I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
Should I, or shouldn't I?

Carol

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Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
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> I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
> Should I, or shouldn't I?
>
> Carol

Hehehe, all depends. How hard do you want someone to twist your
wrists????

Sky, who'd never think of twisting Damsel's wrist(s) ö¿ö

...... twist . . . ..... twist . . . .... . . twist . . . . . . of lemon
or lime?

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I wouldn't if I were a subscriber, and therefore I don't buy them. They push
hard to sell them. The also push their online subscription very hard,
somewhat like Consumers Reports does. It's almost as though Christopher
Kimball knows full well the days of the print magazine are lapsing. Cooks
Illustrated gives advice on what to do with the very basic cooking, like
roasting/grilling steak, making the best custard, making mashed potatoes,
and so forth. They also do equipment reviews. If you go to:
http://cooksillustrated.com/byissue/ you can look at what's in back issues,
and what's most like in the annual books.
You may know this already, but if not, hope this helps,
Theron

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
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>> I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
>> Should I, or shouldn't I?

Depends if you can afford it. MANY recipes and articles are
available on their web site for free.

Also, if you have iTunes, (download is free) you can download
podcasts and they are loaded with free information. Very helpful
at no cost.

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
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>I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
> Should I, or shouldn't I?
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> Carol
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If you have the money and don't get the magazine then it's a good deal.

If you subscribe then it's just the magazines put into a hard bound book.

Dimitri

"Mr. Bill" > wrote in message
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> >Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>>
>>> I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
>>> Should I, or shouldn't I?
>
> Depends if you can afford it. MANY recipes and articles are
> available on their web site for free.
>
>
Almost everthing on their website requires a paid subscription. That's in
addition to the paid print subscription. From Christopher Kimball's pbs
program "America's Test Kitchen" you can get free recipes from the current
season, but not prior seasons.
http://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipehome.asp Christopher is "for
profit" as they say. At the same time I feel I get good advice from his
product.

Theron

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Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
> Should I, or shouldn't I?
>
> Carol

I buy them and hand the magazines off to a friend each year. I like them
so much I bought the entire print run of all the annuals back to the
very beginning. I find them fascinating reading. I get a new index every
few years.

The Annuals are the complete magazines hard bound with the lovely covers
and all.

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
> Should I, or shouldn't I?
>
> Carol
>


I wouldn't. It's a lot more economical (OK cheaper) to go to the
library to see the recipes and pay $.10 to photocopy what interests
you.

FWIW, we have shelves in our library witgh donated books that cost
anywhere from 25 cents to $2, with special books a bit more. I was
there yesterday and saw about a 4 ft. wide shelf filled with annuals
from Gourmet and Bon Apetit from the 80s and 90s. I was tempted but
don't really know why because I'm not crazy about either magazine.
I walked out empty handed.

gloria p

Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
> Should I, or shouldn't I?

I bought 2007 for $8.90 at CostCo about 8 months ago.

-sw

On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:23:48 -0500, Mr. Bill > wrote:

>>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>>
>>> I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
>>> Should I, or shouldn't I?
>
>Depends if you can afford it. MANY recipes and articles are
>available on their web site for free.
>
>Also, if you have iTunes, (download is free) you can download
>podcasts and they are loaded with free information. Very helpful
>at no cost.

Excellent point. I can't really afford it, but it's hard for me to
pass up a good deal. That's why I can't afford anything. LOL!

Carol

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On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 20:15:17 -0600, Sqwertz >
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>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
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>> I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
>> Should I, or shouldn't I?
>
>I bought 2007 for $8.90 at CostCo about 8 months ago.

I wish we had a CostCo or Sam's Club less than an hour away from us.
And a Trader Joe's, for that matter!

Carol

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On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:58:26 -0700, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:29:07 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
>
>>Excellent point. I can't really afford it, but it's hard for me to
>>pass up a good deal. That's why I can't afford anything. LOL!
>>
>>Carol
>
>Just remember, it isn't a good deal if it makes you broker....that's a
>really bad deal!!!
>
>Christine, who learned that the very hard way.

