Writer’s Digest Book Club to Close
As the art and business of writing makes the transformation into new media formats, the shifting sands of change continue to show the relentless decline of print media.
After nearly 30 years, the Writer’s Digest Book Club has stopped accepting members and will close down on October 31st, 2008. Here’s what they said on book club site:
It is with regret and sadness that we announce the closing of Writer’s Digest Book Club effective 10/31/08. Since its launch in 1979, Writer’s Digest Book Club has been a program of F+W Publications, Inc. which publishes quality instruction and inspiration for writers through the Writer’s Digest brand. In spite of the closing, we remain committed to the writing community, as we have for more than 80 years, and we’ll continue to produce the best content for our books, magazines, and online venues.
Our decision to close this Club did not come easily. Through member correspondence and feedback, we know Writer’s Digest Book Club has been a reliable source of information and inspiration for thousands of writers for almost 30 years. Book buyers today have many choices in where they purchase books and how they acquire writing related content. As a result, declining membership along with rising costs have negatively impacted the Club’s business model.
This isn’t the end however. Writer’s Digest will continue to make writing related books available through a new website storefront to be launched November 1st at http://www.fwbookstore.com/category/writers-digest
Additionally, there will still be the Writer’s Digest Magazine and their Writer’s Online Workshops and the Writer’s Market resource.
