That's how it's going to work - whether you're a subscriber to Findmypast or not, you'll have to pay for each transcript and/or image that you view (for the foreseeable future). The only advantage of having a Findmypast subscription will be for Pro subscribers who will get a 10% discount on the 1921 records.
You have taken this out of context, I'll try to put it another way and forget about the census.
It's not something that LostCousins could get involved with - it would be too complicated - but in England & Wales many people can already access Findmypast and/or Ancestry through their local library. In other countries library coverage is more patchy, but there are FamilySearch centres around the world which offer access, and many family history societies have library subscriptions.
I also said we could get access through our libraries. However, it's called the library version and is not he full version. Plus, I only have a desktop - can't take that to the library!
In the UK one doesn't need to 'take' a laptop to view Library subscribed content (like Ancestry/FMP) but to use the in-situ laptops, which - depending on Library size may be two or three or half a dozen. I have a Library ticket but rarely visit our local branch (even though my granddaughter happens to be in Supervisory charge of Library branches, including our local one). However my wife makes up for this (Pandemic aside) to borrow books (how unusual
) and tells me our local Library has a table set aside with 3 laptops, and there is always someone sitting at each one. She think you have to book in advance or there are time limits and you wait? (Must ask my Granddaughter about that)Maybe I was misleading, our library has computers. I'm not sure if you need to book as such but it has been said that you need to go when the schoolchildren aren't using them for 'homework'.
First I must say you seem to think because you mentioned something in a previous Newsletter, people will recall you saying so; some will, but most won't. This applies whatever the subject and if they are anything like me (perish the thought for anyone who is) then can I just say I rarely remember something from your last Newsletter -never mind those more ancient - and 24 hours after reading your current Newsletter, anything not of IMMEDIATE interest (or touching a subject matter close to my heart) - will be pushed out of my memory by something more pressing. But saying all this here is something I do remember from your LATEST Newsletter: "beyond the pale".
Library subscriptions are often monitored using IP addresses - that would allow the use of a laptop within a library or record office, provided it was using the WiFi provided.
I don't like pay-per-view either - think how frustrating it must have been for people with Scottish ancestry when they could only access the censuses via ScotlandsPeople (even now the only way to get census images, or even the 1911 transcripts, is to use their site or visit one of their centres - for which there is also a charge).
That's right - the same as for previous releases, and the same as for other TNA records. However, I think you will have to pay if you want to take digital or printed copies away with you.
Could it have been Mary McKee, who you can see in this video?
I’ve had an email from my good friend in London who said she's had an email from Kew about how FMP had spent 3 years transferring (sic) the records but no mention of it being free for viewers at Kew.
Does this mean you will make a payment for each individual record you order? I have visions of a rather long Visa statement, that is of course IF I decide to look at any entries.
It's on their website: no access from outside the library. We could during lockdown but we're at level 2 now. I'm not keen on the pay per view idea at all and as you can see in #36 I have avoided it all through my researching years.
We don't really know. Findmypast talked about switching from credits to micropayments, which implied that they had some plan for aggregating purchases, but that's not what it says here.
You must have been very patient. Three years after Findmypast released the entire 1911 Census only half of it had been added by Ancestry (see my article from December 2011).
It was May 2018, so 2 1/2 years after it was first available at Findmypast.
Yes that makes sense, but after my Granddaughter told me I could not access from home using my Library card I asked (even though I had no intention of doing so) what about if I take a laptop to the Library to use their WIFI? She thought about that for a moment (as clearly IT is not her department) but finally said she was almost sure that would not be allowed. But whether she meant a Library Assistant would prevent me so doing, or there would be some formal password or other obstacle to overcome, I did not find out. I asked her to check for me but never heard any more on the subject and have forgotten since to enquire. (Mind you this information only applies to Kent Libraries and perhaps even to those covered by her region).