Comments on: InDesign Magazine Issue 30 Tackles Biz Cards and TOCs

By: greg

greg — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:35:52 +0000

Terri, is there a way you can do the early release on something other than box.net? My company (and I suspect many others) block that site as a peer-to-peer filesharing service. I’m unable to download the magazine until you post it up on your site. Kinda depressing that it’s available, but I can’t get it. I’m not really sure why it’s posted on two different locations in the first place. Why not post it on your site when it’s available? The email is worded like it’s a “benefit” of being a subscriber to get the early download link. But if you can only download as a subscriber, who is it that’s not getting this “benefit” of the early download?

By: Jennie

Jennie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:55:23 +0000

I think Terri misspoke in her last paragraph…they were working much faster than the speed of human! I have my magazine and can’t wait until this evening to read it. I’ll have to though, as my boss really prefers that I accomplish something tangible while at work…he is funny that way.

Thanks again to everyone at IDS and IDM!!!

By: Terri Stone

Terri Stone — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:32:23 +0000

Hi folks. I’m the editor in chief of InDesign Magazine.

If you’re a current subscriber who didn’t receive an email message on 6/9 alerting you to the availability of the June/July 2009 issue, please send an email to me at tstone@indesignmag.com. I’ll personally send you the download info after confirming your subscription. (So I can confirm, please use the email address that’s associated with your magazine subscription.)

But first, please add @indesignmag.com to your email white list. The problem is almost certainly that a spam filter is intercepting your message.

Now, regarding the fact that the June/July 2009 issue (#30) isn’t yet showing up on indesignmag.com for current subscribers. This is an engineering error that we will fix as soon as possible. In the meantime, the box.net links are still available for current subscribers. New subscribers can access the June/July 2009 issue without a problem. Which is very annoying, I know!!

So a big thanks to all you subscribers, and a promise that we’re working on the errors and will fix them as soon as humanly possible.

By: Leigh

Leigh — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:28:49 +0000

The link hasn’t come in yet for me either.

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:24:53 +0000

Oh! Sorry, Jenny, I should have confirmed before I said anything. You’re right (of course!)… something has gone terribly wrong. I have a call in to get it up live on the site.

In the meantime, check your spam filters, etc… that’s usually what happens when people don’t get the email. As Harbs mentioned, there are direct links to the downloads at box.net in the email. (Sometimes all those download links in the html email triggers the spam filters.)

By: Harbs

Harbs — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:18:33 +0000

Yeah. I think it’s only available as of yet by the box.net link…

By: Jennie

Jennie — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:13:26 +0000

It doesn’t show as available yet. I checked that first.

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:10:18 +0000

@Jennie and James: Hm! That is mysterious. Yes, the issue shipped last week. (I was feeling bad for getting the news late here.) Try going to indesignmag.com and logging in with your account info; you should be able to download it from there.

By: Harbs

Harbs — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:51:08 +0000

I got mine on the 9th…

By: James Fritz

James Fritz — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:38:58 +0000

I haven’t received it yet either. Have the email links for subscribers gone out yet?