In states without an official reporter, many attorneys and law firms balked in the pre-Internet age at the considerable expense of subscribing to a West regional state law reporter when all they really needed was case law from the appellate courts of their home state. This caused West to produce so-called "offprint" reporters for specific states like Texas and Missouri, of which there are now around 30.
In states without an official legal report, many attorneys and firms were reluctant in the pre-Internet period to subscribe to a West regional state law reporter when they only required case law from their home state's appellate courts. Consequently, West produced "offprint" reporters for specific states such as Texas and Missouri, with approximately 30 of these now available.