Lonnie-S wrote:
@KB58
Given your two books (Kimini & Midlana), you have an interesting perspective, Kurt. Although I'm not thinking of a book, there are some similarities between book and magazines. I'm not thinking of trying to replace LocostUSA as a source of information or community. Instead, I'm thinking of a publication that would serve as a complementary resource, going much further in depth on subjects, collecting valuable information in one place versus the 5, 10, or 20 threads you might have to read here on Locost.USA to get a complete perspective.
Understood. My feeling is that the Web has caused a fundamental shift in the ground rules - in an unfortunate direction. Young people (who've never
not known the Web) seem to be of the mindset that everything should be free and feel no compunction - or even guilt - that the creator of said information should be entitled to any sort of compensation. Faced with that mindset, I don't see how print magazines can last in this age of entitlement. An e-magazine
might succeed if it's cheap enough but even then there's that sense that it shouldn't cost anything at all.
FWIW, a few times a year I do a search to see if anyone's put up a PDF version of my book - I expect it to happen eventually. The "good" thing is that neither book sells in the millions, so people are too lazy to hack them!
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Midlana book: Build this mid-engine Locost!,
http://midlana.com/stuff/book/Kimini book: Designing mid-engine cars using FWD drivetrains
Both available from
https://www.lulu.com/