If there is any doubt that boating and yachting magazines are soon to join George Clooney and the crew of the Andrea Gail in the Reaper's bathtub, look no further than a new upbeat report from Reuters.
The New York Boat Show is about as crowded as a meeting of the Bernard Madoff Appreciation Society.
"Tight credit, rising unemployment and Wall Street upheaval created a perfect storm for the $15 billion power boat industry -- new power boat retail sales are forecast to drop 30 percent this year, after a 13 percent decline in 2007, experts say."
Don't say the Reaper has not warned you about this in the past.
I can hear the Reaper cackling in the background over the impending fate of Power & Motor Yacht. Would love to see its subscription list. No doubt many ex-clients of Bernard The Real Reaper Madoff are on it.
Posted by: tangerinedream | December 16, 2008 at 12:48 PM
Hey Reaper, this is off-topic, but I can't find any mention on your site of Newtype and Piq magazines, which both went under. Got any info on Piq? That was a really short run, with only a few issues out.
Also, do you suspect Mental Floss and Anime Insider to go under any time soon?
Posted by: tmg | December 17, 2008 at 03:39 AM