Reduced membership

Thanks CS, is that for the April edition?

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Yes, (I had to get special permission to use Mrs C's 'browser' btw, she used edge while I use google) but as I said really slow (for loading and turning pages) compared to Google.

Yes, I used the Samsung one instead of Firefox on my Android tablet and while the magazine web page loads fine, there is still no download symbol for the April mag but there is on all the earlier editions.

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 This is what I get on my Windows 11 PC using both Firefox and Edge. Note the download symbol in the bottom righthand corner is missing. The same happens on my Android tablet when looking at the website page using the Samsung browser. The Firefox browser on my tablet will not load the magazine page.

The second photo shows the March mag front page and like all the other earlier additions has the download symbol available.

You can see the images more clearly if you open them in a new tab.

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Given, as Steve suggests, that the Magazine production and distribution costs are covered by advertising what would be the benefit to the Club of having a lower priced digital membership? Surely there would have to be some financial benefit in the first place to enable a lower priced digital membership? As far as I can tell the actual annual saving between a digital and paper membership of the C&CC is £5 a year. That is not even a pint of beer these days so I really do question whether it would be worth the bother. The recent free night promotion was worth considerably more.

David

Given, as Steve suggests, that the Magazine production and distribution costs are covered by advertising what would be the benefit to the Club of having a lower priced digital membership?

Its not only about the magazine but also the handbook and it should amount to a saving in printing costs of both and they should still be able to maintain the same level of advertising revenue. I take digital membership of the C&CC and I have not noticed any decline in advertising in their mag as a result. I think their digital membership is quite high

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It might not lead to massive savings as printing fewer might mean a higher unit cost? However my main point was really about people getting exercised about a potential £5 year saving, life is too short, surely?

David

As far as I can tell the actual annual saving between a digital and paper membership of the C&CC is £5 a year. That is not even a pint of beer these days so I really do question whether it would be worth the bother. The recent free night promotion was worth considerably more.

On the other hand although the C&CC didn’t give me a free night they do give me a significant discount because of my age. Worth far more in an average year than that free night.

To me it’s not really about the amount of saving, which as you say is small. It’s about the fact that one is offered, rather than trying to put all the onus on the customer by trying to get them to reduce their carbon footprint, whilst keeping the cost the same. Most organisations where I have gone fully digital offer some incentive, as it saves them money and helps to  improve their environmental  credentials.

David, you need to start drinking at Wetherspoons 

Agree it is not a lot but for some it might mean the difference in remaining a member or not. It was one of the reasons I kept my C&CC membership when I was making such little use of their services.

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