Guest Spargo Report post Posted October 16, 2006 From: matt.robinson@futurenet.co.uk > Subject: Total BMW > Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:33:14 +0100 > > Gentlemen, > > Well, as you know, news in t his industry travels fast, but I'd& nbsp;rather > send this out to you to tie& nbsp;up any loose ends and make&nbs p;it official. > You may or may not be aware& nbsp;of this but the news is t hat Future > Publishing has over-extended itself an d is having to close over 15&n bsp; > magazines, one of which – sadly&n bsp;– is Total BMW. I'm very f rustrated > by it and what has happened to the mag, but there's nothing&nbs p;I can do > about it either. > > I have been on the magazine for three and a half years now , as both > staff writer and editor and in&nb sp;that time I have worked closely& nbsp;with a > lot of you. I'd like to than k you all for your input over& nbsp;the years, > you've really helped to make a&nb sp;great magazine, one which I thin k > editorially we can be very proud& nbsp;of. We all knew it wasn't ;going to > be the biggest seller in the ;world but I think a lot of&nb sp;people really > liked it and difficulties in the& nbsp;publishing industry as a whole ;have > finally put paid to it. It r emains a great looking and strong&n bsp;mag > editorially. > > I believe I have paid all of you for work supplied but let me know if > there are invoices outstanding. I ;cannot accept any new commissions > of course, so if you have an ything in the pipeline I'm afraid&n bsp;you'll > have to sell it elsewhere – you won't offend me if you go& nbsp;to Unity > Media, either! It has been a ;pleasure working with you, and for those > of you who have just started ;contributing to TBMW, or were abou t to > start contributing, I am truly so rry; we were keen to work with you > but obviously the situation is no w out of my hands. > > So there you are. I have no& nbsp;idea where I will be going&nbs p;next but I am > sure I will keep in touch. P erhaps I will be working with you on > various projects! To those who I& nbsp;have already spoken to and who have > offered their messages of support,&nbs p;thanks. If I've left anyone off&n bsp; > the list, please forward this on& nbsp;to them. To everyone here –&nb sp;all the > best for the future (not Future!! !) and I hope to see you all soon, > > Cheers > > Matt http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name=Fo...sc&start=25 http://www.bavarian-board.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=33628 Real shame IMHO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bravo 34 Report post Posted October 16, 2006 Damn - I liked the mag Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ED1RTY 2 Report post Posted October 16, 2006 Yea was always a good read... one of the better imo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yuen 16 Report post Posted October 17, 2006 Dammit, another good BMW magazine gone, now we're left with BMWCar and Performance BMW (which IMO is the lousiest of them all). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
p1_m3 8 Report post Posted October 17, 2006 was this one a UK title or local? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted November 11, 2006 More info Ive picked up... Hello all, Can I just clear something up? Total BMW magazine has NOT ceased publication yet. We are continuing as normal and issue 75 is just about to go to the publishers. I have just seen the BMW Car Club column by Jeff Heywood and I am not at all pleased. So I would like to do my best to rectify it. Future Publishing does not intend to continue publishing this title but the intention is to sell as many mags as possible to prevent closure. Total BMW is one of those mags and the intention is that it will keep going with another publisher. There is still a chance we may cease publication, but at the moment it is business as usual. When I came on this forum a few weeks ago, I wanted to clear up the situation as I knew the news would get out. It would seem that everyone has assumed we have stopped publication. Only we here on the editorial team know exactly when it will close, or which is the last issue. Please don't listen to anyone else in the meantime, as they do not have their facts straight. I hope this clears things up, Cheers Matt Robinson, Total BMW editor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted January 28, 2007 Dont mean to drag an old thread up but I heard some time ago that TBMW has been picked up by another publisher (or will continue to be printed somehow or other). Unfortunately the first couple of issues in the UK have been slated because of the amount of advertising thats now in it and the lack of articles. We'll have to wait and see I guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
p1_m3 8 Report post Posted January 28, 2007 Havent seen it yet - I prefer Performance BMW :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nz320i 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 dammit! any good e30 mags? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
p1_m3 8 Report post Posted January 29, 2007 dammit! any good e30 mags? The last two editions of PBMW have had E30s in them - its the way to go :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
