I use to subscribe to magazines in my younger years.
I now when I was 11-12 year old, I asked my mom for a year subscriptions to "Gamepro" and "EGM." I don't think they are around anymore.
During my single year probably the best subscription service I ever had..was a free year worth of "Maxim and FHM" magazines. I didn't pay a dime. The car site I moderated, a well known poster said, "Go to this site, enter your email, and you will get a year worth of magazine for free."
It was legit. When I got married I sold them along with the car though.
I use to go to the store every month and buy mma magazines for over a year. That was back in 2009. I haven't bother getting any magazine for like 3 years now though.