Georgs: Much thanks for explanation behind publishing. It does bring a
clarification of balancing, fact, fiction and money. I especially agree that
digital publishing will become more prominent. You may or may not know that
my winter hobby is Model Railroading. The two main magazines are Model
Railroader and Model Railroad Craftsman. MR in particular is putting a lot of
effort into digital through their web site. Even with that effort their
subscriptions keep falling.
Recently some hobbyist put together the Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine
and so far they have issued 3 magazines plus monthly newsletters. The
regular hobbyist requires to download these so a computer is necessary and
preferably a fast one as the files are over 20 MB. The bills are being paid by
Model Railroad manufacturers and all their new products are featured in the
magazine but not necessarily reviewed. Those that are reviewed are done
with the hobbyist in mind where specifics of the closeness to the prototype of
the model is featured. This technique has forced the manufacturers to
get it right. This has taken a toll on the "don't care" suppliers but for
those suppliers that strive for accuracy their stuff sells out even before
production.
My main point is that this type of digital publishing is already here and
expanding.
Regards, Leonard Stern, INDIFFERENCE