doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com DGJ coming back in digital format?

I wish Daniel the very best in this new endeavor. I doubt very seriously I will subscribe. The time each day I want to spend at a computer has already maxxed out. I'm not adding any more.

I would hope that all who decide to spend $90/yr. for this new DGJ would also consider donating to the upkeep of THIS forum, if they are not already supporting it financially. I'd be embarrassed to openly spend time here and not be supporting it, then announce that I was purchasing the new DGJ in digital format.

I'm looking with some interest, hoping the format is easily searchable and most definitely saveable. I've been caught in the past when I didn't proactively save something. My thought is some of the authors may have little or no interest in putting the information out in any e-form on their own, and that there might be a closing window. Some of the information might otherwise be lost in old boxes that family members don't know what to do with. We'll see.

I also enjoyed the high quality of the print version of Double Gun Journal, and still enjoy re-reading copies from my collection. It wasn't ever the cheapest magazine, but I felt it was worth it.

On the other hand, I have had digital access to the American Rifleman for years, and seldom look at it. I still prefer the print version. I could be wrong, but if the print version of DGJ couldn't survive, I don't think a $90.00 per year digital version is going to do well.

I'm also curious about the format subscribers will receive. Pretty much anything that can be saved can also be passed along to non-subscribers. Copyright protection is not going to prevent sharing. What is going to prevent guys from sharing the passwords or access codes to Digital DGJ the same way people shared Netflix accounts?

This new DGJ encourages submission of ANY article on any subject related to our love of shotguns. If you look at the cover book titled Waterfowling and Waterfowl Guns, you will see a tab that will lead you to a submission form. It's open to all who wish to have an article published.

Keith,
Kids my son’s age are up in arms over new video game consoles that do not have a hard copy of the games they wish to purchase. The companies sell them a license to use the game. One fine day, the license quits working and you don’t have access to that game. The crafty devils have also eliminated ports on the console, or, if they are there, they are proprietary, and putting the wrong card in the console causes it to “brick”, or, to become a paperweight with zero functionality.

Some game companies took the whole “you will own nothing, and you will be happy” thing to the next level.

Best,
Ted

We all are Bill... :-)

Sounds like my phone, there's nothing like paying to be tracked and spammed.

This^
JR

My understanding is that Dan will contribute to the DGJ but he is not the man behind it now.

John
Arrieta

I certainly hope that he continues the tradition of shamelessly pimping for his advertisers and the 90% of content being advertisements and advertorials. It would be a bad idea to abandon such a successful business model.

Oh, wait .....