Re: The STC and me

[eric -dot- dunn -at- ca -dot- transport -dot- bombardier -dot- com]

Chuck Martin wrote on 07/29/2004 05:24:16 PM:
> That sounds good in theory, but as the number of options 
> grows, so does
> the cost of maintaining multiple options. It's tough to balance the
> needs of so many different individuals with the need to produce a
> single, coherent product.

It's a good point, but managing a list of who gets the dead tree version 
mailed out shouldn't be that difficult. The real question is how many 
fixed costs are associated with producing the printed version. If the 
production work is done on a volunteer basis it's ego that's bruised. But 
if it's professionally done, the per copy cost may sky-rocket. Equally 
true that printing is a numbers game. Reducing the number of copies 
doesn't necessarily reduce the cost if you were previously getting a 
volume discount.

That said, stored and archived in a database it should be easy to be able 
to have website delivery of articles and import those same articles for 
layout in the printed version.

Still got to say the STC could learn a lot from Raycomm and the TECHWR-L 
website. ;)

Eric L. Dunn
Senior Technical Writer

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