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| This subject may have been covered in previous posts but I would love to be able to actually download lessons directly from homespun. Has any thought been given to this concept?
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| Funny, I came to the forum to suggest the same thing! I know I would buy more Homespun Lessons if they were available for immediate download.
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| I am all for downloading lessons.. Please make sure that after the download, I can play them on a DVD player. During the summer nights, I like to use a small portable DVD player in my screen porch and would hate to be forced to use a laptop only. Dave
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| Same here. Would love downloads.
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| I'm so old fashioned. I still use old cassette lessons and old video tape lessons from way back. This newer technology is great, but I still enjoy finally getting to old lessons that I bought years ago before DVD's and CD's were mainstream, and there was no real internet like there is today. Some of these lessons are real gems that have not been converted to newer technologies and have disappeared. Well, not totally on topic, but I just thought I'd chime in.
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| Agree, there are a number of songs that I'd like to learn, but maybe not enough on a certain set that I would buy the whole set. Hopefully it would come with the notation too.
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jake holmes (9/9/2008)
This subject may have been covered in previous posts but I would love to be able to actually download lessons directly from homespun. Has any thought been given to this concept?
We're actually gearing up to start such a service - lessons on demand that you can download or access from our site. The problem we've been having is the practical application of this idea and how it would work best for both Homespun and our customers. Here are some of our considerations:
• Would we offer lesson segments or songs that you could download to your hard drive? In this case, unless we coded them with copy protection software you would (theoretically) be able to disseminate these lessons all over the web and we would lose control of them. There are applications that put whatever restrictions we think we need on the files - e.g. you can download it once and make one copy only; downloaded programs can only be played on the computer it was downloaded to; it can be transferred to a DVD one time but not again; etc. A whole menu of restrictions that we'd have to agree on.
• Alternately, we can do streaming video only. Then you'd get a password and can watch the lessons on your computer, but you can't transfer them to disks or other portable media. Many lessons are currently done this way because it's easier to set up.
• Then we'd have to figure out a payment plan: Pay for each lesson you want to access as you go? Pay a subscription that would give you a certain number of viewings - or maybe as many as you want - for as long as your subscription is paid up? And on and on... You can see why it's taking us a while to get this started.
We'd be glad to hear any feedback you may have, such as: Is this something, in principle, that Homespun customers would go for? Which of the scenarios above would appeal to you - or can you think of a better one? How much would you be willing to pay for, say, a 10-minute lesson on a given song or topic.
Here's another concern: Let's say you purchased a Doc Watson lesson as a download in which he teaches and plays "Deep River Blues." Assuming you liked it, would you still be willing to purchase the full DVD even though you now have one of the songs? How about if we deducted the cost of the download from the price of the DVD?
These are all things we're dealing with and would love to get some feedback about it. Thanks in advance for your thoughts, comments and suggestions.
Musically yours,
Happy
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Happy Traum
Homespun Tapes
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Stuart Krasna (9/27/2008)
I'm so old fashioned. I still use old cassette lessons and old video tape lessons from way back. This newer technology is great, but I still enjoy finally getting to old lessons that I bought years ago before DVD's and CD's were mainstream, and there was no real internet like there is today. Some of these lessons are real gems that have not been converted to newer technologies and have disappeared. Well, not totally on topic, but I just thought I'd chime in.
In case you didn't know about it, we had a program for a while, when we were converting the VHS videos to DVDs, where we would give a 40% discount to anyone who purchased the tapes from Homespun and wanted to replace them with the same title on DVD. Many people took us up on this offer and were pleased about it. There's no doubt that DVDs work much better for the learning process, with its navigation menus and instant track access.
If you would like to take us up on this offer, and you purchased the tapes directly from Homespun, we'll be glad to send replacement DVDs at 40% off the list price. Just get in touch with Susan@homespun.com.
Musically yours,
Happy
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Happy Traum
Homespun Tapes
Musically yours,
Happy
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Happy Traum
Homespun Tapes
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| I would prefer being able to purchase lessons in the format that Homespun is now using, except transferred electronically rather than via a physical disc. I am willing to pay the same price as Homespun now charges if I can make one copy to DVD. I'll trade my cost for the disc for not being charged S&H. For streaming or downloadable-only-to-hard-drive, I would expect a discount of at least $5 to make me choose downloading over getting the DVD by mail. I'm not interested in partial lessons or segments of DVDs. There is so much of that available for free; and I don't get much out most of it. And I don't have much interest in lessons that are "How to play Specific Tune X." I prefer learning tunes that are in a sequence of skill development. Thanks for asking.
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| Hello Homespun people Yes, this is an ecellent idea and already done by www.guitartricks.com ,why did I mention this, is only to help You in your plannings ,I´m your true customer and will remain that way. I made a request on the mentioned site above, accomplishing a similar site for the intermediate and advanced Country Style fiddle, they acclaimed that theres no qualified teachers available and interested, I think You Homespun people have the tools for this. We´re all crazy about your excellent site in Europe Eero, Sweden
Eero
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