On 8/14/2013 10:27 AM, singhals wrote: > Last week, a patron at my friendly local Family History Center was > spreading the word that he'd heard that "the PCCs will be offered on a > subscription plan." He named a "UK Archivist and Digital Documents > Manager" as his source. > > I /assume/ he's talking about the PCC Wills, but why TNA would give up > the steady income of people paying on-spec for each one they want to see > for a subscription eludes me. > > Anyway, has anyone else heard this scheme and what can you tell us about > it? > > Thanks! > > Cheryl in the USA > > Just a guess. Could it be a matter of economics. The cost of handling thousands of charges for a couple of pounds, vs the cost of handling the one time subscription fee. (I am from the US an putting pounds in there was unnatural;-)