[NSRCA-discussion] Electronic versus Paper K-Factor Poll

[Bob Richards]

Go one step further, only have printed newsletters quarterly, one of which would be the buyers guide issue. In between, we would have the monthly online version.  The printed version (only available to paid members) would concentrate on building techniques, product reviews, etc. Maybe the online version would concentrate on logistics, politics, inner-workings of the NSRCA, etc.
 
Bob R.


--- On Sun, 1/25/09, vicenterc at comcast.net <vicenterc at comcast.net> wrote:

I really like Mike's suggestion.  Should we add this one to the poll and start a new one?
 
Vicente Bortone
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "mike mueller" <mups1953 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Electronic versus Paper K-Factor Poll

 How about this for an idea. Alternate between a print version and an electronic version each month. Kind of a good compromise. If after a period of time one seems better than the other than make the change to that or not. If you kill the print version it would be very hard to get it started back again if it turned out to be a mistake.
 I do not support the notion that we should have a choice between either an E version or a hard copy. The costs of setup are way too high to justify the small circulation that would result from this change. The press run would have to change to a digital output device such as a color docutech and they are pretty expensive and wouldn't yeild the same high quality magazine that we now have. 
 The K Factor is a very fine piece of literature from the articles to the advertising it serves  an important part representing us and our love for this sport.
 It's hard to grasp how the K Factor E. or hard copy effects growing the sport and membership numbers. We can only guess what impact an online only format would have. Pattern has to stand on it's own. It will survive and grow because enough people enjoy it. The only real impact we can have on this is to make it look like a worthwhile activity. In the end it's about the planes and competition. It will always have a very narrow appeal but the more barriers we take down the better our chances to grow. Good debate no clear answer but a whole lot of smart people chimming (not me) in and that's a good thing.
                                                            Mike Mueller

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