YOU CAN WRITE TO US
Well, this is our third issue on the newsstands but
such are the vagaries of the news business that we still don't know
exactly how many of the first issue we sold! We are proud to be
dedicated to Atari and I am not interested in producing magazines
for other, lesser, computers but one of the problems of being an
independent publisher with only one title is that you need to do
more to cut out the inevitable wastage and make sure that the
magazine is reaching the right outlets where it will sell and not
lay on shelves unseen and unsold. Unlike others we don't have
another title like Computerised Fish Breeder to fall back on (not
that I would want to fall back on that!). Many readers have been
reporting the progress of sales in their local area by passing
comment but it is, in fact, beneficial to us if you can let us know
of any major newsagents who either do not stock the magazine or who
sell out. It is not possible, or indeed sensible, to get the
magazine into every small newsagent but it is quite important to
make sure that we know where the magazine is selling well so that we
can ensure that our distributors get more copies to those outlets.
If you find a shop that has sold out of PAGE 6, ask them how many
copies they had and then drop us a line or give us a ring, it will
help us and it will help you.
One of the benefits of getting the sales settled is
that we can make decisions about whether to put extra pages in the
magazine when needs be. For instance we had far too much material
for this issue and would have liked to have put in an extra eight
pages as a Christmas bonus but until our newsstand sales have
settled down it would be foolish to gamble. So you see, if you keep
us informed, we might be able to keep you even more informed about
what interests us all, Atari computing.
YOU CAN WRITE FOR US
Regular readers will know that we occasionally put
out pleas to readers for programs and articles to keep the quality
of PAGE 6 up to scratch and somewhere in this issue you will find an
'advert' offering you money in exchange for programs! If you are new
to PAGE 6 you might be interested to hear what sort of programs and
articles we like. As far as programs go, we will consider any type
of program that uses the Atari's unique abilities well be it a game,
utility, business, application or whatever. If you find it
interesting enough to write, then others may also find it
interesting to type in and use. Articles likewise. If there is any
subject to do with Atari that you think you know well and find very
interesting, then write about it. We have always preferred our
contributors to write 'from the heart' rather than be commissioned
to write 1000 words on such-and-such as we believe that that is what
gives PAGE 6 more depth than other magazines.
Don't be afraid to send a program or article to us.
If we can't use it you will only get a rejection slip with a polite
thank you for the submission, nothing more sinister! And we are
quite happy to see stuff that other magazines have rejected because
quite often they reject things simply because they don't know enough
about Atari! Some of the best listings from past issues of PAGE 6
have been rejected by some of the 'top' magazines. It is often our,
and your, good fortune that they seem not to understand just what a
great computer an Atari really is!
HAPPY NEW YEAR
This one marks the passing of yet another year. To
all our long standing and our many new readers PAGE 6 wishes a Happy
Christmas and a fun-filled New Year. Let's hope Atari goes from
strength to strength in 1988, they might even notice we're here.
I'm off on my first holiday of the year. See you in
1988!
Les Ellingham
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