I was wondering if anyone here from anywhere (except England) subscribes to the New Scientist magazines, and if someone does could you please tell me how long it takes to arrive at your home? My first edition is supposed to be that of the 9th of January and it still hasn’t arrived.
New Scientist, Cal. American Scientist is a totally different magazine. I recommend both, though.
New Scientist can be extremely irregular in the States. Every once in a while I get two issues in the same week, or even on the same day. Getting the first issue on a subscription is always a crap shoot.
It would be helpful if you were to reveal a little more of your location than you have in your OP. I used to subscribe, and my location is not England, and I still managed to get it on the first day of distribution. Where do you stay?
I just subscribed Ms. Attack as a birthday present (yes, we are a very geeky couple). I’m dying with anticipation. We live in western Canada, and I’ll keep you informed if it shows up before your copy does.
I’m reading the Jan 9 issue now. It arrived last Monday, that is 11 Jan. For me they always arrive on the Friday before the cover date or the Monday after it. Note I’m in Australia and they are locally posted. Where are you?
If this is your first copy, perhaps there is some delay in getting your very first issue out to you. I don’t recall if that was the case for me, my first was maybe 25 years ago (and I’ve not missed an issue since).
I’m a subscriber, live on the east coast of the US, and get it anywhere from a couple days before the cover date to a week after. It is pretty variable.
In fairness, I suspect a lot of the delay here is caused by the inefficiency of the South African postal service. So if the post office in Brazil is better organized you might expect to get it sooner.
It’s kinda tough before you get your first issue (took three weeks for me) because the code you need to get online is on the magazine label. After that though, you’re golden.
My first issue came in a stack of three though, so I was sated for a few days there. LOL!
Now it comes pretty regularly, with the occasional slowdown->glut.