just order direct from National Geographic ; all you money will go to support a fine non-profit organization ! I order a subscription for my granddaughter on July 27th . in its confirmation e-mail Amazon state that it would be `` 6 to 10 week to arrive from the date you place you order '' . today , the 2nd of September , I check my Amazon account . it give a delivery estimate of November 27th . that be about 18 week from the date of order ; which be double to triple the promise subscription fulfillment time . Amazon have a relationship with Synapse Group , Inc. for Nat'l Geographic subscription fulfillment . synapse be own by Time , Inc. which , in turn , be own by Time Warner . why can not these large company put together a system that can get a magazine subscription to a little girl in Montana in less than 18 week ? I wish that I would not opt to use Amazon to subscribe to magazine as its suppose convenience now show itself to be false . too , Amazon never bother to tell I that the promise deliver date have double . I will cancel my order and instead , as I should have in the first place , place it direct with National Geographic . in sum , the magazine be excellent ; the problem be that Amazon and its partner Time Warner be do a below average job of sell magazine subscription .