I like magazines because you can take your time to look and reread whenever. I have two gift subscriptions-QNM and Quilter's Home-and really enjoy reading both. I have notebooks full of patterns I've saved from years past and will never be able to make so am not really looking for anything to make, just like seeing what is going on in the world of quilting. With that said, I would not subscribe myself but when my daughters offer I take them up on it. I look forward to seeing the mags even if I'm disappointed in all they have to offer. I would hate to see companies discontinue them but hope they see room for improvement. As someone said, for a new quilter, the patterns are not repeats. I also pick up mags from the guild table, look through them and return them for others. I go online too and print patterns I really like but you have to factor in the cost of printer ink and paper if you print a lot. I think its nice to have more than one medium to use to fulfill our passions.