Well, one can argue the above to death .... We, at EMPIRES, EAGLES AND LIONS had a problem because of the raise in the third class postal rate from 28 cents to 40 cents per copy. We had to react fast to bring back our postage cost within reason. We took that opportunity(?) to reduce the format of our magazine in half. The move was considered for sometimes after the recommendation of Dick Bryant of the Courier. The advantage of the reduce format is to reduce the weight also in half and to bring back to postage to a more reasonable 20 cents ... That is even a saving of 8 cents. We hope that our readers will accept our new format. We think we'll be able to bring our quality up and go faster to complete issues in offset with perhaps some color pages. That would be so desirable especially for the uniform plates.
As soon as we have reached the level of some 200 subscriptions will be able to get bulk postage rates. For that we need more readers.. .e need everyone's help. Here is what we are going to do. In this magazine you will find a form ( a postcard) to send us the name of one of your friends (we'll be delighted if you have more than one) that may be interested in reading our magazine. We'll send him a complimentary copy for his evaluation. If he subscribe, as a token of appreciation, we'll send you eno back issue of your choice (providing it's still available since some back issues are going fast). Anyway, if you so desire, we'll refound you your stamp. Thank you very much in advance.
The third point is to cut slightly our frequency of publication from 12 issues to 10 per year by "skipping" one issue during the summer (July- August) and the other one around Christmas (December-January). You will hardly notice it since almost everybody is very busy around the summer and Chrsitmas. That we'll reduce the yearly subscription rate to $ 12.00 versus the actual $ 15.00.
Following are our new subscription rates: Single copy $ 1.25 6 copies $ 7.50 10 copies (one year) $12.00
There is also an opportunity for each subscriber to further cut his cost. It is by sending us some articles. For each article of at least one page, we'll automatically extend your subscription by one issue.
We reserve the right not to publish any article that we consider not to be up to the standard requested. All articles must be in the Napoleonic period or have an historitical background for that period like my series of articles on LIGHT TROOPS IN FRENCH SERVICE PRIOR TO THE FRENCH REVOLUTION.etc..
We have the pleasure to welcome in our staff, CURT JOHNSON the well known historian. Curt has agreed to be our UNIFORMS AND FLAGS consultant.
We are sorry to lose our staff artist Jeanette Danel, who is moving to New Mexico. We wish well Jeanette. We'll miss your work. I guess that Mike Gilbert and the writer will have to pick up the slack...
That is quite a bite of news for a single issue. Needless to say that nothing else is changed and that our goals and objective remain the same. That is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, information etc. for the serious wargamer in the Napoleonic period. We are very glad to see that Mr. Schneider is sending more articles in spite of differences that I hope are only on paper. Congratulations that is well within our spirit. We are not here with the primary purpose to agree but to present ideas and data, as long as we do that on a high level level of gentlemen ship. Of course it is more pleasant to agree or at least to come to an understanding.
This issue is also characterized by the new serie of articles by Jon Harrison on the POLISH ARTILLERY OF THE GRAND DUCHY OF WARSAW. In my opinion the series is even better than the outstanding past articles by Jon published in this magazine. Of course there are also the other fine articles by Mr Schneider, Martinsen etc.
We hope that you'll like this issue.
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