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Now, I dont think it should be that expensive... Speaking from a "farmer's point of view" knowing nothing at all about publishing... how hard is it to "Scan" these magazines pages and all "UNEDITED" into a computer? Several people over time should be able to get one year's worth pretty quickly. It is important that all the content as published on every page in each issue be placed onto the CD "UNCHANGED" in any way or form. The illustrations, articles, and other content should also be untouched. All we need is the holy grail of a "Complete" and almost untouched MR collection... if such things exist. And several scanners, workstations and enough drives to hold the information as well as software to burn and convert from Bulky paper issues onto CD's. They can be replicated very quickly electronically at a CD burning facility and then made for sale. If you could take the entire 1930's set onto one CD and sell it for say... 60- and create sets for each decade after... I am betting the income will soon pay for the expenses without the worry of bandwidth and internet connections for those who cannot get anything besides 56k. This also will probably be made availible in hobby shops so that people dont have to worry about committing money online in today's dangerous environment against "Black-Hats" seeking to steal money, account numbers etectera from the customers. And eventually I think even MR will have to digitilize the entire collection from day one... it has to be costly to maintain those orginal magazines.. never mind what may be in people's attics and basements over years of storage. I suppose I am advocating the CD's as a way of preserving the MR from it's very first issue and also as others pointed out reducing the space needed to store bulky magazines. I too recall the old offers in MR for "Back issues" in both volume and bulk form... with CD's Shipping would be very cheap and all that is needed from the customer is a computer capable of viewing ...Reading .. that's it.. reading the MR from past issues that he or she has bought and paid for on CD. Judging from the number of forum activity daily in Trains.com, I am betting there is a customer base that may support the positive cost flow to MR from such a project. It may even touch those who were exposed to trains in childhood but use computers in the workplace today. And I think also it would a great service to the hobby from a collector's point of view. There are people who attempt to find every issue of MR all thier lives and pass away. The Estate may dispose of these issues and eventually it will be lost to time. CD's would fit in with the need to preserve our past. Maybe someday the Pdf.s may become a defacto standard for publishing but I think nothing beats going to the hobby shop and actually buying a copy of the MR. And a kit, track and some paint etc etc etc. CD's would also be less intimidating to those who otherwise may not want to take the trouble of moving pdf's online for money that may otherwise seem a bit too expensive. I am sorry for such a lengthly post that may have alot of words and english errors but it is difficult not to get on a [soapbox] once in a while. Lee
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