[NSRCA-dist8] Poll & a question

Wed Jan 28 19:14:57 AKST 2009

Thanks Tim....   Contact Dave Kephart in Bend...  he has the vinyl cutting machine...
541-788-1654  Cell phone.

Rex

From: tstebbins at gmail.comTo: nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.orgDate: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 19:06:15 -0800Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Poll & a questionI took the poll and my preference was paper copy.    I like going back and looking at old copies and I have trouble reading any kind of multipage document on the computer.

I have a group question.   Does anyone in D8 have the ability to generate lettering graphics for models ?     I try and cut them out from monokote but don't do a very good job.   I'm hoping someone has the capability to computer generate lettering (varying fonts, sizes, and colors) that can be placed on adhesive backed material so it can be added as part of the finishing process of the plane.

On Jan 28, 2009, at 5:46 PM, Rex wrote:

Hi everyone.... I'd like to ask, how many of you have taken the poll on the NSRCA website....  I'd also like to take a moment to tell you a little about it.  Don't read anythinginto what you are hearing on the list.  Nothing is being done to the kfactor atthis time.  There is no plan to change the publication to an online media...  Thefact is, we have all the costs of publication and postage for the kfactor.  We arejust trying to find out what the NSRCA members want.  It's that simple...  Until we know what the masses want, we have no idea what is possible in the future concerning publishing requirements.  The biggest cost of printing the kfactor,is setup and starting the initial printing.  I don't have the actual figures to give you,but I'll give you an example that shows you how the costs work....Say you have a printing job to be done...  the cost is based on setup and an initialprinting of 100 copies...  that's the smallest order the printing agency will do.  Thecost of that printing will cost $200.  Now if you want to expand that printing to 500copies, the printing agency will go ahead and run off 400 more copies for an additional$100.  And as you expand the order, it gets cheaper and cheaper per copy.  We havebeen on one of the pricing plateaus, and that is why we have excess copies.  The excess copies are free because of the fixed pricing by numbers.  That's just the wayit is...  We are trying to see if, according to the poll, we can get numbers of membersthat fit one of these pricing plateaus, and how much, if any, savings can be found byletting a percentage of members go electronic.  That's pretty much it in a nut shell...That's why it's important that you take the poll, so we can start figuring out where westand.  If you haven't heard, publishing is taking a beating in this country.  Magazines aredieing in droves.  Mostly due to advertising, or lack thereof....  We are trying to see is,if making an online version of the kfactor will help or hinder advertising revenue.  Thereare a few different routes that can be taken as for charging for advertising in the electronic kfactor, such as the "by hit" method in which the advertiser is charged a minorfee every time a reader links to the advertisers site from the electronic kfactor.  Nothing has been decided as of yet...  we need to see where we stand after the poll istallied and costs are figured several different ways.  The intent was to have both, theprinted copy, and an online copy.   I can tell you this...  the way the economy is going,it will get harder and harder to keep things as they are, without raising membership fees,unless we get a good handle on this.  We do not have enough advertising funds to payfor the kfactor as it is....  and trust me, our ad manager is doing as much as possible to get as many advertisers as he can!  That has to be the most thankless job on the planet!The rest of the funds used to pay for printing and postage comes from membership dues.Then we have costs for the NATS, Championship awards, TAXES!...  yes, we pay taxes...We are working on getting to a tax exempt status, but it's taking some time.  All the duckshave to be in a row!Ok, so now you get the idea of what's going on behind the scenes!   When Derek gets allthe figures, he will spell out all of our costs, what we can and can't do, etc....  Stay posted! Also, if you haven't heard, we will have a booth at the NW Model Expo in Monroe, Wa. onthe weekend of February 6, 7, and 8...  Stop by and say Hi!!!! Thanks  Rex                    _______________________________________________NSRCA-dist8 mailing listNSRCA-dist8 at lists.nsrca.orghttp://lists.nsrca.org/mailman/listinfo/nsrca-dist8
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