NutmegMagazine Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Hi folks, Apologies for interrupting this forum but we think this is of interest to all Scottish football fans. We're hoping to launch a Blizzard-like quarterly. A long-form, publication about Scottish football. We're doing it without an agenda. Simply to give a platform to a different type of football writing, in a different format. It would be around 200 pages and a cross between a book and a magazine. And we're doing it because of our love of the game. And you can help support what we're planning by pledging at Kickstarter to take out from 1 - 4 subscriptions or become a Nutmeg Patron: If we don't reach our target, then you pay nothing. Please help spread the word on Twitter and FB if you can. We have till noon on April 3 to reach the target that will allow us it commission, print and distribute the launch issue. Nutmeg Twitter Nutmeg Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insert Amusing Pseudonym Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Really like the sound of it although I think you've been pretty ambitious with the pledge levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Minertaur Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I'm more of a cinammon fan myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellAnderson Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I've backed it for three issues. Hope it gets off the ground, its depressing having to rely on the same batch of hacks and agenda driven former players for "journalism" in Scottish Football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williemillersmoustache Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Very much in favour of this, good luck. However, I am tight as a ducks arse so will wait until all the episodes are on sale on VHS in the Fine Fare bargain bin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capt_oats Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Already subscribe to The Blizzard so am very much in favour of this so backed it at the weekend. Best of luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Print media is a dead duck. Best of luck though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quitongo's Left Peg Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Print media is a dead duck. Best of luck though. Not all forms of print media. The Blizzard is a perfect example of fans wanting a higher standard of journalism in a format that can be kept forever. They also do a digital version - something I'm sure Nutmeg will offer also. Also, physical book sales at Waterstones e.g. rose 5% last year, with ebook sales dropping dramatically across the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 with ebook sales dropping dramatically across the board. Not really though, http://fortune.com/2015/09/24/ebook-sales/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quitongo's Left Peg Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Not really though, http://fortune.com/2015/09/24/ebook-sales/ So a U.S. opinion piece? Waterstones have stopped selling ebook readers altogether because of "pitiful" sales in the U.K. I personally prefer the physical book, but there's definitely a happy medium to be found between the two. As I said before, the Blizzard has shown there is a market for football periodicals and one that specialises in Scottish football would definitely find a customer base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 So a U.S. opinion piece? Waterstones have stopped selling ebook readers altogether because of "pitiful" sales in the U.K. I personally prefer the physical book, but there's definitely a happy medium to be found between the two. As I said before, the Blizzard has shown there is a market for football periodicals and one that specialises in Scottish football would definitely find a customer base. You're right, all the sources you quoted were much better. Books will always be around in some form, but they will go the way of the cassette and even CD's soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunty Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Can someone explain the Blizzard to me. I've never bought a copy so don't know if it's worth backing this new one or not. Best explanation I've had so far is it's a cross between a book and a magazine with really long winding articles. Is that fair? Not taking the piss, if it sounds interesting I'll consider back/buying it. Though a publication full of 2,000 word articles and I would likely lose interest quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insert Amusing Pseudonym Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Can someone explain the Blizzard to me. I've never bought a copy so don't know if it's worth backing this new one or not. Best explanation I've had so far is it's a cross between a book and a magazine with really long winding articles. Is that fair? Not taking the piss, if it sounds interesting I'll consider back/buying it. Though a publication full of 2,000 word articles and I would likely lose interest quickly. 2000 words isn't very much.Definitely don't get the Blizzard in your case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7-2 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Anything new in Scottish football media would have to prove to me first it really was different and not just the usual sycophantic Old Firm craps. Some of the names on that list don't have me reaching for my wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow-sheep Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Looks really interesting but still a long way to go to reach their target. Never come across The Blizzard but looks right up my street, going to give it a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Hi folks, Apologies for interrupting this forum but we think this is of interest to all Scottish football fans. We're hoping to launch a Blizzard-like quarterly. A long-form, publication about Scottish football. We're doing it without an agenda. Simply to give a platform to a different type of football writing, in a different format. It would be around 200 pages and a cross between a book and a magazine. And we're doing it because of our love of the game. And you can help support what we're planning by pledging at Kickstarter to take out from 1 - 4 subscriptions or become a Nutmeg Patron: If we don't reach our target, then you pay nothing. Please help spread the word on Twitter and FB if you can. We have 19 days to reach our target that will allow us it commission, print and distribute the launch issue. Nutmeg Twitter Nutmeg Facebook Nutmeg....sounds like an anti ginger bias imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountyFan Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Pledged. Good luck. Definitely a market for some real football journalism in this country. Although if it ends up being full of old firm shite I want my money back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow-sheep Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Pledged. Good luck guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArabGaz Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Can someone explain the Blizzard to me. I've never bought a copy so don't know if it's worth backing this new one or not. Best explanation I've had so far is it's a cross between a book and a magazine with really long winding articles. Is that fair? Not taking the piss, if it sounds interesting I'll consider back/buying it. Though a publication full of 2,000 word articles and I would likely lose interest quickly. The Blizzard have started offering free audio versions of past articles on iTunes which should give you an idea of what their content is like. For me it can, at times, come across as being a bit pretentious but they still do have a lot of genuinely interesting articles on subjects that you will probably know very little about. The Daily Record it certainly is not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NutmegMagazine Posted March 16, 2016 Author Share Posted March 16, 2016 Thanks to those that have pledged so far. Keep spreading the word.We really do want to create a different style of football publication, somewhere between a book and a magazine with long reads about Scottish football's past, present and future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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