F&W Files for Bankruptcy

Sad ...

Mike Farinella

I suspect other WW mags are nearing the same demise.

Lots of people don't read magazines anymore.

Re: Sad ...

John McGaw

Coincidentally, I am in the process of cleaning out my bookshelves and boxes in the back room and finding more magazines (thousand+) stuck away and forgotten. Who knew there were issues of Woodwork (didn't recall that it ever existed) and Fine Furniture (must have subscribed sometime or other)? I guess that means a trip or two to the recycling center since nobody really wants such detritus. I may keep a few oddities for historical reasons, much as I kept a couple of years of Byte and Kilobaud and Dr. Dobbs on the computer side.

Re: Sad ...

Dick Coers

Folks definitely want the Home Furniture mags. Also a strong following for Woidwork I thought. Donate to a senior center before recycling.

Re: Sad ...

John McGaw

I've found Home Furniture 7,8,9 so far. Have Woodworking 23-45 with a few gaps. Found a few of the British Woodturning magazine but I had already dumped large stack of them on the bench at the Guild meeting last night. Went to the recycling center just now but the only thing I dumped so far were three boxes of old aquarium and tropical fish magazines (I have had a lot of hobbies over the years). Now I have three empty boxes to stuff more crap into but maybe those will be the problem of my executor...

I saw the writing on the wall

Dick Coers

When Christopher Schwarz left and started his own company. I thought the magazine might be in trouble, but then didn't think that much about it. Makes more sense now.

Re: I saw the writing on the wall

Ron in Sterling, CT

Your are right Dick. The first sign was Chris leaving. Then the big 3 left. When Megan left I said to myself "it is all over". Guess what. To bad. It was once a good magazine.

Ron

Re: F&W Files for Bankruptcy

MartinMJ

Christopher Schwarz has a blog entry on the F&W Bankruptcy on his Lost Art Press website.

It is a business story of failure that some have experienced, might know someone who

experienced or nearly all have read about.

Re: F&W Files for Bankruptcy

A.J. Hamler

I followed the link in one of the stories about this to a full list of F+W's creditors. Unfortunately, I'm on it. Figures that this happens in the month royalty checks are due to go out.

A.J.

Re: F&W Files for Bankruptcy

Bob Lang

My guess is that's the list of people they want to avoid paying.

Bob Lang

Re: F&W Files for Bankruptcy

A.J. Hamler

Looks like I'm in good company.