<VV> Communique, Print vs. Electronic or Both Suggestion

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Face it. Despite the proliferation of the electronic media, the published
format will NEVER go out of style. If that were so, book stores would have
gone the way of buggy whips. Yet they're still in business. Books will
never stop being printed, no matter what the electronic media does or how
sophisticated it gets.

Bottom line is, there are those of us, like myself, who simply prefer the
printed media, warts and all, and are willing to pay whatever it takes to
get that high-quality publication in our hands. Phoey on printing it out
from one's home computer. There isn't a home printer made that can come
close to producing a document as good as (for example) the current CC we
get in the mail. And I'd rather do without than go the home-printed route.
And I refuse to do without. 

So no matter what CORSA does concerning the CC, they better figure on
keeping the printing press warmed up. 'Cause I'm a die-hard paper copy
reader..... Everybody, bite the bullet....

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: John Dozsa <yanche at verizon.net>
> Subject: <VV> Communique, Print vs. Electronic or Both Suggestion
>
> The major issue that needs to be resolved is the print vs. electronic
> distribution of the Communique.  Since it's CORSA largest expense that's
> were the major effort should be expended.  There may be a way to have
> both.  There are publishers of books that print books on demand.  One is
> http://www.infinitypublishing.com/  Their business model has a book
> author prepare the book electronically in the specified format and
> upload the files to them.  They print only on demand.  For books there
> is a minimum author pre-buy.  After this they will accept orders for
> only one copy.  This is possible because of the technology changes that
> permit it economically.  IF, a bit IF, such publishers exist for
> monthly, semi-monthly, quarterly publications,etc., CORSA members could
> buy a printed Communique directly from the on-demand publisher.  So for
> example, a CORSA member wants monthly printed copies, they pay the
> publishing company for that service.  If a member want only archive
> printed copies, they could for example just request annual printings of
> 12 past issues, all bound together.  I would suggest the CORSA BOD
> explore this possibility.  There may be limitations on color and paper
> quality.  I do know the softback color book covers from Infinity are
> excellent.  Inter color pages on lighter weight paper are also excellent
> and similar to the Communique paper.
>
> Perhaps the same on-demand printing business model could work for
> republishing old CORSA publications.  Perhaps sell the publishing rights
> in exchange for a cut of sales.
>
> John
>