@bzb, I totally disagree with your opinion and would urge fellow Singaporeans to seriously review the facts presented above with an open mind before deciding whether to subscribe to Science Adventures, Young Scientists or both in 2014.


After I got to know of the abrupt change in magazine publisher I did more research and also spoke to Betty (the owner of EnglishCorner) at Popular.

The picture that emerged is shocking. She struck me as a kindly old lady who had her life's work torn from her hands.

YS secretly printed a renewal form in issue #122 that directed renewals away from EC to a company owned by YS. To put it bluntly, YS tried to steal EC's database of subscribers built up over 10 years of hard work.

It gets worse. YS then unilaterally terminated EC's distributorship just as Betty was recovering from a serious life-threatening illness (I am not in a position to share more but encourage those who know Betty to speak to her directly). In addition to the rude way in which Betty was treated throughout the termination they have since embarked on a campaign to smear the reputation of EnglishCorner in every way possible.

If anything, throughout this saga what EC should have done better is to communicate clearly the true picture to it's customers (including the reason why it could not distribute #122 and instead substituted it with the first issue of SA). However imagine how you might also be too shocked to make the right moves if the business you have built over 10 years is suddenly taken from you through unethical means.

I feel mad that a Malaysian company thinks it has the right to steal EC's customers, smear their reputation and now pass themselves off as a Singapore company when they are in every way still fully owned and managed as a Malaysian family business.

My boy enjoys reading both YS and SA magazines. Do also support SA if you also like the magazine and do not be misled by any insinuations not supported by facts.

I think both companies have moved on but might be useful to hear both sides of the story:


http://www.englishcorner.sg/_blog/English_Corner_Blog/post/the-forced-transition/

I highlighted their sale earlier as I want to support the team that built up Young Scientist's distribution for 10 years in Singapore (before it was \"taken\" back suddenly by the Malaysia distributor).

The English Language Consultant who edited Young Scientists through the last several years (Ms Lee Sow Ling) has chosen to stay on with English Corner.

YS has a new editor (Ms Linda Gan)...

shoebutton:

ctct61t:

[quote=\"startlearningnow\"]Science Adventures is going on sale in June. Check out the Popular stores or their website at http://www.englishcorner.sg.

I was told YS was replaced by SA this year. I stopped subscription this year as my DD does not like SA. My DD told me her school library got YS and SA. I checked online YS, and found the website. The subscription fee is $53 per 10 issues. I subscript all 3 levels' magazine with $143. My DD likes YS very much.

English Corner no longer distributes YS. Internal disagreement between publisher & distributor. They now release another science magazine SA.
YS is still available directly from publisher. You will be greeted by the letter that alerts to this matter.
http://youngscientistsreader.com.sg/home
EC & YS saga: you say i wrong, I say your wrong.
Up to parents to decide whether to pursue further subscriptions with either

PS: Popular partner with EC, thus do not carry YS (except to clear old stock that EC has distributorship with)[/quote]

It is interesting how none of the bookshops in Singapore seem to be able to maintain a significant online store presence.


I’m checking out BookDepository.com and it does seem to have good discounts.

Can anyone share their favourite children’s bookstores in SG?

@mathtuition88 - Thanks, that was a useful tip.


@slmkhoo - I think you can replace the keyword in his example with other subjects.
e.g.
“hwa chong maths sec 2 filetype:pdf”
“hwa chong science sec 1 filetype:pdf”

mathtuition88:

startlearningnow:

Thanks for the maths links. I am very interested in learning how to use Google to find other math's resources for my kids.

Thanks!
[quote=\"mathtuition88\"]Free Exam Paper: CHIJ Katong Convent Sec 3 Express Additional Mathematics
(High Quality Scan)

http://mathtuition88.com/2013/05/26/free-exam-paper-chij-katong-convent-sec-3-express-additional-mathematics/

Main website: http://mathtuition88.com/

Thanks for your interest.
I have written a short post on how to use the Google “filetype” filter to search for Free Exam Papers.
Post: http://mathtuition88.com/2013/06/03/tip-using-google-filetype-filter-to-search-for-free-exam-papers/

Sincerely hope this tip helps.

Best regards,
http://mathtuition88.com/[/quote]

Science Adventures is going on sale in June. Check out the Popular stores or their website at http://www.englishcorner.sg.

Thanks for the maths links. I am very interested in learning how to use Google to find other math's resources for my kids.


Thanks!

mathtuition88:

Free Exam Paper: CHIJ Katong Convent Sec 3 Express Additional Mathematics
(High Quality Scan)

http://mathtuition88.com/2013/05/26/free-exam-paper-chij-katong-convent-sec-3-express-additional-mathematics/

Main website: http://mathtuition88.com/