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Just thought I'd leave this here.  8)

http://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/v4alc/bitcoin_magazine_accepted_by_barnes_noble/

Congratufu**inlations

I had to click 3 links: http://bitcoinmagazine.net/bitcoin-magazine-approved-for-barnes-noble-us-distribution/

Nice one though. Was it easy? I imagine the hard part is staying there. A few months ago I saw that some stores in the UK stopped stocking Linux magazines

This is like a crazy flashback to the 90's when I found a local retailer that sold 2600. Unfortunately, book stores aren't what they once were, so this might be like your funds finally hitting MtGox right before the bubble pops :P

In any case, best of luck.

Thanks everyone. Feels good to finally shut the trolls up.


Sorry about that. I need to build up the presence of the /r/BitcoinMagazine subreddit for a while before we completely stop posting in /r/Bitcoin altogether.

I believe so as well. Exposure is worth a lot but even the best magazines can only survive on shelves if people walk over to the magazine section, browse, read, and then buy it. We might need to buy all our own issues back from them to keep them there. LOL

Reddit sucks, don't bother posting there.

Google Analytics and Reddit user voting tell a different story.

I STILL HAVENT RECEIVED MY F'$§%&*§!!! MAGAZINE!!

Matt, this is fantastic…I also just wanted to say how great the magazine turned out.  I can only imagine how much hard work went into it.  I hope you guys pick a sustainable pace to produce them…a lot of successful magazines started out as quarterlies…hitting deadlines every 4 weeks is a breakneck pace for a small team.  Anyway, keep up the great work…and I can tell you this is a great marketing tool for bitcoin businesses.

is there a PDF version of it?

yeah I saw the magazine too. It was really nicely done.

It would be good to see more things focusing on the social aspect and talking about things outside bitcoin but related to it in the free culture and hacker movements. Things like the free wifi (how bitcoin can fund meshnets), tech for circumventing kettling by police .etc

so when can we expect to see it in B&N's stores here in the US?

The first issue was a rush job, no other way to describe it. It hit a lot of marks but missed a few too. As each issue progresses, we notice the need to branch out in specific fields. We also have 12 writers now instead of just 2 as was true in the beginning and an Editorial Board that includes even Jon Matonis, so the future is pretty much brighter from this point on.

For yourself and anyone else, if you have any suggestions for specific stories, or even recommendations for direction, just shoot your message on over to editorial@bitcoinmagazine.co.uk and our writer's group as well as Board of Directors will all have an equal chance to look it over.

Thanks again for the encouragement and support.


Please email info@bitcoinmagazine.co.uk for information on your order if you believe there is something wrong with your shipment. Don't forget to include your receipt so that we can discuss your purchase with you. Thanks!


Please read the article in the OP for information about making sure it gets into your local B&N branch.

Hope to see them at a store in Australia soon. Its such a  small market though  :(

Im impressed that Jon Matonis is involved. He writes great articles at forbes.

I've seen a lot of enthusiast magazines come and go in technology fields. I hope Bitcoin Magazine tries to get away from a technology focus. This magazine has the potential to change the nature of financial publications.

Yay! I've been waiting for this to get into B&N! Maybe I can convince some people to buy one  :P

Sadly, you'll have to stop at three different B&N's to get one.

You might be able to buy them with an ellet  :D

Actually... Hehe ^^;

I'll save that until the official press release.

Wahoo! Glad they finally approved it! I'll stop by B&N sometime next week and make a request.  :)

Both hype AND link bait at the same time! Well done!

 :P

Really looking forward to sitting in the store, with a nice frappuccino and looking all pretentious while reading the latest in nouveau-geek cash.

It's a damn shame that Matthew gets a B&N contract for his Bitcoin Birthday, and I get nothing for being his (insert adjective here) twin (born on same day via cesarean section and with the use of ice thongs).

