I'm fine with online publication .... IF (and only if) each completed issue of the publication can be downloaded in PDF format, in addition to whatever online viewing options may exist. Some organizations of which I'm a part have moved to online publishing, but the publication is only viewable while connected and through a browser, through some proprietary interface (or worse, a bespoke app, which I detest for professional reasons). While the intent may be to provide a better viewing experience to users who are not tech-savvy, the lack of a downloadable version means it cannot be read offline. Offline other than by choice is an increasingly rare condition these days for a lot of us but it happens, and there are still plenty of people who don't live with pervasive Internet access. Steve On 12/20/2025 1:47 PM, Jane McGary via pbs wrote: > Members will have noticed that the Society's print newsletter, /The > Bulb Garden /(B/G), /has been in hiatus for the past year. Difficulty > in obtaining contributions, and the editor's other commitments, are > the causes. In addition, the newsletter had become PBS's greatest > expense as printing and postal costs rose continually. The PBS > officers and board of directors have discussed the possibility of > putting the BG entirely online. At present, back issues are archived > on the PBS website. Preparing copy suitable for online posting would > be easier than formatting a print edition, and opening up the schedule > to continuous additions, rather than deadlines, might encourage more > authors to produce copy. > > We'd like to know what other members think about this. One or two on > the board felt that we would lose members if they no longer received a > printed newsletter. Others think that the exchanges are the main > incentive to paid membership, and that the BG is not a central > benefit. The PBS has been structured from its origin as an online > organization, working through the website and its famous wiki, this > email list, and now the forum. Would moving our "occasional papers" > entirely online be acceptable? > > Please let us know by posting replies here. You can also write to the > officers privately through the contact addresses on the website. > > Thank you! > > Jane McGary, Membership Coordinator, Portland, Oregon, USA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum > https://… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…