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

[Michael Moore]

I agree completely.  But it also occurs to me that you are preaching to the choir.  We are the ones that need to be convinced.  Albatros is.
 
Mike Moore

--- On Sat, 8/8/09, Nan Krull <nartco at sbcglobal.net> wrote:


From: Nan Krull <nartco at sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [WWI] Hansa Brandenburg W.29 and MS Type I Reference Sources.....
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009, 7:19 PM







All,
 
That is perhaps true, however give some thought to this.  It's unlikely that Albatros Publishing will reprinted. Electronic format might just be an economical format. Yes, there will be some theft. But there are plenty of copyright violations now when people make photo copies of printed material and distribute them to friends. Like some poeple here. I'm coming to this late and many of the Datafiles I'd like to for modlling reference are long out of print. This leaves either, going without, paying large prices on Ebay and such, or illegal online copies. Albatros gets nothing from any of these sources.     
 
How many of us would be willing to buy out of print Datafiles in PDF format for a reasonable cost knowing that they are free of bugs and virus' and are legitimate and legal? Certainly some of us are. I like to think that most of us are so willing. From Albatros' perspective, they aren't getting anything from the .pdf's on the web now. Isn't some income for the old Datafiles better than none?
 
Just a thought.
 
Art

--- On Sat, 8/8/09, knuterha at eunet.no <knuterha at eunet.no> wrote:


From: knuterha at eunet.no <knuterha at eunet.no>
Subject: [WWI] Hansa Brandenburg W.29 and MS Type I Reference Sources.....
To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
Date: Saturday, August 8, 2009, 10:41 AM


Hei,

It is unlikely that they will be able to sell Datafiles as .pdf files,
soon after the first have been sold are we going to see them pop up all
over the web.

Especially if you know enough Russian to find your way around
East-European web sites can you find a lot of material in .pdf and also in
.dvju format.
The .dvju format is much better for a combination of text and photos, you
get better resolution and a smaller file.

So I think Albatross policy of reprinting or updating/expanding sold out
issues is likely to continue - besides I prefer to study a printed copy,
even if the digital ones are easier to travel with.

It might be an idea to have some sort of "wish list" on the web site where
members could post kits / books/ magazines they are looking for and at
what price - some of us travel around and browse shops all over the world.
(I have found a good model shop for Asian kits in Kota Kinabalu)


  Eders
Knut Erik

> OK, maybe PDFs wouldn't be the way to go, but perhaps an online
> subscription with access to the information.  Technology is readily
> available to protect it, for the most part.
>
> Maybe I 'll email them, as Dennis suggested.
>
> It seems a pity that there is a small demand, albeit probably too small
> for another print run, for some of these titles, and apparently no way
> to fill it with Albatros Publications making the money they deserve.
>
> I'd rather buy something from them, than pay over the odds to someone on
> ebay, or troll the nether regions of the Internet for illicit copies.
>
> mkessler73 at verizon.net wrote:
>> I suspect that you'll find that Albatros isn't very interested in the
>> idea.  They already have the problem of some homemade PDF files of their
>> works being available in certain places on the net.  If they started
>> offering PDFs, how long would it take before those PDFs started showing
>> up on download sites for free?  I'm going to keep working on getting a
>> complete set of the real thing.  Speaking of which, does anyone have a
>> copy of the Fokker E.IV mini that they'd care to part with?
>>
>> Matt K.
>>
>>
>> Aug 5, 2009 09:57:46 AM, wwi at wwi-models.org <mailto:wwi at wwi-models.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>     Is anyone on the list friends with the people at Albatros?
>>
>>     Could that person explain how rare these books are, and how
>>     difficult to
>>     get hold of, and that if Albatros scanned each of their titles they
>>     could sell PDF downloads from their website, and make the money
>>     themselves?
>>
>>     Flight did it!
>>
>>
>>
>>     Dennis Ugulano wrote:
>>      > On Tue, 2009-08-04 at 20:50 -0700, Nan Krull wrote:
>>      >> a source for Windsock Datafile nos. 55 and 58
>>      >
>>      > Art,
>>      >
>>      > I filled in my gaps from Ebay but currently neither are up for
>> bid. I
>>      > checked with Albatros and both are out of stock. Try J.R.'s
>>     source and
>>      > I can help if needed.
>>      >
>>      > Dennis
> Rob Stewart
> It is never difficult to distinguish between a Scotsman with a grievance
> and a ray of sunshine.




      
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