I am grateful to Bhupendrabhai for his support to me in the past and would be reluctant to differ from his views about the availability of AV and GS on line. As I had said earlier, if everybody could read these two papers on line, few would be inclined to subscribe to them or to buy copies at retail outlets. In that case, how would ABPL generate the revenue to pay for printing, postage and premises? As he says, it is a great bonus to be able to read AV and GS on line while one is away on holidays or generally away from home. I too would not miss my favourite AV and GS while being away from home. I will log into the ABPL website on my mobile phone’s browser and would be able to read this “Your Voice” column of AV and “Mare pan kain kahevun chhe” column of Gujarat Samachar. But then how could we stop the scroungers from having a free ride at the expense of ABPL and other subscribers? I also know that many would not buy or subscribe to AV and GS and read their friends’ or neighbours’ copies thus depriving the publishers of income to support their overheads and staff salaries. I would say that if they have conscious and like reading AV and GS, subscribe to them. The cost which is comparable to the cost of a cup of coffee is not too much to pay.
Dinesh Sheth
Newbury Park, Ilford
