Comments on: 5 Incredibly Specific Magazines

By: Prism

Prism — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:49:49 +0000

I haven’t yet subscribe to this rather specific and somewhat quirky quarterly magazine, however I buy it when it hits the newstands. Its motto is “When Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix.” Ring any bells?

By: gus

gus — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:53:21 +0000

One word, “Soldier of Fortune”.

By: Steph

Steph — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:48:40 +0000

I used to bowl in a league and as part of my league fees I received AMF Bowling. If you want to know who’s who in the world of bowling this is where you turn. It didn’t help my average however.

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 14:48:32 +0000

I work for the American Farriers Journal, also known as “The Hands On Magazine for Hoof-Care Professionals.” In other words, our audience is men and women who shoe horses for a living.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:54:57 +0000

On my first day of work as a Mechanical Engineering book editor in NYC, I was given “Tube and Pipe Quarterly” to read and review for potential book ideas. The other industry related magazines were not much better.

By: Tdave

Tdave — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:24:34 +0000

My mom worked for an industrial contractor, heating A/C ventilation, fire supression(sprinklers) division. In her office, I saw a copy of a mag that was devoted to ductwork and air-handling units. Everything you wanted to know about ductwork, and the people who install it. Even the ads were for such things as specific parts for industrial size HVAC units.

By: Tribling

Tribling — Thu, 29 May 2008 23:36:16 +0000

My Father, a scientist, used to subscribe to a magazine that I always thought was a total crack-up. “Lubes n’ Greases.” Took on whole new comedic interpretations as I got older…

By: GiftofGab

GiftofGab — Thu, 29 May 2008 21:03:43 +0000

These are specific? Apparently you’ve never seen the Mad Magazine spoofs on specific magazines. They would do things like “nose hair tweezer engraver’s monthly” and other VERY specific items. While it still does some parodys, they were much better 20 years ago…

By: the creature

the creature — Thu, 29 May 2008 20:24:53 +0000

i am a member of the International Clarinet Association. four times a year “The Clarinet” magazine graces my mailbox. good stuff.

Clarinetfest 2008 or bust!!!

By: Chris Higgins

Chris Higgins — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:22:44 +0000

I lived in a house in Tallahassee that received “VHS Rental Weekly” (or some such), and I used to read it over breakfast every morning. It’s amazing how many column inches they devoted to VHS rentals in the ’90s.