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CU Amiga Magazine Closes From: Tony Horgan (tony.horgan@ecm.emap.com) Editor, CU Amiga Magazine (13 Aug 1998 17:48:55) It is with great regret that I have to inform you that the October 1998 issue of CU Amiga will be the last ever published. CU Amiga Magazine recently dipped into a state of unprofitability, from which it looked unlikely to emerge. The decision to close the magazine was taken by EMAP in light of the magazine's overall financial performance and the lack of prospects for any immediate or short term recovery. It is ironic that CU Amiga should close as the world's best selling Amiga magazine, but recently its financial returns have started to outweigh its overheads. While it has been customary for costs to be cut in order to stave off the closure of magazines, it was decided that CU Amiga would be laid to rest without suffering the indignities of having half its pages removed and the remaineder printed on toilet paper in black and white. Neither will it be sold off to another company to be published on a shoe string and run into the ground. The CU Amiga editorial team were obviously very sorry to hear the news and would like to pass on their sincere thanks to everyone who has helped make CU Amiga such a success and so much fun to work on over its many years of existence. Further details can be found on the CU Amiga website: http://www.cu-amiga.co.uk [Information on Amiga Format: (14 Aug 1998 09:03:50 GMT) Okay, I'm sorry to reply to you all in this way, but I'm getting so many emails on this topic I just have to. AF is in a much better financial situation than CU is, was or has been for a long time. I'm sorry to see them go too, but the simple fact of the matter is that we are here and we intend to be here for a long time yet. However, now, more than ever, the Amiga market is in the hands of its users. Without people buying software (whether it be commercial or shareware) and hardware we will soon join CU in magazine heaven... All the best, Ben Vost T: (+44) 01225 732337 Deputy Editor F: (+44) 01225 732341 Amiga Format ben.vost@futurenet.co.uk