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Hey,
Another strange day in Paradise. I receive negative industry reports once in a while, from bullshit to legitimate complaints, most of which I don’t post. If I feel it’s straight-forward I share it with the company or shop, so they have the opportunity to correct the error.
There’s a major reason I don’t blab these all over Bikernet. Our industry is small and in most cases struggling to survive. We live in a world of Wal-Marts and cheap products from overseas. We live in a world of constantly expanding regulation. We are lucky custom is still allowed. We need to support the small American manufacturer and custom shop, forever.
On the other hand, the big corporate giants taking advantage of underpaid citizens and talents need to take another look at what they are doing and try to return American quality to their business model.
The magazine industry was slated to fail with the advent of the Internet, but they did fine, grew in some cases, and some magazines today are giants. Then greedy distributors started to attack the industry and take all the newsstand profits. Magazines immediately cut staffs and the talents delivering the content.
I see writers, editors, and photographers on the streets constantly trying to make a living. Life isn’t fair, dammit.
Let’s hit the news quick, before I say the wrong thing. We here at Bikernet try to work with all the mags in our industry and the talents. We do our part to keep them afloat and in the Wind.
– To read all the articles in this week’s Bikernet News click HERE.