I've learned it the hard way, too, but when I see a good deal, I seem
to forget the past. I'm glad the rest of you have your heads screwed
on straight so you can stop me.

Thank you, everyone!
Carol

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On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:23:48 -0500, Mr. Bill > wrote:

>MANY recipes and articles are
>available on their web site for free.

I thought you had to subscribe to the magazine to get into the web
site.


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sf wrote:
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> On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:23:48 -0500, Mr. Bill > wrote:
>
> >MANY recipes and articles are
> >available on their web site for free.
>
> I thought you had to subscribe to the magazine to get into the web
> site.
>
> --
> I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
> interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.
>
> Mae West

Alas no. Two different entities. Subscription to the magazine does not
get 'entry' to the website, a separate subscription. Shame it doesn't,
though. Oh well.

Sky

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sf wrote:

>> MANY recipes and articles are available on their web site for free.
>
> I thought you had to subscribe to the magazine to get into the web
> site.

No, all you need to do is register with the site using a valid e-mail
address. However, as I've mentioned elsewhere, the free content on the site
is only from the previous year, and it doesn't contain *everything* from the
previous year. So I continue to buy the hardbound annuals.

If you're not subscribed for "Premium Content" but you have the annuals (or
the old magazines), you can use the site as a kind of index. Search for a
recipe you want to find, and the site will bring up a page which states that
the recipe is not available to non-subscribers -- but it'll also state when
the recipe was published, so you can go back into your hard copy to find it.

Bob

On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 20:15:17 -0600, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:
>
>> I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
>> Should I, or shouldn't I?
>
>I bought 2007 for $8.90 at CostCo about 8 months ago.

Tuesday Morning is also a good place to buy books a year or two old
for deep discounts. I got a few years of food and wine for a few
bucks each. For recipes I prefer them over CI.

Lou

On Feb 5, 4:50*pm, Damsel in dis Dress >
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> I just got an offer online for The 2007 and 2008 books for $26.95.
> Should I, or shouldn't I?
>
> Carol

Wait for them to show up in the bargain bins at the bookstore. My
sister bought me a couple of them a few years back, and all they are
is the magazine bound in hard cover--magazine covers included!

maxine in ri

On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 00:29:52 -0600, Sky >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:23:48 -0500, Mr. Bill > wrote:
>>
>> >MANY recipes and articles are
>> >available on their web site for free.
>>
>> I thought you had to subscribe to the magazine to get into the web
>> site.
>>
>> --
>> I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
>> interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.
>>
>> Mae West

Hey, sky.... delete my sig before you hit send, ok? My parameters are
set properly, but apparently your news reader doesn't strip it
automatically. No need to contribute to visual clutter more than is
absolutely necessary, right?

>
>Alas no. Two different entities. Subscription to the magazine does not
>get 'entry' to the website, a separate subscription. Shame it doesn't,
>though. Oh well.

Yeah, I could (sorta) understand a two tiered system where magazine
subscribers are given a greatly reduced rate to online content, but
apparently that isn't the case.


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On Thu, 5 Feb 2009 14:38:30 -0800, "Theron" >
wrote:

>Almost everthing on their website requires a paid subscription. That's in
>addition to the paid print subscription. From Christopher Kimball's pbs
>program "America's Test Kitchen" you can get free recipes from the current
>season, but not prior seasons.
>http://www.americastestkitchen.com/recipehome.asp Christopher is "for
>profit" as they say. At the same time I feel I get good advice from his
>product.

I bought the online subscription a couple years ago. I had planned to
use it a lot more than I actually did, but it's a treasure trove of
information.

Based on the comments and opinions here, I think I'll skip the annuals
and just go online again when I can afford the subscription.

Thanks all!
Carol

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