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Re: RE: Huber Killidata 99 will not be on-line
i for one am in favor ove the cd for membership purpeses. it could simplify
a mutetude of taskes . alkso if your cp goes down , you just re bvoot info
off the disk bobh just food for thought
-----Original Message-----
From: William Vannerson <William_Vannerson at ama-assn_org>
To: killietalk at aka_org <killietalk at aka_org>
Date: Thursday, October 21, 1999 3:39 PM
Subject: Re: RE: Huber Killidata 99 will not be on-line
>>>Not really. How else is he to recover his costs if he gives it away for
free.<<
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>True. And I don't begrudge him for that.
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>It's going to make researching valid names just a little bit harder for
those who don't want to go through the expense and hassle of ordering the
printed version (with Francs?).
>
>An interesting idea would be to publish it on CD for purchase with an
on-line update available on the web for subscribers only. Microsoft Encarta
encyclopedia uses this business model. That provides the best of both
worlds.
>
>Let's really stretch our imaginations. what if the AKA were to negotiate a
site license for the book and make it available on our web site to members
only via a password protected web page? That would be another member
benefit.
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>Just musing...
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>
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>Bill Vannerson
>McHenry, IL
>http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/william_vannerson
>