Pen World Part Deux

Just as I finished writing my previous post the new issue came today;  the 
larger format is different and OK I can deal with it (its no different  from 
Cigar Aficionado being of a different format) but the editorial  leaning is as 
all have noted, quite away from vintage and moving towards the  luxury end of 
the hobby.
 
For me this a paradigm shift that places Pen World in the same category as  
the Robb Report or Dupont Registry; dealing with products and services the  
average middle class pen collector can ill afford.  
 
At the "re-up" I will let the subscription lapse or I may give it one more  
year; maybe the publishers and editors will listen to the broader constituency  
and revert to the old focus.  I think Stylus will probably surpass PW as  the 
collectors' magazine of choice, at least IMHO.
 
While change is good, drastic shifts are not..and this is a drastic  shift.
 
- Dan Dobrjanskyj

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