I suggested a similar concept to Larry and then to
one regional director after Larry left. My suggestion
was that members have the choice; get the magazine
each month OR download a .pdf of the magazine each
month and then at the end of the year get a CD with
the whole year on it. The monthly downloads could
be handled through the current 'login' area and would
have the photo quality downgraded and perhaps even
in just black & white, to make the file size smaller.
However the CD version would be in full color and
no quality loss. Members could elect to get both the
magainze AND end-of-year CD but would have to pay more
for that option. I haven't heard anything back yet
about it. The concept of getting all previous ones on CD would
be nice but may not be technically feasible unless
someone takes the time or is paid to scan in all of
the old magazines. However, it could also be a 'from-now-and-forw
ard' thing. Especially if the magazine was already
being put in pdf format for what I described above.
Later!-MarkAt 04:24 12 July 2003, F.L. Whiteley wrote:FWIW, I offered to promote/assist (pro bono) with a
similar type ofopportunity for Technical Soaring in 1997, again in
1999 (both times toSanderson), and most recently directly to OSTIV. IMVHO,
TS has beenpatheticly promoted by SSA. The ball is now is OSTIV's
court.Does the SSA have the capital to invest in such a venture?
Like thecomputer project, this may be done more cheaply within
the membership, thancontracting outside help.Would I buy a set? Sure!Frank Whiteley'Burt Compton' wrote in ... Dick Johnson told me of this: Can you imagine all
of the 'Soaring'magazines from 1934 to present on a searchable CD-ROM? Could
this be aprofitable project for SSA? Anyone have experience in this
and know the costs and potential profit? EAA did it - the following is from their web news: SPORT AVIATION MAGAZINE ON CD-ROM ($159.00) UPDATE NOW AVAILABLE (19.99) The latest upgrade to the popular Sport Aviation on
CD-ROM collection isnow available. Including the entire collection of Experimenter/Sport
Aviation magazine from 1953-2002, the upgrade is part of all
new set purchases. The upgrade includes Sport Aviation magazine images through
2002, an updatedsearch database to include 2002 articles, and improved search
capabilities fromthe original version. The CD-ROMs are fully searchable
by author, subject,date, and full text. You can view every article, every advertisement,photographs, drawings, and letters from a half-century of publications. Go to: http://www.eaa.org/communications/eaanews/030711_sacd.html Burt Compton Marfa, west Texas