What compensation did Bonsai Focus subscribers receive after the magazine closed?

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Bonsai Focus subscribers were sent a message or email in November 2025 containing a compensation offer from Bonsai Europe Publications, which had permanently closed. The exact form of that compensation is not published on the website, so the only reliable way to know what you were offered is to find and reread the November 2025 email or notice you received as a subscriber.

What the publisher has confirmed

The notice on bonsaifocus.com states, in five languages, the same core facts:

  • Bonsai Europe Publications is permanently closed.
  • The November/December 2025-6 issue was the last issue of Bonsai Focus.
  • Subscribers received a message/email with a compensation offer in November 2025.
  • Back issues of Bonsai Focus can be viewed online at www.bonsaitoday.com.

Nothing on the page specifies the amount, the form (for example, a refund, a credit, or access to something else), or a deadline for responding. Because the publisher has not listed those details publicly, treat any specific figure you see elsewhere with caution unless it comes from your own subscriber correspondence.

How to find your own compensation details

  1. Search your email. Look for messages received in November 2025 from Bonsai Europe Publications or Bonsai Focus. Check spam, promotions, and any secondary address you may have used when subscribing.
  2. Check the sender and language. The publisher communicates in English, Dutch, French, German, and Italian, so the email may not be in the language you expect.
  3. Match it to your subscription. The offer applies to subscribers, so confirm the email references your subscription rather than a general newsletter.
  4. If you cannot find it, the site offers no separate claims portal or contact route for compensation questions. The published page only points readers to www.bonsaitoday.com for viewing issues, so there is no listed channel to request a replacement offer.

What you can still access

Even though the magazine has ceased publication, the publisher directs readers to www.bonsaitoday.com to view Bonsai Focus issues online. If your interest is in the content rather than the compensation itself, that is the entry point the publisher provides. Whether that archive is free or requires an account is not stated on the bonsaifocus.com notice, so check the site directly before assuming access terms.

Practical takeaways

  • The compensation exists but its terms are private. The website confirms an offer was made; it does not describe it.
  • Your email is the authoritative record. The November 2025 message is the document that defines what you were offered.
  • No new issues are coming. The November/December 2025-6 issue was the final one, so any expectation of future deliveries should be set aside.
  • For content, use the archive link. www.bonsaitoday.com is the publisher's stated route to past issues.

If you are deciding whether to act, the decision hinges on what your November 2025 email says. Find that message first; without it, the public notice gives you the fact of compensation but not its value or conditions.