[WWI] Hansa Brandenburg W.29 and MS Type IReference Sources.....

[Brad & Merville]

FK8, FK8, FK8, FK8...

Brad
(show D. the blue prints)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Stewart" <rob at rob-stewart.to>
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 1:05 PM
Subject: Re: [WWI] Hansa Brandenburg W.29 and MS Type IReference 
Sources.....


> I'd never heard of that.
>
> Sounds interesting.
>
> Maybe we could also use it to persuade Wingnuts to release a Naglo.
>
> iban wrote:
>> hello list-friends,
>>
>> very long time in lurk mode here, but just chiming in to say there may be 
>> another way to use technology to get the reprints you want.  there are 
>> several sites like www.thepoint.com <http://www.thepoint.com> that allow 
>> anyone to create a conditional commitment campaign.  you could find out 
>> from albatros how many advance-paid orders they'd have to have to make it 
>> worth their while to reprint a title.  let's say for example they need 
>> 500 orders to cover reprint and inventory costs.  you set up a campaign 
>> soliciting 500 orders, and spread the word--ray and albatros will almost 
>> certainly be delighted to help you tell the world.  anyone who wants one 
>> submits their order at your campaign site. the nice thing is, although 
>> they submit their billing info, they only ever get charged if and when 
>> 500 orders are reached.  that way no one's out any money until they're 
>> assured of getting what they want, and albatros isn't taking any risk 
>> until they're assured of having enough orders to make it worth their 
>> while.
>>
>> this can also work nicely for getting kits re-issued.
>>
>> dame karen, i tried the pitbull approach for securing my library.  now i 
>> can't get near it!  but rob's question is a very good one.  once a 
>> publisher prints a hard copy, there is *nothing* they can do to keep 
>> someone from scanning it.  at least with digital copies, one can take 
>> some measures.
>>
>> *****
>>
>> on other matters, i miss you guys (and gals)!  in addition to a great 
>> topic, this list is one of the best examples of online community i've had 
>> the pleasure of experiencing.  i hope real life will stop interfering so 
>> much with my wwi modeling time soon!
>>
>> cheers,
>>
>> iban.
>>
>> On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Karen Rychlewski <krychski at earthlink.net 
>> <mailto:krychski at earthlink.net>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     On Aug 8, 2009, at 11:53 AM, Rob Stewart wrote:
>>
>>         Its a pity, because there are quite a few ways to secure an
>>         e-book from piracy.
>>
>>         Are there any ways to secure an actual printed book?
>>
>>
>>     Sure. Tie it to a pit bull.
>>
>>     Karen
>>
>>
>
> -- 
> Rob Stewart
> It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance 
> and a ray of sunshine.
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