WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY can't a person find SAM"S PHOTOFACT SETS on the internet???? RIDER'S are here, has SAM'S got a bug up their ---- someplace? There are no librarys in the small towns that care to handle SAM"S because they tell me that they are not big enough. Even some larger towns 50,000 pop. do not want to handle the photofact series! Has SAM'S got some kind of a hang-up or grievences with the internet?

Raymond

Sam's are copyright and still in business. You can order Sam's through most local libraries, free. Most libraries can order them from a main branch. Sam's sells information by calling 800-428-7267.

Norm

:WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY can't a person find SAM"S PHOTOFACT SETS on the internet???? RIDER'S are here, has SAM'S got a bug up their ---- someplace? There are no librarys in the small towns that care to handle SAM"S because they tell me that they are not big enough. Even some larger towns 50,000 pop. do not want to handle the photofact series! Has SAM'S got some kind of a hang-up or grievences with the internet?
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: Sam's are copyright and still in business. You can order Sam's through most local libraries, free. Most libraries can order them from a main branch. Sam's sells information by calling 800-428-7267.
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:Norm
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::WHY, WHY, WHY, WHY can't a person find SAM"S PHOTOFACT SETS on the internet???? RIDER'S are here, has SAM'S got a bug up their ---- someplace? There are no librarys in the small towns that care to handle SAM"S because they tell me that they are not big enough. Even some larger towns 50,000 pop. do not want to handle the photofact series! Has SAM'S got some kind of a hang-up or grievences with the internet?
::Thank all of you for responding to this forum. The reason I like SAM'S is because they show a picture of sets on the front page. When there's no make or model no.that is a huge help. I have a few of those sets & can't get help for them. Isn't riders copyrighted? Why can you go to the library & copy them but can't you get them over the internet? What is the difference????
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There used to be (it's closed now) a public library near me that carried the ENTIRE collection of Sams Photofacts plus all of their Auto Radio/Stereo/CB etc etc bound volumes.

The shelving required to store all of this hard copy consisted of 5 tiers of heavy metal shelving approximately 35-40 feet long.

Some libraries, in lieu of storing all of this material, subscribe to the Sams Digital Subscription Service. The library I spoke of had both the hard copies and the digital version (accessible via several computer workstations on site).

County austerity measures caused all of that to go away about 3 years ago - including the library branch itself.... bummer.

Many hobbyists slowly build up a collection of the first 300-400 folders, these cover the vast majority of vintage tube models post 1946 that we are primarily interested in....and are pleased to share with those that need the info.