We considered that. However, there are NO other benefits to our memberships and we don't sell subscriptions to anything. However, just like no one here wants someone making money off their county site's information, we don't want someone else making money off our genealogical society's hard work and we don't like the idea of our researchers getting ripped off. Betsy At 08:33 PM 6/15/2003 -0400, you wrote: >It seems to me that the only way they could provide the magazine is by >sending in a subscription in the person's name unless the society has a >direct agreement. I will admit the apparent difference is high, but there >might be other benefits that a member gets that a subscriber does not >receive (admission to a library, for example). > >Thinking about this beyond the face of it, it might actually be a good >thing for a society to get subscriptions this way. Have you ever >subscribed to a magazine through some special offer (usually only for one >year) and then renewed in the usual manner after that? People who get the >magazine might become members at renewal, if not sooner. > >Susan > >Betsy Mills wrote: >>Someone has just pointed out to me that Amazon.com is selling >>"subscriptions'" to many of the genealogical societies' >>newletters/quarterlies/annual publications. My genealogical society's >>annual publication is free with a membership in the society - costing $15 >>(or more if they choose to give more). They are selling a subscription >>to the annual for $28.85. I really resent this Magazine Express, Inc. >>pocketing $13.85 of money that could have gone to the society. >>Lists all Genealogy & Heraldry publications: >>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/1116312/ref=br_dp__4/104-8260865-9097502 >> >>Anyone else found their genealogical society's publications there? >>Anyone else upset by this and/or have suggestions for how we can stop this? >>Betsy > >

I find it strange that their descriptions do not say what the locale is for the societies. For instance, there's one that says Douglas County and another that is for Dodge county. How many states have those counties? Nebraska has both but I don't think newsletters that they list are for those Nebraska counties. Connie