I am all for MORE information. Being very new to the hobby, obviously I will always have a lot of questions for EVERYTHING! Hmmmmmmmm. I'm thinking that this online version of Koi Bito could be very useful and possibly profitable for Koi Bito. Maybe not for the initial online subscriptions, but for the advertisements online marketing has to offer. For the printed issue, I am very happy that there is very limited space used for advertisements UNLIKE other KOI Magzines I know. Being a business, I know this must be very hard to do on a consistent basis. I think looking at an online version will open doors for the magazine in the respect of getting more advertisement revenues. The online version should not keep the same format as the printed issue. It should offer MORE! More in the respect that IT WILL bridge the gap between the breeders, the hobbiest, the vendors, the dealers, etc. Look at all of us now...WE'RE ONLINE!
Just thinking outloud, the concept of the online version should contain the delayed issue articles (to keep print customers) but there may be other articles that might not make the cut for the print issue, they could be included on a more timely basis to online accounts.
But more importantly, I think that Koi Bito could use the online experience to capture the essense of Japanese Nishikigoi. I guess like Mr. Waddington attempts to do with his print work. Just that online...ITS LIVE. Possibilities are endless, the hardpart is deciding what do hobbiest want to see, or better yet NEED TO SEE or need to interact with. This could be just one avenue that leads hobbiest to a one-stop-shop for experiencing Japanese Nishikigoi first hand while even making it reality. Nuff hype, let me think about this for a day and I'll be back with more suggestions on what I would like or should I say "need" to see. This is fun.
Aloha...