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Where to from Here with RD? Check out the Reel Deals web site at:-
www.reeldeals.com.au
That is a question I often ask myself. I enjoy
putting out RD, despite the occasional person Past Editions
who gets up my nose (usually because Austral-
ia Post can’t get its act together). Above all, the Like the slipping by of edition 100, some of the
best part of it is the large number of friends I past editions of RD have disappeared in time.
have made through RD and through our hobby. Unfortunately, I don’t have a copy of edition
number one. It was a modest photocopied edi-
As I said earlier, the subscriber numbers are tion of 12 pages, which was posted to about 20
holding up reasonably well, all things taken or so people. If by chance you still have that
into account. Unfortunately, the same can’t be edition, I would love to get a copy of it to add
said for advertisers. Advertisers are the reason to the web site.
why RD was started in the first place. We have
a few regular advertisers, but by and large, the
numbers are small in comparison to the num-
bers of 10 or more years ago.

I have always tried to keep RD film focused,
but I concede that other formats are out there
and maybe the time has come to promote ad-
vertising of digital formats, although from what
I see at the Annual CATHS Cine Fair, there is
very little interest in second hand DVDs. In
any case, we need more advertisers to keep RD
of interest to everyone - your Wanted ads cre-
ate as much interest as the For Sale ads, so lets
have them.

It is obvious that I wont be able to go on for
ever, and the day will come when there is no
more RD, that is unless someone else would
like to take it on. Now in my seventies, and
wanting to take a few longer overseas holidays
before it is too late, there is a good possibility
that a couple of future editions may be skipped
or late, with appropriate compensation made.

Reel Deals Internet Site

Over the holidays, I have been re-mastering
some of the old editions of RD. Some are now
on the Reel Deals web site, and can be read
from there. Also a number of past articles have
been uploaded, as well as a few operator’s
manuals, sales brochures and vintage publica-
tions.

Take a look, your feedback would be appreciat-
ed.

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