Y2K & book distribution/printing

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I think the expected problem is not so much with BBT's computerized printing

facilities. I would imagine that these are small enough to upgrade. The

problem

for book distribution would more likely be found in the dozens of links between

printing and the devotees distributing: eg: Will the petroleum industry

provide

fuel for trucks, ships and planes? Will the trucking, shipping and airlines

have

upgraded their systems enough to efficiently maintain their schedules? Will

many

foreign ocean ports and airports be upgraded sufficiently to properly handle

incoming freight? Will our banking institutions be upgraded sufficiently to

transfer funds between printer, shippers, ports, and receiving temples?

 

I think these are more likely to be a problem than printing. I think

stockpiling

books is probably a good idea.

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

 

 

 

COM: Madhava Gosh (das) ACBSP (New Vrindavan - USA) wrote:

 

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> > > >

> > > > > Yes, this is my point. Although one area where we *have* managed

> > > > > quite well is, of course, mass book distribution. If the worst case

> > > > > prophets are right then I can't really see how big book distribution

> > > > > will continue in a post Y2K situation. Indeed, it sounds like that

> > > > > for some time at least we will be back to copying out the books by

> > > > > hand. That would certainly put the brakes on the preaching like

> > > > > nothing else could.

>

> Before the 1960s, the book industry did quite well without computers.

> Certainly

> for a time, the now computer dependent indsutry will be in disarray, but

> there

> are are old hand set type printers stashed in warehouses all over and someone

> will figure out that a profit can be made printing with them.

>

> It may mean that the books that are distributed will be harder to come by,

> hence

> more precious, hence the book distributorers will have to modify their

> techniques and not use methods that result ina lot of books ending up in

trash

> cans.

>

> Y2K is going to blast us worst case scenario back into the 1950s, not the

> stone

> age, although there will certainly be a year or 2 of chaos and shortages