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This is not likely to happen IMHO; publications in small markets (and ours
IS
small compared to say dressage/hunter-jumper) are usually a labor of love
and
not profitable. I myself would love to see tighter editing and cleaner
graphics (some stories are downright miserable to read through the
multicolored doo-dads), but recognize that a professionally trained staff
would be out of the question.
Small-budget publications also cannot afford to pay much, if anything, to
professional writers, so rely on submissions, which often come from those
who
have something to "sell" the readership. >>
I don't know if I can agree with this - Cal Arab (now Pacific & SW Arabian)
started very small and seemed to plateau, until bought by the Blackburns. It
is a tight-budgeted publication of SUPERB quality and really excellent
editing and quality ads. I think that if Susan was interested in producing a
quality pub ON TIME, she could do it. Gettin it out on time is not
necessarily as closely related to $$ as it is to commitment, and this is what
separates TB from the other lower budget pubs, IMHO.
san