BoMag, to make it seem like we're all media insiders here, says it's starting a paywall on its Web site - you can read four articles for free each month but after that, you'll be asked to sign up for a monthly subscription. But, bonus, that subscription will also include a copy of the print magazine once a month.
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Seems perfectly sensible
By Gary C
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 1:44pm
Giving away 4 articles a month is reasonably generous and keeps their content available for linking to outside sources like uHub. If you're reading more than 4 stories a month you SHOULD be paying for their content.
That obnoxious yuppie rag
By Will LaTulippe
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 1:44pm
Which writes about suburbs, wouldn't be caught dead at the Silhouette, bitches that the French "ripped them off", and trashed Boston bar trivia without provocation? I wouldn't wipe my (expletive) with it.
Ah, The Kitchen and Bath / Houses We Can't Unload In Weston Mag.
By John Costello
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 2:05pm
Brian McGrory once summed up their Best Of Boston awards; "If You Advertise With Us, You Are The Best."
awww man
By SuperChingon
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 2:48pm
I really miss the Sil
Ah, the Silhouette
By Former Westroxer
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 2:53pm
Where hipsters go two or three times and then talk about it endlessly afterwards.
$0.00
By anon
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 1:49pm
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The 80s called...
By anon
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 2:16pm
...they (and I) can't believe that Boston magazine even still exists. What year is this?
package deals
By SharpWave
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 2:24pm
They're going to lose everyone outside their most dedicated readership. Really wish there was some sort of paywall package deal you could sign up for; would make sense for people (Redditors etc.) who like to read from a wide variety of sources but have little loyalty to any single source. That, or microtransactions. This current system with a mosaic of fiefdoms just motivates people to use workarounds (incognito mode, cookie deleters, outline.com, etc.).
Right?
By Will LaTulippe
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 2:57pm
Just ding me 15 cents a whack or something. What year is this?
or you could delete their
By anon
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 2:42pm
or you could delete their cookies once the paywall hits and keep reading for free.
if your system can't be outwitted by a 10 year old, its not worth paying for.
I gave up on Boston Magazine
By roadman
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 3:02pm
after they were pressured into not covering things that people didn't consider positive with their "10 (insert category here)" lists. Like "Ten worst pizza places in Boston", 'Ten last finishers at the Boston Marathon", "Ten most overpriced bars in Eastern Massachusetts, and such.
4 articles a month
By Kathode
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 5:36pm
pretty much is my average so it works for me. I don't need the "Best Schools in Boston" crap as well as renovation porn.
A Stanley nickel.
By anon
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 7:17pm
ie not much.
Love their content. I've been
By tcf098
Fri, 02/19/2021 - 9:18pm
Love their content. I've been a subscriber since 2010, and have received the magazine in Pennsylvania where I currently live since 2012. Also a subscriber to their sister publication Philadelphia Magazine.
Do you ever
By SamWack
Sat, 02/20/2021 - 8:26am
get mixed up, and read one when you think you're reading the other? And, if so, can you tell the difference?
Sarcasm?
By tcf098
Tue, 03/09/2021 - 5:47pm
Stylistically they come from the same vein for sure, but what's wrong with that? The content is great and informative, and I feel like I'm staying up to date with certain aspects of daily life in Boston and Philly. To address your concern over the potential confusion, I can read English, so telling the difference between the magazines isn't nearly as difficult as you might think.
The negativity from some of the comments here is hilarious... if only there were some way for these people to not read the magazine. If I think of a solution, I'll let you guys know.
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