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Anyone know what is going on with Scott/Amos? I thought only Linn's was going all digital, but the Scott monthly magazine was still in print, but I have not received a new issue in several months.
Now I am seeing the 2025 US Specialized catalog was supposed to be released in October on this year has not been made available in print yet?
Thanks,
Josh
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The Virtual Stamp Club has been following this:
Financial Woes for Major Publisher?
https://virtualstampclub.com/lloydblog/? ...
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@jahayward Excellent, thank you. Sounds like things are being resolved. The loss of Scott would be a major blow to the hobby.
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THhe stamp community forum has a discussion thread on this issue as well.
https://www.stampcommunity.org/topic.asp ...
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Per Lloyd, the CEO of Amos said the printing of the SSM has resumed but made no comment on the other aspects such as printing of the 2025 US specialized.
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Text of the Email
December 2, 2024
Dear Stamp Subscribers and Advertisers,
Earlier this year, a business dispute arose between Amos Media, Linn's and Scott Catalogues parent company, and our contracted printing partner responsible for producing our coin and stamp publications. Despite repeated efforts to resolve the matter swiftly, the situation persisted for several months.
Please know that this was never an attempt to alter the delivery methods of Scott Stamp Monthly or the Scott Catalogues. Throughout this period, our top priority was to restore printing and delivery of the monthly, and USS and Classic catalogues. In the meantime, these products were made available in digital format to ensure uninterrupted access for our subscribers.
We are pleased to announce that the Scott Stamp Monthly December issue will be mailed during the week of December 16th. Furthermore, the Scott Specialized and Classic catalogues will be mailed sometime in January and February 2025. As these production dates approach, we will be in touch with more details on timing. Pre-orders will be honored and filled in the order they were received.
Regarding the unprinted September, October, and November monthly issues:
• For Subscribers: we will extend print subscription expiration dates proportionately to account for this disruption.
• For Advertisers: we will extend a 30% rate discount for those printed ads in the form of a credit towards future ads to account for this disruption. A 5% rate discount will be credited for Scott Specialized and Classic catalogues.
We deeply regret any inconvenience or loss of trust this situation may have caused. As we prepare to celebrate our 149th anniversary in 2025, we remain committed to providing the trusted information collectors rely on in the ever-evolving field of philately. Thank you for your patience and loyalty as we continue to guide and serve the stamp community into the future.
Sincerely,
The Linn's and Scott Team
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I wonder why they could not have said much of this earlier and the "business dispute" is unclear. Reports elsewhere said it was a cash flow issue.
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There is of course the possibility that the business dispute is about cash flow...
If the printer is not paid, that would certainly be a dispute and reason enough to stop the presses.
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Hi All,
Anyone know what is going on with Scott/Amos? I thought only Linn's was going all digital, but the Scott monthly magazine was still in print, but I have not received a new issue in several months.
Now I am seeing the 2025 US Specialized catalog was supposed to be released in October on this year has not been made available in print yet?
Thanks,
Josh
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03:35:33pm
re: Status of Printed Scott Magazine and Catalogs?
The Virtual Stamp Club has been following this:
Financial Woes for Major Publisher?
https://virtualstampclub.com/lloydblog/? ...
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@jahayward Excellent, thank you. Sounds like things are being resolved. The loss of Scott would be a major blow to the hobby.
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re: Status of Printed Scott Magazine and Catalogs?
THhe stamp community forum has a discussion thread on this issue as well.
https://www.stampcommunity.org/topic.asp ...
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(Modified by Moderator on 2024-11-28 06:18:03)
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re: Status of Printed Scott Magazine and Catalogs?
Per Lloyd, the CEO of Amos said the printing of the SSM has resumed but made no comment on the other aspects such as printing of the 2025 US specialized.
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Text of the Email
December 2, 2024
Dear Stamp Subscribers and Advertisers,
Earlier this year, a business dispute arose between Amos Media, Linn's and Scott Catalogues parent company, and our contracted printing partner responsible for producing our coin and stamp publications. Despite repeated efforts to resolve the matter swiftly, the situation persisted for several months.
Please know that this was never an attempt to alter the delivery methods of Scott Stamp Monthly or the Scott Catalogues. Throughout this period, our top priority was to restore printing and delivery of the monthly, and USS and Classic catalogues. In the meantime, these products were made available in digital format to ensure uninterrupted access for our subscribers.
We are pleased to announce that the Scott Stamp Monthly December issue will be mailed during the week of December 16th. Furthermore, the Scott Specialized and Classic catalogues will be mailed sometime in January and February 2025. As these production dates approach, we will be in touch with more details on timing. Pre-orders will be honored and filled in the order they were received.
Regarding the unprinted September, October, and November monthly issues:
• For Subscribers: we will extend print subscription expiration dates proportionately to account for this disruption.
• For Advertisers: we will extend a 30% rate discount for those printed ads in the form of a credit towards future ads to account for this disruption. A 5% rate discount will be credited for Scott Specialized and Classic catalogues.
We deeply regret any inconvenience or loss of trust this situation may have caused. As we prepare to celebrate our 149th anniversary in 2025, we remain committed to providing the trusted information collectors rely on in the ever-evolving field of philately. Thank you for your patience and loyalty as we continue to guide and serve the stamp community into the future.
Sincerely,
The Linn's and Scott Team
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I wonder why they could not have said much of this earlier and the "business dispute" is unclear. Reports elsewhere said it was a cash flow issue.
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There is of course the possibility that the business dispute is about cash flow...
If the printer is not paid, that would certainly be a dispute and reason enough to stop the presses.
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