'Perfect Storm' pulverizes Low-RANGE®
Low-RANGE® Magazine Suspends Operations after 4 years in Publication
Due
to the unprecedented financial trouble in the automotive, aftermarket and
publishing industries, we are forced to cease publication of Low-RANGE
Magazine. The magazine launched in May, 2005.
All of us here at Low-RANGE Magazine would like to thank our
advertisers, business partners, freelance writers/photographers, and especially
our readers, who made this entire experience
rewarding and enjoyable.
On behalf of the entire staff at Low-RANGE Magazine we would like to thank
everyone for the memories and support.
We wish you and your families all the best during these tough times.
A Special Thanks to our Sponsors:
Meghan and George at Bestop, Henk at 4WD Hardware, Optima Batteries, Mike at PitBull Tires, Jim at OK4WD, Tom and Rudy at Kentrol, Norm and Jean at All Things Jeep, J.C. Whitney, Clayton and Adam at Clayton Off-Road, Dom and Dom Sr. at Domenic's Auto & Jeep; Lou at Elias 4WD, Bruce and the staff at Rausch Creek Off-Road Park, Maxxis Tires, Matthew Louck at Special Events, Toyo Tires, Angela at Advance Adapters, John at Solid Axle, Jeff and Dan at Jeff Daniel's Jeeps, Eric at KnowWhere2Jeep, Brian at Outten Jeep, Dustin & Jane at Ididit, Chris at LOD, Rick Bear at PA Jeeps, Kyle and Stefanie at the old Paragon Park, Dan at Mitchell Differential, Bill at SVE Performance, Tom Wood's Custom Driveshafts, Steve's Jeep Country, Ultimate Air, Mark A. Smith and Pearse at Jeep Jamboree USA, Off-Road Trail Tools, Rock Auto, Fernando at Camping Lab, High Impact, Jeepin'ByAl, Jeep Air, Drive Train Specialists, Blue Ribbon Coalition and United Four Wheel Drive Associations.
Last but not least, we would like to thank the contributing writers and photographers we have worked with over the years such as Del & Stacie Albright, Andy Aughenbaugh, Chris Pearson, Roy Carl, Alex Kefford, Jamie Longmuir & Allison Berman, Russ Richey, J.P., Michel Lavallee, Matt Peters, and Jason Wenderoth.
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'Perfect Storm' Hits Publishing Industry The so-called 'Perfect Storm' is crushing the publishing industry in the current economic downturn. Folio Magazine reported that Source Interlink profits were down 640 Percent. (Source Interlink is the publisher of enthusiast magazines such as JP Magazine, Off-Road Magazine, and Petersen's 4Wheel & Off Road.) Source Interlink CEO Ousted. Sam Zell, the CEO of the Tribune Co. put it best about the state of the publishing industry in a memo reported in Folio Magazine. "It has been, to say the least, the perfect storm. A preciptous decline in revenue and a tough economy have coupled with a credit crisis, making it extremely difficult to support our debt. All of our major advertising categories have been dramatically impacted." The Tribune Co. which publishes the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times recently filed for bankruptcy protection. In a down economy, the first expense to be cut is advertising — the lifeblood of a magazine, but this is no ordinary recession. The economic impact on the publishing industry has been widespread. Other off-road publications have been forced to take similar action. Publication of J-Rations Magazine is indefinitely suspended. 4x4 Builder Magazine also has not published an issue recently. |
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