For readers who want the full text of the seven Sinai files with the dated change log, plus the searchable bibliographic index.
For researchers, writers and tour designers using the archive as a working reference. Adds the field-notebook scans and the verified operator shortlist.
For institutions and serious independent users. Adds the printed quarterly Field Notebook mailed from Cairo and a standing line to a named editor.
The matrix below is the version the desk uses to set up new accounts. If something is not in the table, it is not in the tier.
| What you get | Reader | Library | Field |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Sinai files, full text + dated change log | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bibliographic index search | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dated field-notebook scans on request | — | Yes | Yes |
| Verified Bedouin-operator shortlist | — | Yes | Yes |
| SCA bulletin translations | Titles only | Full text | Full text |
| Monastic-library application template | — | Yes | Yes |
| Printed quarterly Field Notebook | — | — | Yes |
| Standing line to a named editor | — | — | Yes |
| Reduction on commissioned services | — | 20% | 40% |
| Acknowledged in Annual Digest | — | — | Yes |
| Billing cadence | Monthly | Monthly | 6 months min., then monthly |
A subscription is set up by writing to the desk through the contact page; we do not run a self-serve checkout. Most subscribers are institutional and need an invoice with a particular reference, billing address, or VAT treatment under their national rules — quoting from a short form is faster than reverse-engineering it from a card receipt.
We accept payment in Egyptian pounds for clients with Egyptian bank accounts and in euros or US dollars for international clients by SWIFT transfer to the El-Tor bank account. Card payments are not supported at this scale; the administrative overhead is disproportionate to the subscription volume. An invoice is issued at the start of every billing period. Reader and Library tiers cancel from the account page and access continues until the end of the paid period. The Field tier carries a six-month minimum because the first two printed notebooks are printed and shipped before the second invoice is issued.
VAT treatment: as an Egyptian L.L.C. registered under VAT ID 361-847-029, we charge Egyptian VAT to Egyptian-resident subscribers. International subscribers are zero-rated under the standard export rules and are responsible for any reverse-charge VAT in their own jurisdiction.
Tell us the tier, your billing address and your preferred currency. The first reply, with the invoice, arrives inside one Egyptian working day.