Andy Pastuszak
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Jun 12, 2014 14:25:35 GMT
I can't find it in the apps store, and the app on my iPad doesn't show any of the 2015 Catalogs for purchase.
It's dead Jim.
I sent Amos an email.
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khj
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Post by khj on Jun 12, 2014 14:31:43 GMT
I never used it, but that's certainly disappointing.
Please let us know if you get a reply.
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Andy Pastuszak
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Jun 12, 2014 14:39:33 GMT
I can still view the 2012 US Specialized that I bought, so existing customers are not completely dead in the water.
I wonder if something new is coming from them. They did just update their digital Linn's Stamp News and made it MUCH better than it was.
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Philatarium
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What I collect: Primarily focused on Japan, but lots of other material catches my eye as well ...
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Post by Philatarium on Jun 12, 2014 16:45:07 GMT
Andy -- Please let us know what you hear back from them.
I remember reading an article somewhere saying that they were intending to have an online subscription available in the latter half of 2014. (It may have been a discussion thread on which the editor was briefly participating.) If I'm recalling correctly, their intention is that it would be a true database that could be queried, rather than a series of pdf files. Who knows what the final product will end up being.
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Andy Pastuszak
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Jun 12, 2014 18:53:16 GMT
An actual searchable database with the ability to inventory my collection would be most welcome. Then I could just run a report and know how much to insure it for,
Of course, EZstamp and StampManage won't be too happy. If those 2 want to compete they're going to need to make tablet apps and add syncing.
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Andy Pastuszak
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Post by Andy Pastuszak on Jun 13, 2014 12:58:52 GMT
Last email I got from them said they were working on an eBook version of the catalog. Which makes sense. Why maintain your own app and backend infrastructure when you can use Amazon, B&N, iBooks and Kobo to do all that for you, and get back to selling a book.
To get to that, though. I think the whole format of the catalog is going to need to change. A fixed 4 column layout will not translate over to an ebook format such as epub.
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