Theos-Talk Archives (January 2011 Message tt00142)

thanks for your support.

On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 11:53 AM, M. Sufilight <global-theosophy@k9kgJLWcc4HQ7uq5ctzcG5y0YTyfO4Lk8uZoTgWYPfZh8MJbS76ZkrWXN_pziehcb_S-MXUKzHUu7S65zdDpMZ6NFLH9FQ.yahoo.invalidk
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> I agree.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: MKR
> To: theos-talk
> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2011 4:51 PM
> Subject: theos-talk Reflections on an Ageless Wisdom; Commentary on Mahatma
> Letters - Joy Mills
>
> Reflections on an Ageless Wisdom; A Commentary on Mahatma Letters to A P
> Sinnett by Joy Mills.
>
> I got hold of a copy and at the outset was very impressed with the quality
> of hard cover binding which would last another century and the printing was
> superb.
>
> The book is the result of various discussions over the years and would be
> an
> invaluable reference to the readers of Mahatma Letters, 99% of whom are
> theosophists.
>
> The book is priced at $39.95 and can be bought for about $25.00. There is
> no
> paperback edition which would have been much cheaper.
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> Considering the International audience and the price, especially outside
> the
> West, it is really too pricey. The copyright is held by Quest Books, which
> is an arm of Theosophical Society in America.
>
> One wonders why the movers and shakers and also the author did not think of
> the pricing structure necessary to make it easy for theosophists to afford
> to purchase it. The easiest way to get widest world wide distribution is to
> make a pdf file available on the Internet for free download. Also, once the
> book is available as a pdf, then current print-on-demand technology will
> enable anyone to print a copy anywhere in the West.
>
> Until such time an electronic version is made available for free, the
> circulation is going to be minimal and perhaps it may take years to
> breakeven. Most poor theosophists would have to wait for the day when pdf
> version is available.
>
> It is time for the publishers, whose main object is to spread Theosophy in
> the world, would seriously consider making a pdf version available.
> Producing a pdf version is very easy.
>
> MKR
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