Outdated ways of thinking about digital content

On Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 2:38:45 PM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
I'm a member of SSA, OSTIV and NSM (Soaring museum at Harris Hill).

SSA puts digital versions of Soaring magazine behind a pay wall (only available to members).

OSTIV puts archives and current publications behind a paywall.

Now NSM is trying to raise $15-20000 to digitize historical soaring films but only to put them behind a paywall.

Other historical soaring films are moldering on old film stock, VHS tapes, and DVDs.

Limiting access to the content that promotes your sport is an outdated approach to marketing.

A complete archive of past and the current issue of the Soaring Association of Canada's journal, FREE FLIGHT is available to non-members.

See http://www.sac.ca/website/index.php/...ght-magazine-2

If we can do something to power pilots, getting weary of the same old same old, to pique their curiosity to learn more, then: DUH-OHH

SSA is so much more than just a magazine subscription!

I leave my Soaring Magazine in my dentist's office and the next time I come back the pages are dog-eared.

Also the Italian gliding magazine Volo a Vela gives free access to the digital archive of nearly 70 years of the national publication, with the exception of the most recent 6-10 issues.
We accept subscribers from anywhere in the world. The magazine is only published in Italian language.

Aldo Cernezzi (editor)
www.voloavela.it