[NSRCA-discussion] Hardcopy K-Factor

[Peter Vogel]

That includes printing, folding, saddle stapling, mailing address printing,
and actual postage.  So it's actually pretty reasonable.

The $1000 Scott quotes is actually a little higher than reality, the most
expensive month in 2016 was just south of $1000.  It typically breaks down
to a little under $200 for the mailing services, $150 in postage, and the
rest for actual printing of the K-Factor, which is usually ~$600.

On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 12:49 PM, S. McNickle via NSRCA-discussion <
nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:

>
> So a print run of 150 costs $1000...or $6.67 per issue?  That would be a
> pretty hefty premium for a 'hard copy' membership.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"Scott McHarg via NSRCA-discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.
> org>
> *To: *"Mark Atwood" <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>, "General pattern
> discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, January 4, 2017 3:41:36 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hardcopy K-Factor
>
> The cost changes based on how big the issue is and how many we print.  We
> mail out approximately 135 monthly.  I usually print 150 copies so that I
> have extras to go to the show in Ontario and the WRAM show to be
> distributed.  As an example, a 20 page (we usually run between 20-26 pages)
> K-Factor, printed and mailed out to 135 people is just over $1000.  The
> bigger the issue, the more likely it is to get to about $1200 for that
> issue.  When we were mailing out 400+ copies, you can imagine how much
> money it was costing us monthly.
>
> The problem with the list serv is that there are quite a few folks that
> are not members that would be receiving your K-Factor.  Of course, it'd be
> easy enough to create a new list with members only but that's just
> something else to consider.  The mailing would be fairly large as well.
> The "low res" copy is about 4.5Mb.  The "high res" version would be
> difficult to mail out due to SPAM definitions and size issues for each mail
> service that we all use.  Most don't allow attachments that large but some
> do.
>
> *Scott A. McHarg*
> VSCL / CANVASS U.A.S. Research Pilot
> Texas A&M University
> PPL - ASEL
> Remote Pilot Certified Under FAA Part 107
>
> On Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 2:07 PM, Atwood, Mark via NSRCA-discussion <
> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>
>> Can we quantify the costs for the printed version?  I for one would be
>> willing to pay and additional “subscription fee” for getting a printed
>> version, provided it was even remotely reasonable.
>>
>> Are we talking an addition $5/issue, or $25/issue.  I honestly don’t know
>> what it costs to print, and how much is currently subsidized by the NSRCA
>> vs Advertisers.
>>
>>
>> *MARK **ATWOOD*
>> o.  (440) 229-2502
>> c.  (216) 316-2489
>> e.  atwoodm at paragon-inc.com
>>
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>> 5900 Landerbrook Drive, Suite 205, Cleveland Ohio, 44124
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>>
>>
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>> On Jan 4, 2017, at 3:04 PM, David Harmon via NSRCA-discussion <
>> nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org> wrote:
>>
>> Regarding the ‘push’ comments…..How about sending the existing K-F .pdf
>> over the list server?
>> The downside of this is perhaps the listserver s/w will not support an
>> attachment….it might be an option though.
>> Bandwidth might be a problem and incur increased costs for the b/w….but
>> this might be offset by reducing the remaining printing expense.
>> Or….perhaps changing the format/extension to something other than .pdf to
>> help reduce b/w requirements.
>> I don’t know if anything like this is possible…don’t know enough about
>> it….just thought I would mention it.
>>
>> *David Harmon*
>> *NSRCA 586*
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>>
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