Coin World Online

Wingsrule

Anyone signing up for this? I spoke to the Krause folks at the Dearborn show over Thanksgiving weekend and they said it should be up right after the first of the year.

goose3

I don't see the benefit, at least for me. I get my copy each Thursday at about noon. I called them. The subscription for the online version is the same price as the printed. You would think the online version would be cheaper.

coppercoins

<< <i>You would think the online version would be cheaper. >>



umm, sort of a "no brainer". I was suprised to see that you have to pay for the paper that isn't there too.

kranky

I subscribe to the print edition, and I don't think I'd pay anything extra for an online version. And they only carry 12 weeks of back issues online, that doesn't seem like very many.

Conder101

<< <i>Anyone signing up for this? I spoke to the Krause folks at the Dearborn show over Thanksgiving weekend and they said it should be up right after the first of the year. >>



What would the Krause people know, they don't publish Coin World.

Actually I will probably sign up for it. I like the fact that I should be able to clip and file articles right from the online version and tuck them away in files right from the computer. And once they get all of the back issues digitally archived it would be worth it to me to pay for the archive access to do some research. Eventually I may drop the paper version altogether and start archiving them myself on CD-ROMS. Indexing would be a problem though.

misterR

I would do it if it were less expensive than the paper form. No postage and no paper, why the same price. Even the mint gave a break on online orders, for a while anyway. Tried the sample and found it to be a little slow and cumbersome but maybe that's just me. Will stick with the old way for now.

GP

I spend most of my time on a computer, so I probably will. I let my sub expire since it was usually a few weeks before I could find time to read the paper version and then had a lot of catching up to do. It will be nice to be able to have an electronic archive as well, since I live in an electronic world.
They charge the same amount, because many of the print readers will complain if they charged less.

mdwoods

Hmmm. I think I will sign up for the online version as well. Like Mike said, when the older issues are all available, it will be a tremendous reference. mdwoods

WilliamGibbs

Just to clarify things: Coin World is published by Amos Hobby Publishing, in Sidney, OH.
We are not affiliated with Krause Publications of Iola, WI.
We hope to have the online version of Coin World up and running in a few weeks.

William T. Gibbs
News Editor
Coin World

cladking

What we need is a free sample. It would be nice to be able to read it when everyone
else does, but it's gotta be readable.

CarlWohlforth

One thing I like about this forum is you never know who will pop up!

Welcome William Gibbs, Editor of Coin World! I just received the first issue of my new subscription.

Pushkin

I think I'll stick with the print version. Kind of difficult to take the computer and all those wires and cable modem connections into the toilet with me. Paper is just much more convenient.

gmarguli

Why would anyone sign up for Coin World when they can sign up for Numismatic News which actually has coin info in it?

Lakesammman

I subscribed to Coin World and NN for several years. After comparing the 2, I opted to go only with coin world. Has anything changed with the new owners of CW?? Is NN better now.

I'm going with the online version. My paper shows up late and torn (west coast). With the online version, at least I'll know what was on the front cover.....

WilliamGibbs

Coin World does not have new owners. The Amos family, descendants of founder J. Oliver Amos, continues to own Coin World, Linn's, Scott Publications, Cars & Parts and Cars & Parts Corvette. The family did sell its stable of daily and weekly local newspapers several years ago, but remains fiercely devoted to the hobby publications. Krause Publications was sold earlier this year, not Amos Hobby Publishing.

William T. Gibbs
News Editor
Coin World

Conder101

There is something to be said for the paper version, but I never want to throw them away because I may want to refer back to something. I have Coin Worlds up to five years old laying around getting in the way. Two hundred and fifty Coin Worlds take up a lot of room! I would have even older ones but they all got burned up in the fire.