Re: Packard employees question
Posted by BigKev On 2007/4/10 22:51:24
Well you all know my opinion on having the information available for free. If I didn't feel that way, then well this site wouldn't be here.
I think this website provides a good source of information for people that are skinny in the wallet and would rather spend their money on fixing their Packard(s). That being said, I have bought bound reprints, even though I have had access to the electronic versions via this website. Sometimes having a printed, bound version in hand makes for a more enjoyable read than a on-screen, or loose-leaf printed version.
The main purpose of this website was to provide a resource of original PMCC generated information that falls within the public domain. Because while I think it great that the National Clubs sell printed versions. That really doesn't help you if you don't have that piece of content in your hand when your Ultramatic starts to act up, and you can't get your car out of the driveway, which is blocking your wifes car in. Being able to quickly get online, print out a page or two, and take those out to the car and not worry about getting those pages all greasy is priceless.
Where I think the Clubs need to focus is providing new content for Packard owners. Things like PI's (Packards International) Engine Room judging guide is a great example of that. Also Brian's 55-56 STB and SC index available on the V8 Club website is another great piece.
Other entities (such as Faxon Auto Lit) have already started producing high-quality reprints of the Service Manuals, Parts Books, etc. The content that they sell does not provide any revenue for the National Clubs in anyway. So I do not think that this website is sucking the coffers dry at any of the National Packard Clubs.
Too my its all about Status Quo. If you just maintain the Status Quo, then nothing changes, good or bad. While I don't think of this site in competition to the national clubs. I hope they see that people really want this information online and available, and open their libraries to the general public. Once they do that, then they can focus on producing new, interesting, original content that people would be happy to pay for.
This is just my
I think this website provides a good source of information for people that are skinny in the wallet and would rather spend their money on fixing their Packard(s). That being said, I have bought bound reprints, even though I have had access to the electronic versions via this website. Sometimes having a printed, bound version in hand makes for a more enjoyable read than a on-screen, or loose-leaf printed version.
The main purpose of this website was to provide a resource of original PMCC generated information that falls within the public domain. Because while I think it great that the National Clubs sell printed versions. That really doesn't help you if you don't have that piece of content in your hand when your Ultramatic starts to act up, and you can't get your car out of the driveway, which is blocking your wifes car in. Being able to quickly get online, print out a page or two, and take those out to the car and not worry about getting those pages all greasy is priceless.
Where I think the Clubs need to focus is providing new content for Packard owners. Things like PI's (Packards International) Engine Room judging guide is a great example of that. Also Brian's 55-56 STB and SC index available on the V8 Club website is another great piece.
Other entities (such as Faxon Auto Lit) have already started producing high-quality reprints of the Service Manuals, Parts Books, etc. The content that they sell does not provide any revenue for the National Clubs in anyway. So I do not think that this website is sucking the coffers dry at any of the National Packard Clubs.
Too my its all about Status Quo. If you just maintain the Status Quo, then nothing changes, good or bad. While I don't think of this site in competition to the national clubs. I hope they see that people really want this information online and available, and open their libraries to the general public. Once they do that, then they can focus on producing new, interesting, original content that people would be happy to pay for.
This is just my
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