Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is my first magazine subscription trough amazon and I was a little puzzled with some reviews about delivery problems and delays for several magazines. But due to its bargain price I just gave it a try. I subscribed a month or so ago and was disappointed with the estimated delivery date given at the time of order which was 4 months from the time of order. To me it was ridiculously long to process a subscription, but the first issue was delivered in one month so I assume that estimated delivery was refering a safety window not to let customers have high expectations. So I was happy it came way sooner. It is a pocket size magazine and has around 20 pages or so. Very good pictures and some other activities were included. I agree with the other reviewers who say that it can only keep a child busy for a few days, but to me that is not a drawback. My son goes through it for a few days and then forgets it for a few weeks and when he finds afterwards he goes through it again for some more time. Besides, if we manage keeping the physical integrity of the magazine and have a few issues accumulate, then I am sure he will be more than happy to go back to previous ones. This is not a newspaper that would get old in a day. Another good thing is that it has no advertisements at all. For some other child magazines, I heard parents complaining that nasty videogames and junky foods were advertised so that harm overweighs the benefits but for this magazine that is not the case, so you are safe... The magazine could be better if it was may be double the size and frequency, once in every two months for this size of magazine is hard to understand, especially for a group like National Geographic which has access to lots of different nature photos and stories all the time. So it is not something to depend on, but rather something that would show up in the mailbox when it was totally out of your mind and keep your child entertained for a few days or so...