Review: GBTV = Good Value. Wrath & Righteousness? Not So Much.
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 06 28, 2012
Let me preface this by saying that I've been a GBTV subscriber from the beginning--actually an Insider Extreme member before there was a GBTV. I pay $9.95 a month and on a daily basis I get the three hours of the regular radio show, the Fourth Hour, the S.E. Cupp show, Glenn's TV show, and Real News from the Blaze. Once a week, I also get the B.S. of A. with the hysterical Brian Sack, and my kids watch Liberty TreeHouse. In short, I get more content than I could ever have time to watch. If Glenn decides to double, triple, or quadruple the price, I'll be right along for the ride because it's good value for my money.Sadly, the same isn't true of this book series. I deliberately bought the first book for $2.99 even though I could have gotten it for free as a subscriber. It was a good read, but very short--and then I realized that it was a modified/updated edition of books formerly released under the title of "Great and Terrible". When I can buy the full collection of Chris Stewart's original work for $27.49, why should I pay $4.79-$5.99 for each 150-page "episode" of the re-release? Good value? I don't think so--it doesn't make any sense.Beck's normally superb marketing team has made a huge misstep and I hope they reconsider their pricing strategy. If/when they do, I'll be back to purchase and rewrite my review.