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Does anyone have a copy of KIT Car Nov 2001 to hand? I have tried KC back issues but they are no longer available.
I would like to see the article on Phantom Vortex GTR, scan or PDF would be great.
Actually, it’s kick started something I’ve been meaning to get around to for years . Namely the offering of any, and every, article that’s ever appeared in any of my publications - and those that I have copyright through purchasing, like KC&S.
Actually, it’s kick started something I’ve been meaning to get around to for years . Namely the offering of any, and every, article that’s ever appeared in any of my publications - and those that I have copyright through purchasing, like KC&S.
Den .
You could offer .pdf's, and list them on a website for auto download.
Offer it free to your subscribers and charge £40 for the privelage to everyone else. With a free subscription of course!
It’s a tricky one. There are potentially 5000 articles to scan.
Of course the best place for scanned articles is some form of indexed and cross-referenced computer data-base.
I’m gonna need an IT expert’s help – eventually.
To start with, I think I’ll charge £3 per article for the first three. Then £1 per article thereafter. To cover the time in finding, collating, scanning, burning/transmitting.
As I said, an automated self-service system is required, but the scans have to be there first. Loads of work.
Den, sounds like a v.good idea, tons of work though so I guess the £3.00 does seem reasonable considering the work involved but my hunch is that for joe public that may be a tad expensive when you can get a complete back issue for the same £.
Bear in mind that you are only going to get people who want articles that K.C does not have back issues for so you could eliminate quite a few articles at the start and then add, as and when KC have run out.
The GTR article came out fine however when expanded was huge. The only way i could view it was to scroll the page bars across and along to view. Was quite a big jpeg file, 3 meg for 3 sides of A4. If you have Acrobat 6 you can get some really small files generated.
Anyway, glad I got some cogs whirring and appreciate all help.
Den , would recommend the use of a a PDF printer , its just a little piece of software that when you print you choose the PDF printer and it creates a PDF file that can be sent anywhere and is universal !
Even better some of these items are free. Idel for sending Magazine articles.
. Namely the offering of any, and every, article that’s ever appeared in any of my publications - and those that I have copyright through purchasing, like KC&S.
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suggested.
There are potentially 5000 articles to scan. 
so I guess the £3.00 does seem reasonable considering the work involved but my hunch is that for joe public that may be a tad expensive when you can get a complete back issue for the same £.