SDJ new policy

[SDJ2010]

Look, I see nothing wrong with the occasional download, the occasional copying of a friend's SDJ and so forth but apparently things got out of hand. To be honest, I don't really see your problem! You can access the magazine from anywhere, anytime, any device for UNLIMITED TIME! You can even print it if you wish. For example, the digtial version of the ADBA Gazette is accessible for only 30 days after purchase! Anyway, if you feel that you were mislead then don't subscribe next time...

Regards,
LC

P.S. If you're interested in collecting or archiving, I'd definitely suggest to get the printed version.

[Lasse]

@eneas
I can really understand that you are upset that the editor changed the policy after you subscriped and to be totally honest I would feel the same way as you do as I had the digital subscription as well and used to save it to my computer as PDF file to archive it - at the turn of the year I switched to the subscription for the printed edition as it annoyed me to read it on my pc and I can tell you it's a really nice magazine quality-wise.
On the other hand I can understand the editor as well as he puts his own work into the magazine and if I were him I surely didn't want to see my work getting spread around the net for free. People don't realize that copying/downloading copyrighted online content is the same as stealing in the "real world". A lot of people wouldn't steal but are quick to save copyrighted online content to their pc. People asked me how does the editor make sure that nobody forwards the magazine to a friend or upload it to a sharing platform. I always said he can't he just has to trust people that they just don't do it. I had somebody sent me some download links to the magazine myself and a friend of mine asked me to forward him the mag but I denied. I told him it's only some $40 a year which means some $3,x a month. C'mon!

So when I do a wheighing of your interests and the editor's I have to aggree with the editor's interest to save his work against piracy, which is the reason for SDJ's new policy. Also Jack said "No way I would send someone a PDF file of my book, for example." And to the ones who complained that they used to print their own mag, they are still able to do that as SDJ2010 posted above. I think one can't ask for more. I also really liked the PDF files but when it doesn't work it just doesn't.

[The Old Timer.]

pdf of your book been around awhile. you might might of not done it but someone you pissed off did.

[Officially Retired]

pdf of your book been around awhile. you might might of not done it but someone you pissed off did.

Not my whole book, no way. I once sent a .pdf of part of my keep, which proved to be a mistake, but never the whole book.

Jack

[Officially Retired]

I think not allowing a pdf download will hurt sells. I enjoy reading them on my tablet. The printed editions are twice the price. If I'm not mistaken the pdf has your email at the top. So why not ban the email that uploads the magazine to the web. I mean even the printed versions can be shared with others. Jm2c

1. It's sales, not sells.

2. Printing paper is 100x as expensive: it wastes paper, it wastes ink, takes time to produce, takes time to package, takes time to deliver, costs money to send, and takes time to get.

All that said, it's still preferable (to me) to read a physical document. But, unless you own the printing press, it's extremely expensive to do these days.

Jack

[BONEDADDY]

@ LC. Unfortunately, I have to agree with eneas. I download mine so I can read them when I have no internet access (work). I feel you about the piracy thing but what about the people who don't share?

[DarkAgeKennel]

it's simple, if you sold me the pdf version, don't come now and change what you sold me. If i would pay it monthly would not be problem, i just dont buy it anymore, but you sold a complete year subscription so keep your word and give what you sold.

Im not saying that is a good or bad measure...there would be diferent opinions...what im sayin is that I pay for a PDF version not otherwise, so isnt correct you change it now after ive payed.

[dpitbull]

You're right about sales and sells jack I humbily aplogize for my spelling mistake and hope you can see past my error. I agree that printing a magazine and shipping it cost money. I was responding to the comment about simply buying the magazine. The point I was making was with the printed magazine costing twice as much and then sitting around for the wrong people to see it is understandable for people to not care for it. Again jm2c

[SDJ2010]

it's simple, if you sold me the pdf version, don't come now and change what you sold me. If i would pay it monthly would not be problem, i just dont buy it anymore, but you sold a complete year subscription so keep your word and give what you sold.

Im not saying that is a good or bad measure...there would be diferent opinions...what im sayin is that I pay for a PDF version not otherwise, so isnt correct you change it now after ive payed.

Eneas, there is no real point in arguing here. I can offer you a refund on the rest of your subscription and we can all sleep well at night!

[S_B]

Eneas, there is no real point in arguing here. I can offer you a refund on the rest of your subscription and we can all sleep well at night!

You must make smart business decisions, not everyone will agree, but ultimately it is your decision. And you did not have to offer a refund publicly, I can respect that!