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Product Reviews:
The Economist |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Brilliant. And concise.
Comments: Having read the Economist for several years now I did not realize how their writing had spoiled me until I sat down with a NY Times. The Economist conveys more information in 5 paragraphs than the NYT does in 5 pages. When you are sick of ego driven, paid-by-the-word drivel, grab the Economist. The obituaries alone are often worth the price. This is the gold standard and well worth your time and money. |
Rating: 1 (out of 5)
Summary: The magazine is excellent, however do not purchase it here
Comments: I am a fan of the magazine and think it's1of the best news/current affairs publications out there.
However...
my wife and I received a subscription as a wedding gift. It took a more than 4 months to finally get activated. In that time, no1at the economist would help me ('talk to Amazon'), and no1at Amazon would help me - 1st, I had to get the friend who purchased it for us to talk to them, which was a hassle. Second, they told him that ething was fine and that (guess what?) he'd have to chase it up with the economist.
Finally the subscription did surface and the magazines started arriving... like many people, we'd moved after the wedding. It took me several phone calls, emails, and attempts to use the online database (and another2months) to get my address successfully changed in the economist's database. You'd think that the economist, of all things, would have an efficient business operation.
So after 6 months (!!) we're finally getting the magazine as we should be.
If you want the economist, I'd endorse subscribing directly from the economist's website itself, and not going through a middle-man like amazon. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: Cuts through the "fluff"
Comments: I love the economist. Not a whole bunch of advertisements or articles about "how great Mr. X businessman is". Gives facts about current events in the world.
I was concerned that the articles would be slightly behind due to its weekly instead of daily publication, however I find that I get my daily news through other sources, and supplement with the Economist. The Economist goes in much more depth than almost all daily publications. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: great magazine
Comments: This is an all around great magazine if you like to keep up with current events. Especially with all the economic ups and downs right now, it is full of information. In many ways, I like it more than a newspaper, and it is published weekly. Worth the money for the subscription. Also I checked several discounts and it was cheaper through Amazon. |
Rating: 5 (out of 5)
Summary: The Economist Magazine-Hard Hitting Journalism and Comical Covers
Comments: The special reports are useful for getting perspective on today's major issues.Weekly publication insures that the issues are not stale by the time they get around to providing their own analysis.The Wall Street Journal will cover the issues and how you will be affected now,however the economist has more of a global perspective and will focus on different regions of the globe. This is also a great publication if you desire to be that typical haughty stand-offish sort of fellow(haha,it can have the effect of making you look like a smug a-hole), however overall this is a great product.Im satisified with my subscription. |
