Linn's And Amos Advantage

For some months I have been receiving Linn's Stamp Newsletter to the inbox of an email address I rarely use. Once a month it arrived until recently, then once a week. I had a quick look at this newsletter on occasion but did not pay too much attention......until the last one.

The announcement of the death of Karl Malden quickly got my attention as I had not heard of this sad event. He was a very wonderful actor and the news saddened me somewhat. I was quite surprised to learn that he was highly revered in the US stamp community and that he was a long time collector.

But what surprised me even more was what happened next.
By a fluke I clicked on the newsletter, you could say my finger slipped, and HEY PRESTO! the newsletter became Linns Stamp weekly !!. The whole paper, free in the inbox of an email I hardly open. So I checked back and I found 5 further copies in their entirety, since June 17 I have been receiving them.

When I found the first copy, I checked closer and read that "your subscription to Linn's stamp News is sponsored by Amos Advantage". It went on to say that they were suppliers of Collectors accessories.

I have never heard of them and how did I manage to get a digital subscription in this way??
Could it be only temporary as a Advertisement??

It seems strange to me.
Anyway, it is a good read so now I have some catching up to do.

Has anyone else had this good fortune ??
Or know about Amos Advantage??

Londonbus1.....Off to Google

I know of Amos Advantage because of my subscribtion to Linns. I believe they are the parent company or subsidary of each other. They are also related to Scott Stamp Monthly and a few other magazines. As for why you are receiving it without you soliciting I do not know....and I won't tell.

Thanks for not telling !

Amos is the parent company to Linn's & Scott's.

Mike

I won't tell either....

Butch

Amos (like other publishing companies) will occasionally provide free samples/subscriptions to select individuals. Sometimes it's 1 sample issue, sometimes a shortened subscription, sometimes a full subscription.

They've been pushing their digital Linn's recently, and it appears that part of the push involves sample subscriptions through a subset of the newsletters. Congratulations.

I've had my free digital Linn's subscription for well over a year, and they haven't asked me to renew... yet.

I buy the majority of my supplies from Amos Advantage. Their prices are very competitive, they offer good service and I've never had a complaint. I'm glad you've found them!

P.S. I buy the rest of my supplies from Subway.

I am giving this thread a 'bump' for a number of reasons.
I recently read about the merger of Linns and SSM [mentioned elsewhere earlier this week on another thread] and was quite surprised that SSM is folding having such a worldwide reputation.

My subscription to Linns is still ongoing, over 1 year now and still no clue as to how it happened. I hope I will get the special edition next week !

But I have discovered something else today which led me to writing here on this long-dormant topic.
I never took any notice of the advertisements for other magazines when I clicked into Linns. Namely SSM, Scott Stamp Values, Stamp Product Guide and 3 Coin Magazines. This morning whilst reading Linns, I discovered I could also read the other magazines !
So I went back and checked other copies from the last year....and yes, I could open them too

So, for 16 months, I have had a free subscription to 7 magazines and still don't know how it came about !

Amazing. No complaining from this end. I have just phoned my boss to ask him for two weeks off so I can do some reading !

Paypal, on the other hand, is another story

Londonbus1...full of magazines

Oh Help ! I could be reading here forever !

LB, PUT THAT DOWN!! someones toilet is backed up...

it's nice to have access to the archives.. isn't it?

ps.. go buy my stamps for sale.. one of them is flags..

LB1: I have been enjoying the same free service.

Free eh? Where do I sign up

Must be a clue somewhere...

I had a subscription to the print version and just assumed they kept sending me the digital version when my subscription expired. Since it's unusable with a dial-up connection, I just delete it.

It really cost's them nothing or near nothing to do, and they are probably picking up some extra revenue by doing it... just like spamming.

I wonder if they include these digital, give-away subscriptions on their advertising rate card.

What a great kind of spam !

I hope they keep it coming.

Don't tell anyone folks will you

Londonbus1

I, too, was pleasantly surprised when I realized I had access to SSM and its archives (as well as the other magazines. The stamp values magazine is very handy). I subscribed to the digital version of Linn's and really enjoy reading it each week. I think that even if I did not get it free, $9.95 USD is a very reasonable cost of a yearly subscription.

LB, I am jealous of your freebie, though.