"Bob" > wrote in message
...
> MoM asked:
>
>>> Maybe you could do what I do: Rather than subscribing to the magazine, I
>>> get the hard-bound collection at the end of each year. I've been doing
>>> that ever since they came back into business. (Cook's Illustrated was a
>>> standout magazine in the 1980's, but went out of business for several
>>> years. I'm not sure who resurrected it, but they have my eternal
>>> gratitude. I still have some of the magazines from the original
>>> incarnation.)
>>>
>> Can you explain how this works, please?
>
>
> Inside every issue of Cook's Illustrated, there's a little pull-out card.
> It
> contains the information about subscriptions, but it also contains
> ordering
> information for the annual hard-bound collections. In addition to the
> complete magazines (articles, artwork including the covers, and everything
> else you'd find in the actual magazines), the hardbound collections
> contain
> a recipe index for the entire year's run of the magazine. They released a
> tenth-anniversary collection which contained a separate recipe index for
> the
> entire decade. (How cool is THAT?)
>
> If you want to get on their list, they'll send you the annual collection
> every year until you tell them to stop; that's what I've done. If you
> DON'T
> want them to do that, but you want to get one or more of the collections
> they have available, just make it clear when you place your order.
>
> I just skimmed over their web site; it looks like you might be able to get
> in touch with their customer service by calling 800-526-8442.
>
> Bob
Thanks Bob!
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