My family have all the old bound volumes going waaaaay back but rarely look at any of them or any of the other old publications because like most people these days we have the CD ROM to prepare talks and study. Like Blondie says, they are just trying to encourage the brothers and sisters to take them off their hands to free up some shelf space at Bethel.
The Society Encourages Reading 1951-on Bound Volum
by minimus 27 Replies latest jw friends
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searcher
My question is "why on earth would the Society recommend re-reading these old volumes"?
Money.
searcher.
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Pleasuredome
i think the tone of those old wt's are very aggresive and arrogant. so i think the WTS wants their flock to read them to get them into that spirit so that they can 'dig in' psychologicaly. obvious preparation for the things to come.
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blondie
Postscript:
Most JWs don't read the current magazines so it is highly unlikely they will be reading these bound volumes of old magazines. Since fewer and fewer JWs are donating to the worldwide work (which is the only way the WTS gets money for the publications from the publishers), it would be monetary only in an indirect way, the cost of storage.
These were and are special order items. The WTS would not set up the presses for only a few bound volumes each month (at least not in the US). It would not be cost effective. They took their best guestimate and printed that amount based somewhat on projections from the special orders. They overguestimated and now need to clear the shelves.
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minimus
Perhaps the clearing of shelf space is the answer and money is the bottom line. But you would think it would be more cost effective to just toss them, no???.....The economic damage could be much greater if people actually do read these books.
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blondie
Minimus, that is true about reading them, especially the 1950's volumes. No tact or empathy in those articles, just a big slap up side the head. But then a lot of people have the WT-CD which is where I first read them. I couldn't believe people actually took those articles seriously.
Blondie (the lioness eldress, because of my sharp teeth)
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ozziepost
All the bound volumes from 1951???? What a spiritual banquet that would be! Not!
What a difference it might make if they were as keen to move copies of the Bible.
Cheers, Ozzie
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blondie
Ozziepost, that is correct about moving Bibles. In the olden days, the NWT was the featured offer in December for those looking for the perfect Xmas present and whose thoughts had turned to God and Jesus. That is no more. We can't be offering a big ticket item with the donation arrangement.
Who needs a Bible anyway? All you need to know is in the WT publications.
Blondie
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mustang
"...from 1951 onward.." makes sense. Read in between the lines: this is what they overprinted!!!!
What if they opened some vault or warehouse somewhere and found NEW OLD STOCK 40's Rutherford books. Guess what the new offer would be?? I wouldn't be surprised if next months offer is your local last years PHONE BOOK!!!
If they will sell old literature (which surely contains OLD LIGHT), for money$$$, what else do we need to know about these creatures.
Blondie: You cracked me up: A WTS book for a CHRISTMAS PRESENT!!!!
Mustang
Edited by - mustang on 25 October 2002 13:30:59
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blondie
I wish it were just my inference, Mustang, but I heard it many times from a householder, "oh, that's a nice Bible. I was thinking of what to get my mother, father, nephew, etc., for Xmas." I placed 5 Bibles one week under those circumstances.
It is no accident, believe me, but a carefully thought out marketing technique from Bethel.
Blondie (Bethelite inquisitor)