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Last month, The Legal Genealogist
(Judy G Russell), published a guest post, A
Publisher’s Point of View,
by Craig R. Scott, CGTM
In
the post, Craig provides his perspective on some recent developments and how
they have and will impact book publishers, in particular, those who publish
genealogical, family history and related works.
I
strongly encourage you to read his post and to also read the extensive comments
collection.
As
I was re-reading the post and comments today, it got me to thinking about our local
genealogical society (and I’m sure it’s not alone in this). What impact will this have on societies in
the future? Will they opt not to “publish”
material figuring that they won’t be able to earn any money or recoup their
expenses?
When
you combine this element of sharing digital copies of books with the massive
digitizing efforts of FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, GenealogyBank, etc, will
societies stop publishing books and journals?
Will volunteers stop transcribing and abstracting records for
publication since they are too busy indexing database entries online? As genealogy societies strive to keep up with
technology and retain their relevance in this increasingly digital age, do the
issues discussed by Craig, Judy and various others add another nail into the
genealogy society coffin?
Please do share any thoughts or
reactions you have to Craig’s post and related.
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