Re: Magazine

[Jim Bitgood <jimbit1@starpower.net>]

The writing, proofreading and editing could be done by the list members. 
But the actual printing onto paper would best be done at one place. You 
don't want shipping costs for various sections to one assembly point adding 
to the cost of the magazine. Or the delay in publishing that would be 
caused by a delay or article that gets lost in shipping. Printing, assembly 
and binding should all be done in one place. And in reality, that's also 
the best place to attach mailing labels to individual issues for 
distribution to the readers.
Better to have your major expense be paper, ink, printing and distribution 
rather than gathering everything together.
But it could all be made camera ready at numerous places around the world, 
whereever the members who would do the writing live. Then email all the 
articles to one place where they would be printed and made into a magazine. 
Somebody would have to volunteer (or be paid from the profits (if there are 
any) to be the gatherer and final editorial authority and the link to the 
print shop.  It's doable. But it might take more time than anybody wants to 
invest. I guess that's the lesson Clyde learned.

At 09:00 10/10/2002 +0200, you wrote:
>How I would love to be a subscriber to a Sumo Magazine made by the leading 
>members of this list!
>What about modern printing technics - would it not be possible to 
>distribute the files and have them printed at various places? Iīm sure 
>many of us non-experts would be glad to help with translations etc. I 
>donīt know how expensiv the making can be, but if many of us buy a share 
>in the mag, could that be enough for a try?
>Itīs nice to have pleasant dreams...
>Hasurami
>
>
>---

      Jim
    "Chitose Taikai"
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