~Cackling Bear~

32 Second Edit: BTW, congrats, mNw.

Hello and congrats,

Did Barnes & Noble give you a list of stores where they will stock the mags initially? I'm wondering if the USA East coast stores will get them first, I wouldn't mind driving 50 miles or less to pick one up.

Great to hear! getting it! ;D

Do you know when they'll actually be in the store? Should I look now?

Barnes & Noble bookstore starting Monday, June 18th according to this article: http://bitcoinmagazine.net/bitcoin-magazine-approved-for-barnes-noble-us-distribution/

Kudos Matthew!

Very nice work for this very difficult goal.

Matthew. You have any idea how many issues of an average magazine B&N stocks? And do they restock a week or two later if all the issues sell out early? Also, since they're planning on stocking the stores, is it safe to assume one could order issues from B&N online?

~Bruno~

PS: Happy Bitcoin Birthday, fuzz-nuts.  ;D

I am in Washington DC right now & saw a Barnes & Noble bookstore while I was walking around the National Mall.

I'll see if I can stop by tomorrow before my flight to request they carry Bitcoin Magazine soon :)

I stopped in at the Barnes & Noble at 12th & E St and asked the clerk if they carried Bitcoin Magazine.

He typed something into the computer and said they didn't carry it, but to try to bigger shop on Union.

I was with my wife, so I didn't have time to have a long discussion (she doesn't like the word bitcoin...).

However, I'm thinking next time, my approach will be to ask "When will you begin carrying Bitcoin Magazine at this store?"

That way it acknowledges the fact that I realize it's not available yet and gets them wondering as well.  Then hopefully that will yield to them either requesting it to be brought to their store to at least keep them looking out for it.

Maybe I could even ask can I be added to a notification list to get an e-mail when they do start to carry it or something :)

Anyone else have any experiences to share?

B&N saga is just beginning. It is not an instant thing. We have an agreement in principle with them and negotiating a few finer points now. We expect to have signed exclusive 2 year long contract with them imminently. We do not know yet which stores it will go in and we do not know yet how many copies they will request us to print. Could be 10k, could be 100k, could change over time. They told us "your title is a bookstore title", whatever that means. I am rounding up finances to be able to print 20k of #3.

Once thing is known, you should not expect to see BM  on the shelves before 1st of September, it will be either #3 or #4. This is just how long it takes. But still go now to their stores and bug them and tell them to make sure that they stock it once it becomes available. It helps a lot.

No guarantees here, but advertisers do take notice that you can book now up to 6 month of the most valuable advertising real estate in BM (some have done it already) and potentially get huge exposure in B&N distributed issues at silly low prices. One advertiser, for example bought some full page ads in the very beginning for 3 first issues for some champ change, like 150$. And now he will get not just #1 ads, but #2 and #3 ads too (potentially with big print and in B&N stores). Likewise you still can book ads for up to 6 month in advance now for just a few thousand dollars (we even give decent discount on long term deals). Some advertisers have seen this opportunity and locked in the most valuable spots for many month in advance. As soon as we know how many copies we need to print to cover B&N order, the ad prices are going to skyrocket again, most likely.

There also will be minor pricing changes. The prices in stores will be higher than what one can get on subscription or direct from us. Overall price of one copy will also be increased slightly for some regions. Naturally people who subscribed already are not affected by any of this.

Also it is highly likely that starting from #2 we will print in UK on the same presses that Wired and their ilk are being printed on. We will have much more robust logistic solution and shipping to both EU and North America will be much quicker starting with #2.

If I wanted to try to sell advertisements for Bitcoin Magazine, who might be some good targets?  I think Issue #1 had mostly bitcoin exchanges, bitcoin merchant solutions & physical bitcoins, etc. 

Is there any reason to approach non-bitcoin businesses and if so who might be some good targets?  I guess they need to want a global presence or at least USA & Europe.  Probably websites would be good, with international product sales...

Just brainstorming & looking for ideas of who in the Cleveland Marketplace I could approach to advertise in Bitcoin Magazine.

Seems like websites based in Cleveland are my best bet.

