| Years ago, the idea of being able to pay your | | | | one you want. You don't have to order through |
| bills online was absurd. Getting your | | | | a pushy telemarketer. You don't have to send |
| paycheck automatically deposited into your | | | | out a card. You just have to turn on your |
| account through a computer was foreign. And | | | | computer and browse in the comfort of your |
| the idea of having a live conversation with | | | | home. Ordering your magazine subscription |
| someone via typing at a keyboard in another | | | | online is fast, easy, reliable, and often |
| state or country was crazy. | | | | cheaper. |
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| Now it seems crazy that it was considered | | | | Beyond subscriptions, you can usually search |
| crazy. Almost everything is done via | | | | for, find, and order back issues, special |
| computers these days: communications, | | | | editions, and old issues of magazines! |
| finances, and buying/ordering stuff. In the | | | | |
| past, the easiest way to read a magazine was | | | | If you know what magazine you'd like to |
| through going out and buying one. The easiest | | | | order, it's as easy as a few clicks away. If |
| way to subscribe was to fill out a card in | | | | you're unsure of what magazine you'd like to |
| the magazine and send it in. And the hardest | | | | subscribe to, it's easy to find |
| part was waiting for it to come. | | | | recommendations, other people's opinions, or |
| | | | browse by topic until one catches your eye. |
| As the world's technology grows, so do its | | | | The resources are limitless online! |
| options in almost every facet of life. | | | | |
| Magazines are distributed mainly per | | | | Once you decide on your magazine, all that's |
| location: where they're most likely to get | | | | left to order it. If you are like some weary |
| sold. A farmer magazine is not likely to sell | | | | Americans and have never ordered anything |
| in New York. A surfing magazine is not likely | | | | online before due to fear, or the fact it may |
| to sell in South Dakota. Hence, certain | | | | be out of your comfort zone, know that if you |
| interest groups are not likely sold in | | | | use a reputable, well-respected, secure |
| certain places. What if someone in New York | | | | company, you are likely to get what you want, |
| was or wants to be a farmer? How do they get | | | | with no strings attached. |
| a farming magazine? Online! | | | | |
| | | | As the years progress, so does the amount of |
| Not only do your options for which magazine | | | | things done online. People can work from |
| to get open up, but also the convenience of | | | | home, pay bills, meet their future husband, |
| ordering it is far easier. You don't have to | | | | and now, order magazines online, all from the |
| go out to a grocery store or bookstore and | | | | comfort of their own home. |
| look through all the magazines to find the | | | | |