[pct-l] maps and books

[Jim Banks]

Justified?  Why does he have to justify his price?  It is a free market
economy.  If you think the price is too high, then don't buy them.
Personally, I think Erik's PCT Atlas is well worth the money.  I happen to
like the way it is laid out.  Pervasive issues?  Yes, I know some people
think Erik's elevation profiles are not the best.  Ho Hum!  The trail goes
up, the trail goes down. 

And why is it "wrong" to sell them?  Personally I have taken a look at your
maps Scott and I don't particularly care for the way they look.  Just a
visual thing.  Having said that, others may prefer them. That is the way it
works.  

I-Beam

-----Original Message-----
From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
On Behalf Of Scott
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 3:35 PM
To: pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: [pct-l] maps and books

There is absolutely no way to justify a $180 price tag for the quality 
of Erik's PCT Atlas. 5"x8", 1:45K scale maps with pervasive issues? No 
way can it be justified.

It's wrong. And it's wrong trying to 'sell it' to hikers.

When I started down the map-making road I was appalled by the cost of 
printing full color maps. I felt guilty about the price and did 
everything possible to correct it. After enormous amounts of time and 
effort I realized it could be done cheaply and with a quality far above 
what others were doing.

...and it didn't cost me a dime to develop the process.

Oh, and there are no 'free' printed maps. Someone has to pay for the 
printing.

Look, there's no real money in making full sets of PCT maps, even if you 
double the price like Erik does. Everyone who tries it, WP, Halfmile, 
Erik, you all have my respect, I totally get it. But let's be honest 
with the community.

http://postholer.com/pacificcresttrailmap
-postholer

 >>>>
Thanks for saying that about Erik.  He has been getting quite a bit of
flack lately and while some of it is legit (elevation profiles 
misleading) for the most part he has produced a very good set of 
guidebooks that took a significant investment of time, money and effort. 
  I have used them for several years and I really appreciate not only 
his books, but his website and his personal desire to help people enjoy 
long distance hiking.


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