Why would someone want to buy a CD when they could use the Internet for
free?  Is this going to be some sort of user friendly, interactive CD
where you can do searches  much easier and find the answer to your
question without having to post and wait for a reply that might make
sense?

And where do the profits go to?  IMHO any profit should go to the list
itself and not to some committee or advisory board of directors
pockets....

Am I getting out of line?

Well, I think these are the questions that cross everyone's mind when
such a proposal is put in front of any group of people.