Hey, Melissa. Good holiday cheer to all you other familiar and newer Chatters. Yes it is unfortunate that this magazine is having to fold. I, however, have not taken a subscription to a doll magazine for almost 2 years, given that collecting dolls is all-consuming and takes up a lot of space. I've got so many klunky dolls to liquidate that I'm dreading the process of the selling. But it has to be done before I'll commit to any serious re-collecting.
Having said that, I have needed to purchase a few recent doll magazines because I wanted to read up on what Madame Alexander has been doing with its ultra limited Cissy line. Couldn't find "Dolls" or "Doll Reader" except at Borders' magazine section. "Barbie Bazaar" I once could find at Waldenbooks, but no more, and it was only at Borders. "Contemporary Doll" was the one other doll magazine I saw at Borders. I remember when it read like a high-falutin' collector magazine, but I think its toned down the high-brow . Maybe I was too late for the current issues of other magazines. Geesh, it's a grueling business to be in publishing. Regards, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: Bradford To: Pat Brown ; CandiChat Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 3:56 PM Subject: Re: Doll News
Hi, Pat! Glad to see you are still here. The letter I got said it was due to health matters that she decided to stop publishing. Don't know any more than that... Melissa
Was there any particular reason(s) for the ceasing of publication other than the obvious--it's all consuming and not the least lucrative to publish a doll magazine? Yes, I'm still around--lurking. Regards, pat Brown
Hi, all! Happy holidays to each & every one! Just a couple little bits of dollie news. Vicky will no longer be publishing Dolls In Print. Looks like the last issue was the Winter one. Those with subscriptions are getting pro-rated refunds. Sigh! Another good doll magazine "down the tubes"... There are some nice new 11 1/2" and 15 1/2" doll patterns out from Simplicity & Jo-Ann is having a $1.99 sale on Simplicity patterns through the end of the month, I believe. There is even a picture of Charice wearing one of the 90's outfits in the latest Simplicity catalog. Just thought you might be interested. Melissa in MD (decked in holly & dollies)