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CD of old articles

Beebs | Posted in General Discussion on October 6, 2006 06:43am

Hi, I’m new at Breaktime, spend most of my time over at Cooks Talk, but my husband and I have recently bought some land and are planning to build in about two years. I’ll probably be bugging you all a lot.

Anyway, several months ago, I was sure I was browsing around Breaktime, and someone mentioned that if you are just starting out, it’s a great idea to buy the CD’s that have hundreds of old articles from Fine Homebuilding. Am I just imaging that? When I try to locate the CD’s on this website, I can’t find them.

Thanks for your help.

Sandy

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  1. rez | Oct 06, 2006 07:18pm | #1

    bump

    "When we build, let us think that we build forever.  Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John Ruskin
    Andrew Clifford of Clifford Renovations, who serves as a steward of our history for future generations
    We can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measurable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world.  Where there was nothing, now there is something.
    Forrest - makin' magic every day

  2. FastEddie | Oct 06, 2006 07:29pm | #2

    I did not know Taunton had a cd available.  I know JLC does.

     

    "When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it."  T. Roosevelt

  3. harrisdog43 | Oct 06, 2006 08:21pm | #3

    I know that FHB did sell a cd because I have one. They also offered one for FWW but both have been dropped. You might find one for sale on e-bay. Taunton also used to offer a one year access to these articles http://www.taunton.com/store/fharchive/index.asp

    but it now appears you can only buy them directly. It would be worth it to call them though IMHO.

    john

    1. rez | Oct 06, 2006 08:45pm | #4

      Wonder if they decided it was more profitable to sell individual back articles instead of the total CD?

      "When we build, let us think that we build forever.  Let it not be for present delight nor for present use alone." --John RuskinAndrew Clifford of Clifford Renovations, who serves as a steward of our history for future generationsWe can imagine something that only exists in our heads, in a form that has no measurable, tangible reality, and make it actually occur in the real world.  Where there was nothing, now there is something.Forrest - makin' magic every day

      1. harrisdog43 | Oct 07, 2006 05:08am | #5

        Sounds likely...guess they have to please their bankers too.

        john

        1. driftwood | Oct 07, 2006 08:05am | #6

          at 7.99 per issue where half of the mag is ads for new cordless tools, i would say the bank is pretty friggin happy

          1. rez | Oct 07, 2006 08:42am | #7

            eek

             

             

            be a silent form of Roar

          2. timkline | Oct 07, 2006 01:18pm | #8

            gotta pay for this FREE site somehow......

             carpenter in transition

    2. Beebs | Oct 07, 2006 05:03pm | #10

      Well it's good to know that I wasn't losing my mind. Thanks. I'll keep my eyes out on e-bay.Sandy

  4. Microplex | Oct 07, 2006 03:19pm | #9

    I bought the CD about 3 years ago, and use it somewhat infrequently. It's a great resource. Good luck in finding a used one. Try Ebay.

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    SYSOP | Oct 09, 2006 03:36pm | #11

    Hey Beebs,
    Yes we did publish a CD for both FineHomebuilding and Fine Woodworking. A best of series, the original "print" run that we made for the cds was sold out so last spring we started to develop a new one and it will be available sometime in the next couple of months.
    And yes we did also sell an online access to them but for technical reason we had to stop offering that. We will hopefully be offering that again sometime soon. If you have any further questions on this please let me know.

    Mark
    [email protected]



    Edited 10/9/2006 8:37 am ET by SYSOP

    1. Beebs | Oct 11, 2006 02:46am | #12

      Wow, that's great! Thanks so much for letting me know. I guess I'll just stay tuned . . .

      1. brownbagg | Oct 11, 2006 03:09am | #13

        I got the offer in email today for it

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        SYSOP | Oct 11, 2006 03:44pm | #14

        I guess I should look at our website once in a while, LOL. We are now activly promoting it. Here is a link: http://www.taunton.com/store/pages/021023.aspAny questions let me know.Mark
        [email protected]

        1. gtmtnbiker | Oct 11, 2006 05:11pm | #15

          What format are the articles in?  Are they PDFs?

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            SYSOP | Oct 11, 2006 06:06pm | #16

            They are still PDF's.Mark
            [email protected]

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