Mark,
Yes, you did hear right.
We released the Jan 04 issue a little early in an attempt to beat the usual Christmas retailing gremlins.
In fact we’re looking at the possibility of pulling forward on our print schedule such that we’re always early
, just by a couple of days
. In so doing we might actually get it to the shops on-time.
What’s for sure is that the Feb issue will be early
, because it’s going to the printer before Christmas
. Such that all the staff may get a genuine Christmas holiday. The first that I can recall in the 13 years I’ve been a publisher
!
Cheers
.