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Dear Sir,

Can I first of all say that I love this magazine, it’s eagerly waited every month for the last 11 years. The content is both technical if you’re that way inclined, and straightforward Porsche enthusiasm otherwise for us less technical but 911 lovers all the same. I have owned for the last ten years like yourself a 1998 996 Gen1 with 77K on the clock, Arctic silver Tiptronic, which I wouldn’t part with for love nor money, due to the pleasure it has given not only me but my daughters who regularly fight over who it’s going to be left to. We have resolved this matter and are duly on the lookout for another 911 addition to the fold.

I always read the editorial as it is always written, by yourself and your predecessor before you Mr Raby, from a 911 fan’s perspective and not as an editor of a magazine. Long may you continue to steer the ship. Now to other matters. I am slightly confused over issue 189 and the inclusion of the bookazine: at first I thought it was not included with my edition and I contacted your good selves, who as ever were so helpful and courteous and sent me another edition of which I duly received today, but to my dismay also didn’t include said bookazine. Can you clear this up for me, is there an actual physical printed version or is this a digital addition to issue 189? I hope to continue to enjoy these wonderful icons for years to come.

A good point well made, Pat, and it does need clearing up. The bookazine bundle was something we put on the newsstand only (alongside a small increase in price to reflect the added value, of course). Due to the additional costs involved from our side, as well as the fixedprice nature of a subscription, we couldn’t roll this out to subscribers without making a loss. We are, however, sincerely grateful for the loyalty shown by our subscribers – particularly in these current times – so we are working on releasing a digital version so that subscribers may access and enjoy this content too. More soon!