Why are you guys (Peter and Richard) charging money for online journals?

Why are you guys (Peter and Richard) charging money for online journals?

I paid for a paperback version. Would you consider sending me the email version also? (I’m real keen to dig in to it). Here is how I was looking at it: 1) before i asked for something for nothing. 2) this time I paid the $ for the paper version and as sending the e-version would cost you zero, I decided to ask (actual companies do ‘deals’ like this all the time, so the question was far from unreasonable). I have no problem whatsoever supporting the AF Trust with buying an e-version when I have some extra cash.

A question about the DVD’s: is the reason the DVD files are not available for download (at a lower price, or free of charge) because hosting costs are prohibitive, or is it something else (such as selling DVD’s is a good source of income for maintaining the site)? I ask because a – I’d like to watch them but they are too costly to buy. I know online distribution offers little or no revenue, but it wouldn’t cost you anything further either. It’s admittedly not a viable option for people who use dial-up modems but broadband – which can download a gig of data quickly – has outstripped dial-up in the developed countries.