I have been a long time subscriber to the New Yorker and am thrilled that you guys are now on-line. However, it is maddening that past issues - even the previous week's issue are not on-line. There are two articles in the October 7th issue that I wanted to mention on my blog. Neither one - the Oliver Sacks article nor the Nicholas Lemann article - seem to be available.
Here's a little clue about New Yorker readership patterns. Very few of us get to read the issue the week it comes out. Instead we stockpile the magazines - sometimes for two to three weeks. And then in an orgy of Sunday afternoon perusing or airplane reading, we catch up on those back issues. And there's a ton of good stuff in those issues that I'd love to mention in my blog - but I can't link to the excerpts because you guys have pulled it from your site.
You guys have great great stuff - please make it available on-line. It can only help improve readership.
I will say that it is a godsend that all the cartoons are available.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Kesler
