Hi Gail: So sorry to hear that you are disappointed with the newsletters. We really try to provide as much information as possible to the entire sewing community (online students or not).Sandra does free sewing tips every Wednesday, we have a fabric map and garment gallery and several sewing forums that contain a wealth of information available to all of our visitors. Sandra also writes free columns for sites such as Burda Style and Pattern review that provide sewing tips and techniques that folks can use to improve their garment sewing. We rarely use ads in our newsletters unless we consider them to be a true benefit to our community. We hope that you continue to visit the Power Sewing site and enjoy all of the benefits available to our community. We are always working on improving the site and appreciate your comment/feedback.