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Giant_Joe Posted: Wed, Oct 7 2009 1:07 AM

Wouldn't it be neat to have a custom USB key that could be bought at the store, and it would be pre-loaded with all sorts of works from the LvMI on it?

... just a thought. :p

And yes, I bought a few things from the store, in case you were wondering. :p I am eyeing that flask, though. Could be a great AE conversation starter.

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Giant_Joe:

Wouldn't it be neat to have a custom USB key that could be bought at the store, and it would be pre-loaded with all sorts of works from the LvMI on it?

... just a thought. :p

And yes, I bought a few things from the store, in case you were wondering. :p I am eyeing that flask, though. Could be a great AE conversation starter.

This would be an awesome idea., actually.  I have a 4GB Flash Drive.. maybe I can do something with it.. hmm..

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Giant_Joe:
Wouldn't it be neat to have a custom USB key that could be bought at the store, and it would be pre-loaded with all sorts of works from the LvMI on it?

That would be good. At least it would be priced more than the shipping charges to India.Big Smile

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jtucker replied on Wed, Oct 7 2009 5:37 AM

We've thought of this for years, but we've worried that we can't make the margins work for us, with memory prices constantly falling and the labor required to put the material on there, and no clarity about precisel what should be on there, we'd probably end up selling at a loss. that's my guess.

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Conza88 replied on Wed, Oct 7 2009 7:15 AM

jtucker:

We've thought of this for years, but we've worried that we can't make the margins work for us, with memory prices constantly falling and the labor required to put the material on there, and no clarity about precisel what should be on there, we'd probably end up selling at a loss. that's my guess.

Possibly data dvd's? 4gb, or 8gb. Cheap in bulk & you can mass burn them and print. No labor hours needed really.

You could have a mixed setup, best of the best lectures & audiobooks, and free pdf's, grouped by author etc. Possibly for those with slow connections, or who doesn't use the net, or know how to download the material? Or if you want to save bandwidth? (Haha, probably not an issue in the U.S at all, but it is here down under)

Sell $5. Encourage folks to pass them on.

/suggestions

http://www.discmakers.com/duplicators/automated/fortespecs.asp

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