We Bitches Have To Stick Together
Many people have been talking about the impending death of the publishing industry. Newspapers are being replaced by online media as ways for people to gain information. Unfortunately with that decline also comes a knock to magazines such as Bitch. Now we bitches need to come together to help save Bitch.
First the bad news: The print publishing industry as a whole is staring into a void. Across the board, newsstand magazine sales are in a slump, subscriber numbers are down, and paper and postal costs continue to rise. But it's not magazines like US Weekly or Vogue that you'll see disappearing from the newsstands—they have the parent companies and the resources to weather industry ill winds. It's the small, independent magazines like Bitch that will disappear, because the odds are already stacked high against us. And simply put: We need to raise $40,000 by October 15th in order to print the next issue of Bitch.
Yes, $40,000 sounds like a lot of money. But with so many of us supporters just a few dollars each can quickly add up to a lot. If you're not already a subscriber why not get a subscription now. And add in another for a friend that you know who would love some honest bitching.
Mike Pouraryan
