Speaking as distributor of all labels, we have found that most of our university clients order 1 copy of a title & we invoice all at the same deeply discounted rates. We do offer extraordinary specials, often at or below normal dealer cost and ONLY post those special offers on the MLA list serv.
Our public library clients mostly order multiple quantity titles and so we have a bit of additional wiggle room in pricing there. If university clients would group their needs into weekly or even monthly orders they would do better than ordering individual titles as they often do. We often run complete catalog label sales & libraries can save significant dollars by going throuh the label's catalog & filling in their needs as compared to ordering a title here & a title there. Just my two cents..... Your search for sound & video ends here! Jay Sonin, General Manager Music Hunter Distributing Company 4880 North Citation Drive, Suite # 101 Delray Beach, Florida 33445-6552 [email protected] 561-450-7152 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shoaf,Judith P Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 2:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Videolib] Institutional Pricing for DVDs rant Susan at Wabash College wrote: Richard, you asked if any of us ever try to work with publishers/producers/small distributors. My answer is YES, and I did so in yesterday's case . I'm not necessarily opposed to the concept of tiered pricing for these kinds of films, but I *do* object to having all colleges and universities lumped together. I mean, c'mon. With our FTE of 865, should we *really* have to pay the same price as a Berkeley, Ohio State or Rutgers? Heck, should we even have to pay the same price as Vanderbilt or Butler? To me, it should be the number of potential users, not status as "college or university." So I do ask. And many times the producer/distributor understands and makes a reasonable alternative offer. So I say it's worth asking. Yes, and whenever someone from a small liberal arts college expresses surprise that University of Florida doesn't have a basic service that their courses use and depend on, I can explain that it's because they price by the number of potential users, i.e. enrollment. Judy Shoaf VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors. VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
