[Logic] Buckmaster callbook web site

Fri, 18 Jul 2003 13:51:41 -0400

Hi Dan,
I think Dennis doesn't get to his e-mails every day and seens like he
answers the back log
once a week, but I could be mistaken. The pattern seen to be Monday's when
he replies to
the emails I think.

I have a question are you a ham and what's your call. I talk to a Dan
Bateman on 10 meters
a few years ago.

To bad about the $19.95 price you would have had a winner. Not to many LOGic
users going
to put out $80 after spending $125  for LOGic + what ever it cost to get on
line'avrage $50 a month" just to have a small part of it function and with
all the advertising to boot.

I ask several members of my club about spending $20 for a call book lookup
pre year many like the idea.
About 30 or so ask were they could sign up. When I explain that you whated
$80 they laugh. A number said
this was the last year they were going to buy the Buckmaster cd. Too much
data on the net available to warranted
$80 a year they said.

By the end of the year you may see Buckmaster CD burning parties. So get in
there and push the $19.95 and get a winner by volume. Other wise Buckmaster
maybe a fond memory this time next year.

CUL/73

Tony/WB2JRI

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel L. Bateman" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 10:34 AM
Subject: RE: [Logic] Buckmaster callbook web site

>
> You are pretty much correct Gil. I don't control pricing (I do
> programming) but I don't think it would be possible for us to sell a
year's
> access for $20. That would be a very drastic price drop with not much less
> work for us. The database is the main thing we're selling. Producing the
> CD only costs us a few dollars and the buyer pays the shipping, so most of
> the cost and effort is in the labor and programming to add
> to/update/maintain the HamCall database. We deal with hundreds of updates
> every day, plus all email questions/corrections and the country databases
> that we process. I could itemize everything but there's a lot more to it
> than most people realize.
>
> You could get an auction HamCall CD for $30 and at least get a 6 month
> password, but that's about the best suggestion I have right now.
>
> BTW, has anyone had trouble e-mailing Dennis
> ([email protected])? I've sent 2 messages but they both bounced.
>
>
> 73,
>
> -Dan Bateman
> http://hamcall.net
>
>
>
>
> >Although I agree that 20 is the price I am not sure they can do it.
Running
> >a professional web site and doing the research and creating the DB is NOT
> >cheap. If they can't do it, too bad. If they can do it I hope they will.
> >
> >
> >Gil, W0MN http://webpages.charter.net/gbaron
> >44.08N 92.512835W 1050'
> >Hierro Candente, Batir de repente
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On
> > > Behalf Of Damon S Raphael MD (W7MD)
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 10:03 PM
> > > To: [email protected]; Daniel L. Bateman
> > > Subject: Re: [Logic] Buckmaster callbook web site
> > >
> > >
> > > I agree 100% $20.00 is the right price. The ham population is aging
with
> > > many on retiremnt income. It is aheck of a lot cheaper to make
> > > and ship a
> > > CDROM than a CallBook. With a licensed download, a ham could make his
own
> > > CD and save Buckmaster that expense. The rest is pure profit
> > >
> > > Damon Raphael, W7MD
> > > Tucson, AZ
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Skip Cameron" <[email protected]>
> > > To: <[email protected]>; "Daniel L. Bateman" <[email protected]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 9:26 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Logic] Buckmaster callbook web site
> > >
> > >
> > > > Dan:
> > > > Unfortunately, your organization is not in touch with market
> > > reality, and
> > > my opinion
> > > > is that you will not attract many of us with such high prices.
> > > > I quit buying the printed callbook years before its demise, and then
the
> > > CD-ROM 3
> > > > years ago.
> > > > There's much good information on the internet for no charge or a
> > > reasonable charge.
> > > > When you get to $19.99 or less per year, I would consider the
offering.
> > > > Skip W5GAI
> > > >
> > > > "Daniel L. Bateman" wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > >
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