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Anglophile Alert: Great Deals on British Related Magazine from Amazon.com

April 30, 2010 By jonathan 1 Comment

Amazon has some great discounts right now on magazine subscriptions – so it’s as good a time as any to purchase a subscription to your favorite Brit related magazine. Prices are good until May 31st so act quickly!

I highly recommend getting subscriptions if you love reading these magazines as it’s more affordable and it’s getting harder and harder to find these at local bookstores.

Britain Magazine Subscription – 1 Year $29.95 / 6 Issues

Realm Magazine – 1 Year $34.75 / 6 Issues

British Heritage Magazine Subscription – 1 Year $30 / 6 Issues

BBC Knowledge Magazine Subscription – 1 Year $29.95 / 6 Issues

BBC History Magazine Subscription – 1 Year $75 / 12 Issues

Even if you’re just looking for a subscription to non British related magazine, follow this link for great savings on every other magazine that Amazon.com offers.

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Where to Get BBC Magazine Subscriptions in the USA

March 10, 2010 By jonathan Leave a Comment

One of the great things about the BBC America shop is that they feature a lot of products that are hard to find in local stores. One product I’m really glad they offer are subscriptions to excellent BBC published magazine.

So, if you were wondering where to get a subscription of your favorite BBC magazines – look no further than the BBC America Shop for magazines.

Here’s a selection of my favorite BBC Magazines. BBC Knowledge is by far my favorite magazine as I love learning new things – so I’m glad to see you can buy a BBC Knowledge in America subscription here!

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The Guardian Releases Awesome New iPhone App

December 15, 2009 By jonathan Leave a Comment

One of the best British newspapers has finally released their own new iPhone app and it’s simply awesome.

I hope Rupert Murdoch is paying attention!

This paid app features access to the best content the Guardian has to offer. You can customize which news feeds to receive, so that you only download the news you care about.

You have the option to view photo galleries, listen to audio podcasts and see the most view stories.

There’s also an innovative option to download all the news for offline viewing so that you can read it anywhere. You can also see trending news topics which is very cool.

I’m in love with this app and I hope the Times of London implements something similar as they put up a paywall to their content in the next year.

The app is pretty cheap at $3.99/£2.99. Click here to purchase the Guardian iPhone App in iTunes:

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Time Out: London No Longer Available On US Newstands

July 14, 2009 By jonathan 4 Comments

I got an interesting tweet from @petermeza yesterday asking me where he could pick up recent editions of Time Out London – the venerable London events guide. Generally, I know of most of the places you can find these things and jotted off some suggestions for him.

Well, he got back to me later in the day to let me know that he called all my suggestions and NO ONE in the USA is carrying Time Out London anymore. The distributor stopped distributing them in the USA for some inexplicable reason.

This is very sad and Time Out London can be very useful in planning a trip to London or just seeing what’s going on. Heck it’s worth it just for the great articles!

But if you’re in the USA, you still have an option. You can order it direct from the UK here. You’ll pay a little more with exchange rates and with shipping but at least you’re still able to pick up a copy.

Buy Time Out: London in the USA here.

Also, if you’re ever looking for something British in the USA, feel free to ask me as I can usually help locate it.

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How to Get a London Times Subscription in the USA – Times of London in America

June 11, 2009 By jonathan 2 Comments

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My favorite British Newspaper is by far the London Times, specifically the Sunday Times. It’s a great newspaper, with a great history backed up by strong journalism.

The sheer amount of content in a Sunday Times is always impressive and keeps me occupied for weeks. You used to be able to pick up the Sunday Times in most big US cities at specialist newsstands. However, in recent years you pretty much can’t buy the UK edition of The Times anywhere, at least not in the Chicago area.

So, what’s an American Anglophile to do if he/she wants to read the London Times in the USA?

London Times Website

Of course, the easiest way to read the London Times is to visit their website. Most of what is in the newspaper ends up on the websites. It’s just not the quite as enjoyable as reading a physical paper. It’s still a great resource and I make sure to visit it everyday.

Cost: Free
Website: Times of London

Times of London E-Edition

The Times offers an innovative solution for overseas readers: The Times E-edition. They scan every page of the newspaper and post it online in an easy for read (and print off) format. You can read it the day it’s published, which is nice. It’s not very expensive and is a good substitute for the printed paper. Again, though, it’s just not the same as cracking open that beautiful Sunday Times Broadsheet.

Cost:

Single Issue: £2.50
Monthly: £8.99
Yearly: £89.99

London Times US Edition

The Times recently began publishing an US based edition based out of New York. Keep in mind that it’s substantially different than the UK edition. It wasn’t exactly clear what the differences were, so I wrote them and asked.

Please find some information explaining the differences between the UK and US editions of The Times:

US edition is 64pp and 96pp on Saturdays. It contains the best of The
Times – including content from Times2 and the Saturday sections,
especially the magazine. Having fewer pages obviously means that we have
to be selective!

The US edition Page 1 has at least 10 international (not UK) summary/
cross-reference stories (words and pictures). It’s heavy on Business
News – there are a lot of summaries on Page 2 under the headline Global
Business Briefing.

Unlike the UK edition, the news pages open with World News, which runs
all the way to the Comment/Opinion editorial section (which is identical
to the UK section). Times Britain starts after Oped.

Then you get Features – which is the best of Times 2 (or on Saturdays,
Saturday Extra). Then Business, then Register, which is just Obituaries.
Then a full page of Puzzles and Games (not in UK edition). Then The Game
and Sport.

There are some exclusive features (eg Michelle Henery’s New Yorker in
London column). All our US correspondents and commentators such as Gerry
Baker are well displayed – and the fact that the paper is smaller than
the UK edition means that you get natural feel of a bias towards
American news. It is very much aimed at serious, cosmopolitan business
folk in New York and the tri-state commuting area.

The Sunday Times would not contain all of the colour magazines
(Culture, Style & ST Magazine) you would receive Culture International
instead.

You can usually pick up the US edition of The Times at Newsstands in the New York Metro area.

You can purchase a subscription from OCS Media. Check out their website here.

Cost:

3 Months: $78.00
6 Months: $143
1 Year: $260.00

Order Subscriptions here.

UK Edition of the London Times in the USA

I’m a purist. I want the UK edition of the Sunday Times. Thankfully, there are still companies that will deliver the Sunday Times to your door in the US. IMS News is the big player and they specialize in mailing UK newspapers to the USA. I used to use this service when I could afford a subscription and you can rely on the papers getting to you a week after they’ve been published. I was very happy with this service and highly recommend it.

Cost:

Per Quarter: $165
1 Year: $660

To order a subscription to the Sunday Times, check out the IMS News website here.

Writer’s Note:

If any readers based in the UK would be interested in sending me the Sunday Times, I’m willing to barter ad space, blogging work, SEO work, etc for delivery. Contact me for more info.