[Texascavers] Re: Digital vs. Print

[Logan McNatt]

I am one of those antiquated bibliophiles who prefers a hard copy of The Texas Caver, but I certainly support the use of electronic copies for all that prefer them.  I would be willing to pay the extra cost of printed issues. Questions for Mark:  What happened to using the Bulk Mailing Rate?  I assume it requires a minimum number of copies, and perhaps we don't meet that?  I like the color photos, but how much do they add to the cost of printing compared to the same photos in B&W?  Just curious; I'm not advocating all B&W. Logan (Caretaker of approximately 20,000 back issues of The Texas Caver owned by TSA, most of which are not available electronically, but can be yours for about 25 to 50 cents each.  A treasure trove of maps, photos, trip reports, etc.; buy now before they're all gone!) George Veni wrote: Many organizations now offer two membership rates: 1) Includes the cost of general newsletter production, web hosting, and other support for the organization, and those members get a digital copy of the publication. 2) Includes the above costs plus the cost of printing and mailing the publications to those who need or want hardcopies. It is understood that with fewer printed copies, the cost per copy will increase and those asking for hardcopies will pay a higher rate than when the publications were printed for everyone. I won't be able to make the next TSA meeting, but hope this dual membership rate is voted on. Digital members should not have to subsidize hardcopy members, and hardcopy members should not have to do without a product that is important to them and relatively simple for the organization to produce. George -----Original Message----- From: Jim Kennedy [mailto:jkenn...@batcon.org] Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 1:55 PM To: Charles Goldsmith; Pete Lindsley Cc: TexasCavers; Stefan Creaser Subject: [Texascavers] RE: Digital We have already. It was decided to offer both. Libraries in particular (including the TSS) don't like digital publications. And bibliophiles like myself and Mixon definitely prefer old-fashioned hard copy, and I don't mean cheap, single-sided inkjet copies that fade over time and bleed if they get damp. -- Jim -----Original Message----- From: Charles Goldsmith [mailto:wo...@justfamily.org] Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 2:51 PM To: Pete Lindsley Cc: TexasCavers; Stefan Creaser Subject: Re: [Texascavers] Please Become a Digital Online Member of the TSA and Save My Sanity - DANGER! Rant Mode Fully On! LONG You know, we can easily put this to a vote at the next meeting. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com