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Where's Sparticus?
We're always looking for fun new ideas for the magazine, so when Sparticus06 joked about somehow getting himself into every issue, we took him up on the challenge. Every issue will now include an image of Sparticus hidden somewhere within. Find and report the page number and location to ifs@ftfgeocacher.com, and your name will be entered into a drawing for one of our cool new "I Found Sparticus" pathtags.


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International Sales Affiliates
We are happy to announce FTF Geocacher is now (or soon will be) available for purchase internationally through our retail affiliates jockaroo (Australia), Cacher-Shop (Germany), UKGeocachers (United Kingdom), Traneving Friluftsshop (Sweden), and Geowebshop (Norway). We hope to add more affiliates in the future.


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We are GO for Launch
It's official. As we close in on the 1000 subscriber mark, we can say with confidence that we will continue publication of "FTF" for the forseeable future. Thanks to all who were willing to take a chance on the magazine. We appreciate your support and look forward to sharing more of your great stories, milestones, and bios in future issues.


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Found a Gold Seal on the Cover?
Select issues of the magazine will arrive with a special gold seal and tracking number on the cover. If you receive a magazine with seal, visit geocoinclub.com to retrieve the activation code for your special-issue magazine – trackable at geocaching.com a


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Check Your Mailbox
Issue #2 shipped out Friday (slightly behind schedule) and should be hitting mailboxes soon. For those who have yet to subscribe, we printed lots of extra copies and will ship the March-April issue immediately upon receiving your subscription (along with your collectible subscriber pathtag).


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Oh Canada!
By popular demand, we are now officially offering subscriptions to our caching friends up north. It's still not cheap, but it's a much better deal than we can offer our other international readers. Canadian cachers may subscribe to the next 2 bi-monthly trial issues of FTF Geocacherfor just $12.00. The next issue will come off the press in a little over a week, so this is a great time to subscribe if you are a fan of near-instant gratification.


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You May Already Be a Winner;-)
Thanks to the geocaching podcast producers at Cache-A-Maniacs, 100 lucky subscribers will receive a Cache-A-Maniacs geocoin, trackable at geocaching.com. The coin will be inserted into random issues of the March-April edition of FTF Geocacher.


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An Investment Opportunity?
We are happy to report the first-edition gold-seal-trackable issue of FTF Geocacher we donated to the Texas Challenge 2010 event went for a whopping $75.00 in the silent auction! Next stop... eBay?


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Pathtags for Everybody!
Yes, thanks to the generosity of the folks at Pathtags.com, we are extending the new-subscriber pathtag offer to the next 500 subscribers (including those who already subscribed but did not receive a tag with the first issue!)


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FTF 1st Edition to be Raffled at 8th Annual Texas Challenge 2010
Those of you planning to attend the upcoming Texas Challenge event will have a chance to win a first-edition trackable FTF Geocacher magazine. We've donated one of just a few remaining promotional issues. For information about the event, visit 8th Annual Texas Challenge 2010. Also check out Bigguy in Texas' associated event TC2010 Friday Night Mixer-We Got Game(s)!


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International Subscriber Update
The cost of shipping the magazine outside the United States is very expensive (about $6 per issue). Since we've priced subscriptions at $4 per issue, the total cost to international subscribers would be $10 per issue. For readers willing to pay the additional mailing costs, we will be happy to fulfill subscriptions at this rate (Click on the "Buy Now" button in the left sidebar).

ANOTHER OPTION: We can ship up to 20 magazines internationally for just $30 in a flat-rate box. If you are a member of a geocaching club whose members would like to make a group purchase for distribution at your next meet-and-greet event, please email your request to subs@ftfgeocacher.com (we only ask that you send us a story to publish about geocaching in your country;-)


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Missed Out on the Premier Issue?
Those of you who missed our first sold-out issue may now download the magazine in PDF format. This is a one-time-only promotional release. All future issues will be available by subscription only. Click here to download the Premier Issue of FTF Geocacher in PDF format (right click to download file to your computer).


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SOLD OUT (but not in the bad way)
Yes, we've sold out of our initial printing so there are no more copies of the premier issue of FTF Geocacher to be had at any price. Don't miss another issue! Subscribe now (just $8 for the remaining 2 trial issues). Based on the subscriber stories we've received so far, the next issue is going to be even better than the first.

Welcome to the Buy More Now
By popular demand, we now offer a default "Buy Now" button for those who prefer not to sign up for a recurring subscription. We will reinstate the option for recurring subscriptions after the trial period has ended.


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By Popular Demand
You repeatedly asked for it and we finally caved. FTF Geocacher is now on Facebook. Check it out.




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Splinterheads
We reviewed the reviews in our premier issue so we thought you might enjoy seeing the trailer of the first movie to feature geocaching as a prominent plot device. Splinterheads will be released on DVD February 23, 2010.

 

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Premier Issue in Route to Your Mailbox
Delivery of the first issues of FTF Geocacher took a little longer than expected but we are happy to report the shipment arrived this morning and a portion of the subscriptions are already in the hands of the postal service. The rest will mail out tomorrow (Saturday) morning.


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Pathtags Arrive
Our Pathtags arrived Friday and we think they look great! Thanks to Pathtags.com for producing an excellent collectible item to offer our first 200 subscribers.

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Printing Complete
The first issue of the magazine has been printed and shipped. We'll be mailing this issue out in envelopes along with Pathtags for the first 200 subscribers. Future issues will mail direct from the printer.


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It's Discoverable! No wait... even better. It's Trackable
Our plan to hide a discoverable travel bug in the premier edition of FTF Geocacher turned out to be unworkable due to Groundspeak's usage guidelines. Instead, we're going to attach a unique trackable seal to 100 random issues of the magazine – a bit like Willy Wonka's golden ticket - only no chocolate. And yes, each of the 100 issues will have it's own unique code and be trackable on geocaching.com.


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It's Done!
Production on the first issue of FTF Geocacher is complete and it's off to the printer. Thank you to all who submitted articles and suggestions to the magazine.


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Special Offer from Pathtags.com
Order custom path tags from pathtags.com before February 28, 2010, and they will discount the full price of your subscription ($12). Look for the promotional code in the first issue of FTF Geocacher.

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Another Subscription Bump Courtesy of Podcacher.com
We've been too busy putting together the first issue to do much in the way of marketing the magazine so we were surprised when there was a sudden inexplicable increase in subscriptions. Our first bump was on Christmas Eve when Team Idasam posted a note to the Groundspeak forums. This time it came from the folks at podcacher.com who plugged us in their latest show. Listen to episode 250.0 titled "Happy New Year 2010" at www.podcacher.com

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Now Taking Subscriptions
Yes, we are taking the plunge and have committed to publishing a trial run of 3 bi-monthly issues. The first issue will come off the press in mid-to-late January. Pre-Subscribe now for just $12.00 and, if you are among the first 200 subscribers, you will receive a collectible pathtag (see below). Subscriptions are maintained through PayPal and may be cancelled at any time.


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Charter Subscriber Path Tags
Are in Production
The first 200 subscribers will receive a collectible path tag! We expect delivery in mid-to-late January to coincide with mailing of the first issue. The path tags may be logged at pathtags.com.


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Surprise Geocache
We absolutely LOVE this cache! It's also a perfect example of the kind of stories we hope to publish in FTF Geocacher.

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Getting Closer
Slowly but surely, our list of potential subscribers continues to grow. Know someone who might be interested? Help us spread the word.

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