I like testing publication strategies. I started self-publishing my own books in 2011 after having bad experiences with traditional publishers. This worked out amazingly well for about a decade. Over the last few years, book piracy eliminated many of the sales, and we have retreated from further new editions. However, I still always crave something more. My hope is that UNREDACTED Magazine can continue to scratch that itch.
The first seven issues of this magazine were completely free and supported by advertisements from sponsors. Many readers were bothered by these sponsorships and ads, so we tried something new with the previous edition (008). We made it completely ad-free. We asked people to donate toward the next issue if they found value in our work.
Unfortunately, only a few people offered financial support, while our downloads were at an all-time high (52,000 readers within 28 days). We suspect some of that was bots, but we have decent bot blocking on the site through Cloudflare which seems to work well. We did not notice any spike in book sales, but we suspect a few people contributed that way as well. We sincerely thank those who contributed! We will find a way to reward you.
I had low expectations, but not that low. This would not pay the bills, not even the layout. We weren't upset. We were not counting on any payments, and we even said that people should not feel compelled to donate. We were just curious of what would happen. Again, we like experiments and knew we might be volunteering our time and resources.
We really like having no ads. It makes things much easier and allows us to focus every page on content. With this issue (009), we are trying something new yet again. This issue has a price of $10 and is only available to those who pay.
If you like our research and feel it is worth $10, please purchase a copy of this magazine. This may fail too. Who knows. I confess I have no idea what I am doing. I am just having fun creating things which I hope a few others will enjoy. However, I need to pay those who assist. We scaled back the layout in this issue and will focus more on the content.
I now present issue 009 of UNREDACTED Magazine. All articles were written by myself and the UNREDACTED team, so there is no individual attribution.
No third-party ads. No outside sponsors. No conflicts of interest. No fluff. No filler. No agenda. Only detailed information.
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Articles:
From The Editor
SMS Is Monitored and Censored
Controlling VoIP Integrity
What’s In Your Wallet Part II
Intercepting, Monitoring & Recording HD Radio
The OPNsense Home Firewall
The pfSense Home Firewall
Bringing Back Desktop Push-To-Talk
Mapping Traffic Cameras with DeFlock
YouTube Client Alternatives
Offline Maps Revisited
I Have Control of Your New Vehicle
New Benefits of the Strapless Mask
Testing the New Voip.ms Mobile App
Credit Card Expiration Tip
Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta Release Available
AI Lie Detection During Employment Interviews
Opting Out of AI Training
Alternative Apple Hardware
Auditing Open-Source Code with AI
Reader Q & A / Feedback
Final Thoughts
