The Icelandic Canadian - 01.06.1984, Page 9

THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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AT THE EDITOR’S DESK
NEW SUBSCRIPTION FEES
At the May 1984 meeting of the Editorial
Board of the “Icelandic-Canadian” maga-
zine, it was decided to increase the annual
subscription fee for the magazine — to
begin with the Fall 1984 issue. Those
whose subscription ends with the Fall 1984
issue will be billed at that time at the new
rates:
Regular annual subscription . . $15.00
Two-year subscription
(if paid in advance)....... $28.00
Gift subscriptions
(if 3 or more are paid
at the same time) .... each $13.00
Single copies (current/
back issues).......postpaid $ 4.50
The new subscription fees reflect the
increasing cost of the magazine’s produc-
tion, and represent the first price increase
in two years. For the Spring 1982 issue of
the magazine, each copy cost $2.50 to
typeset, paste-up, print, collate, bind, trim,
and mail (or $2.50 x 4 issues = $10.00 per
subscriber each year). By the Spring 1984
issue, this cost had increased to $3.05 per
copy ($3.05 x 4 = $12.20 per year).
At the present time, the magazine re-
ceives approximately 75% of its total
revenues from subscription fees, 17% from
advertisers, 6% from grants and the re-
maining 2% from subscriber donations.
Almost 90% of the total money received is
spent to prepare, print and mail the
magazine, with the remaining 10% used to
cover advertising and incidental expenses.
The magazine pays no salaries to the Editor
or the Editorial Board, nor does it maintain
any business offices.
In all likelihood, there will be no further
increases in the magazine subscription fee
for the next two years. _Enc Jonasson
* * *
JOHN MATTHIASSON’S
RESIGNATION
At a recent meeting of our Magazine
Board John informed us that due to a heavy
work load, he had no choice but to submit
his resignation. This announcement was
received by the Board with deeply felt
regret.
During his tenure as Associate Editor,
John has made a substantial contribution to
our journal. We all express our gratitude
for his loyal, gentlemanly devotion to the
objectives of The Icelandic Canadian.
We’ll miss you and June. It is to be hoped
that in due course you will consider re-
joining us.
* * *
ERRATA IN OUR SPRING ISSUE,
1984
In the article FROM GLASGOW TO
QUEBEC CITY, 1880
(a) page 17, right hand columnn, line 19-
compatroits should read compatriots,
(b) page 20, line 20 - Minnesota, Lyon
county . . . should read Minneota,
Lyon county. (Minneota, minus the
letter “s”, refers to a town in Lyon
county, Mn. It was the main urban
concentration for Icelanders in that
county).
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