Giving Magazine Subscriptions As Gifts

If you've ever sent someone a book, CD, or other item from Amazon.com, you'll be happy to learn that ordering a magazine subscription as a gift works the same way. Simply add it to your cart, proceed to checkout, enter the recipient's address, and place your order. Plus, you can notify your gift recipient immediately by printing out a customized gift card. Read on for details.

Two Gift-Notification Options

Magazines from Amazon.com always make great gifts, and they make superb last-minute gifts. Here's how to let your recipient know about your gift subscription, either with a printed card or an e-mail:

* Free Printable Magazine Gift Cards: Now you can print a personalized gift card containing the cover of the magazine you selected as well as your handwritten gift note. You can do this either before or after placing your order:
1. Visit the magazine's page on our site;
2. Locate the "Print a Magazine Gift Card" area (just to the right of the cover image);
3. Click the link to create your card; and
4. Follow the instructions to print the card (Flash Player required).

*Free Magazine e-Cards: Visit our magazines e-cards page, choose an appropriate e-card, personalize it, and send it instantly to your gift recipient, letting him or her know about your gift subscription. You may want to also indicate when the recipient should expect to receive the first issue of the magazine. Estimated delivery dates are listed on each magazine's page, as well as on the relevant order summary page in Your Account.