Funny you mention it, in Las Vegas we've already got many businesses who are non-Bitcoiner tech businesses who wanted to advertise.

Rock on, I just reached out to an event planning committee which will be hosting a large international event in Northern Ohio in a couple years.

Talk about a perfect client!  I really hope I have some success with them & for bitcoin!

I wish there were more active people like yourself! Appreciate the support!

I wish there was enough money bitcoin in it for me to make it a full time gig and quit my day job.  Until then, I'll keep supporting and hope the money bitcoin comes later!

Congratulations. I was pretty skeptical at first whether or not this project would fizzle into nothingness. I'm happy to be proved wrong.

keep it up, i'll purchase many from the store in durham, north cackalacky

Make sure you stop in and ask them when they'll be receiving it for the shelves.  This will increase the chances that it gets to that store!  (at least I'm assuming it will)

And you're not the only one either!

best part is how we should just shut up about it, oh and not be compensated either.

It will increase chances of getting BM into this specific store. As soon as we sign the contract, the distributor will be presenting Bitcoin Magazine to store's procurement managers, and those will decide whether they will order them and how many, depending on availability of space on their newsstands and level of interest and demography of their customers. So those who bug them and demand the magazine will most likely get that store stocking Bitcoin Magazine when the time comes.

support@bitconmagazine.net for customer support. They will sort all the problems.

Edit: Ohh it is Dansker, nevermind then... he never will be happy.

I called my local Barnes and Noble and they said that it was not up to them what Magazines they got, and they could not order Bitcoin Magazine even if some other Barnes and Noble had them...

LOLZ!

Hi, similar problem here except I was apparently due to receive a complimentary copy and thus didn't make a paid order - could you let me know the status of this or whether I need to pay up?

So I talked to the manager at my local B&N store. He said that they don't care what magazines they carry (and indeed don't make those decisions either), because they lose money on every magazine. He said he wished the whole magazine section was just books.

Make sense, as I never actually see anybody buy a magazine.

I am pretty sure it was the manager walking throughout the store talking to/working with various employees, and at the customer service station. I'm not 100% certain though.

I think his exact words were: "We have no way of ordering a certain magazine. In fact we're losing money on all those magazines over there—" he pointed to the magazine section. "I just wish all those magazines were books."

Is there any particular reason why the guy would lie to me?

Well, their quarterly reports to investors do not say anything about them losing money on magazines.

What I know for certain is that distributors present magazines to store reps (perhaps there are guys who representing more than one store). Those store reps do make choice on which magazines to order. Chances are that a single word passed from front line guys to such a rep about customers asking a specific magazine, would ensure the magazine order by a specific store.

Also, by the way they structure the biz terms, they just cannot lose money on magazines. All the risks are on publishers.

I suppose some people just lie habitually in attempt to appear more smart or more important than they are. At the same, time I must admit that my initial response was worded too strongly and I do not know all the relevant facts to be absolutely sure in what I said, specifically about that particular store. That is why I have removed that response.

Maybe someone who actually worked at one of B&N could tell us how this works exactly. I am all ears in this case.

For those who think that print is dead here is what I have to say:
http://bitcoinmagazine.net/advertise-with-us/

Disregard the above, i've went ahead and paid for 3 issues as a show of support anyway, hope it turns up quickly!

If that complimentary copy does turn up anyway i'm up for advice on the most efficient public place to leave it at...

The book titles and magazines selections at Barnes & Noble may vary by region based on demographics and sales, sometimes even in the same city. They all tend to have the most popular fiction books and magazines, especially if it's on the New York Times best seller list.

There are about 6 B&N stores within a short drive from where I live and I visit different ones depending on the subject I'm interested in. It doesn't hurt to ask them to stock something you want though because they sometimes do (especially if you get really annoying  ;D ).

Looks like its drawing a crowd.  ;D
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Anywho, the local B&N here in Denver did not have a copy of the mag either, but I'm way to socially awkward to harass an employee about it.

Doctors/Dentists Office?