I agree that as a complete item, the paper copy is always going
to win for me, and I'd never want to replace mine with an
ephemeral digital copy. Having said that, I do wonder if making it
easy to obtain (for a fee of course) digital copies of drawings
that have appeared in the REVIEW would be useful. If I'm modeling
something from a drawing I always end up with numerous printed
copies I scrawl all over. If it's a drawing from the REVIEW this
means scanning the relevant pages. While not a huge chore getting
the scale right, and keeping lines straight across double page
drawings etc. is a nightmare.
You could even limit this service to just the out of print
issues, or issues over a year old etc. so as not to impact at all
on the paper copies.
I have a feeling Roy has offered to make printed copies of
drawings in the past, but an easy to use system for digital copies
(and yes I know copyright and digital locks etc. are a problem,
but the layout issues go away if we are just talking drawings and
not the articles) linked to the search-able index would be great.
Mark
On 26/07/18 08:36, John C via Groups.Io
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Roy and I have been
deliberating over this for some years. There are some substantial
costs involved to ensure correct copyright protection.
Digital?editions really require a different layout to support
small devices which means double the production effort. And having
a digital edition is likely to reduce, rather than supplement,?the
paper distribution to the point it becomes unviable. And we have
had many people stating they prefer the paper as evidenced here.
@Brian - we do have a searchable digital index here:?
John
