AVR-Chat

Putting the magazine on paper, mailing it, etc. adds a lot of cost and 
aggravation to your business model in my opinion. I would go with 
electronic-only to begin with and offer treeware only if there was a 
huge outcry from paying subscribers.

I subscribe to the electronic edition of Circuit Cellar and also choose 
electronic delivery of the industry rags that offer it. The electronic 
versions are much more versatile with embedded links, searchable, very 
portable, easy to archive. If you are worried about theft from 
non-paying subscribers you could password protect them like some ebooks. 
Unscrupulous people aren't as likely to post things to the web that have 
their name, address, etc. encoded onto every page.

When can we see a sample issue? :-)

Tim

blue_eagle74 wrote:
> When I posted this thread, this is what I was looking at:
> 
> Starting an AVR magazine. It would take alot of work. It would
> include anything about AVR's.
> 
> It would take:  time, user submissions (membership input and complete
> projects), paid subscriptions plus shipping, finding sponsors, and
> finding a place to make it into a paperback magazine.  Online
> articals would be later. I have the software for custome PDF
> documents.
> 
> Some online goups have AVR info but I would like something on paper
> just like circuit celler, Electronics now, or nuts and volts.
> 
> This would be a non-profit organization.
> 
> You could call me crazy, but if enough people are wanting something
> like this, it can be done. I would like to start it.
> 
> What do you think about it?
> 
> Brian