tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post376186986392553708..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Sunday Morning Bonus Pulp: Argosy, May 11, 1935James Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-27169526921706648192013-06-23T09:55:26.299-05:002013-06-23T09:55:26.299-05:00A dime really could buy alot in 1935. According to...A dime really could buy alot in 1935. According to the inflation calculator 10 cents in 1935 would be worth almost $1.70 in today's money.<br /><br />But there is no way a publisher could produce a magazine like ARGOSY for $1.70 today. Frankly, I don't think it could even be done for $10.00. The digest SF and crime magazines have a cover price of $4.99 but the pulp size held alot more fiction and was bigger.<br /><br />Back in the thirties you could make a living selling magazines for a dime. Today, it would be impossible. The only solution is to attend PulpFest this July 25 and buy old back issues of ARGOSY, many of them will be priced at $10 or lower. <br /><br />Better than a time machine!Walker Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16089880902426182100noreply@blogger.com