FROM THE
EDITOR
Vanish magazine breaks all
records with over 60,000
downloads!!!
W
HAT AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF DOWNLOADS. To
celebrate this achievement
we have put together a BUMPER issue.
160 pages filled with everything you
would want to read from contributors
all around the world. This is without a
doubt the most International Magic
Magazine out there today. When we
started this magazine we knew there
was a huge gap in the market for a
magazine that is truly international,
and it seems we are filling the void.
My goal is to reach over 100,000 magicians by the end of the year, and the
way things are going this will happen
sooner than later, especially with the
way technology is quickly changing.
The e-mails that come in on a daily
basis are all saying the same thing,
“I’m loving this magazine!!!!!! One of the
BEST that I’m reading. Very up to date
and cutting edge!!!! - Greg Wick.
FISM has come and gone. I have put
the results in the NEWS section, but
chose not to do a review of the convention because it has been so wildly
covered on the Internet that it is now
6
old news. This shows you how the
Internet is changing the publishing
business. This is part of the reason
so many newspapers and printed
magazines are having to close down.
Readership for paper magazines
world wide is on the down slide as emagazines become the norm. By the
time they print a news story people
have read all about it online. With so
many downloads for Vanish it certainly
appears there is a huge movement towards magicians wanting to read their
magazines on iPads or computers. The
thirst for getting information instantly
is changing the publishing and magic
industry.
My team and I have been busy looking in to taking the next step with the
magazine so we can incorporate video
links, audio links and enable everything to work for iPads and Androids.
We have been testing various software
that will enable us to take this magazine to another level, and the tools that
will enable us to do it are here now.
In the past few months new code has
been developed that is changing the
magazine and book industry making
it affordable to do what we want. No
Paul Romhany
info@paulromhany.com
www.vanishmagazine.com
more having to pay excessive fees for
somebody to design an iPad Application for a magazine.
This is a very special issue for me
because it gave me the chance to
interview Richard Webster. Spending
time with him was such a pleasure,
and a great learning experience. For
anybody who is looking at increasing
their income be sure to read his story
on horoscope parties. Also, a special
mention to Richard and Neal Scryer
for allowing me to print my favorite
routine from their new book “Neal
Scryer and Friends.” I started performing this myself, and it has become my
favorite card routine. It is probably the
best effect with a Svengali Deck I have
ever come across.
Finally, a special mention and thank
you to our advertisers. Because of
them we can keep this magazine FREE,
so please click the links and support
them. Their continued support will
enable us to take the next big step
and get this user friendly for all mobile
devices. If you would like to advertise
drop me an e-mail, or if you would your
e-book or trick reviewed let me know.
Paul Romhany