was going to get a few gift subscriptions of other magazines for people but I guess not now.

Thanks.

After just celebrating its 10th year, here's to Ferrets Mag.

Ferrets Magazine is Going Online!

critters-moderator — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 10:15:57 GMT

The March/April 2008 issue of Ferrets will soon reach subscribers. It is the final print issue of Ferrets. We're transitioning the magazine to online beginning in April when we launch www.SmallAnimalChannel.com. The new Ferrets magazine will be located at www.FerretsMagazine.com, and it will be free. We're still going to be an information resource about ferrets, only in a different format.

Our plan is to offer new articles and columns every month, weekly news updates, polls, contests and more. It will be more interactive and readers will get more frequent updates than with our bimonthly print issue -- and we'll be saving trees by going digital.

Subscribers will soon receive a letter/postcard from our Consumer Marketing Department that will detail what choices they have concerning the balance of their subscription.

Our annual ferret magazine, Ferrets USA, will continue to be printed and new issues are available in stores every November.

Please note that the current look at SmallAnimalChannel.com and FerretsMagazine.com will all change in April. For an idea of how it will look, please visit our other BowTie websites: www.DogChannel.com, www.CatChannel.com, www.ReptileChannel.com, www.BirdChannel.com, www.HorseChannel.com.

- Critters Moderator