Dear Jane,
We sold twenty copies. But you are right in that the offer was only to this list (and before we had done any other marketing for the film). We would be happy to try this or a similar experiment - I'd even say, of your choosing - again, at any time. (Of course now with streaming the possible pricing permutations are multiplying!) And we'd happy to circulate the results of any such experiment either to the list or at NMM or both, as you may wish. Curiously, Jonathan Jonathan Miller President Icarus Films 32 Court Street, 21st Floor Brooklyn, NY 11201 www.Docuseek2.com www.Fanlight.com <http://www.icarusfilms.com/> www.IcarusFilms.com Tel 1.718.488.8900 Fax 1.718.488.8642 jmil...@icarusfilms.com From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Hutchison, Jane Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 8:23 AM To: <videolib@lists.berkeley.edu> Subject: Re: [Videolib] A Distributor's Response Yes you are correct and I purchased The Strange Disappearance of the Bees as well. However it was only offered on this listserv and not a wider audience. My idea was not to name the price because the title may not be of interest to all or they may have already purchased it, but to see if the price could be lowered a bit to attract more volume. That would be up to those who are more savvy on price/volume models. I'm sure retailers do this quite often. I still think it could be a good discussion at the market. If we ignore we may lose good content because it is not feasible to continue producing. Jane Hutchison Sent from my iPhone On Feb 26, 2013, at 4:43 PM, "Susan Albrecht" <albre...@wabash.edu> wrote: From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Bob Norris A pricing discussion at NMM would certainly be lively but I doubt it would accomplish much. Each company must work out their own prices based on a host of factors. You know it is complicated when there are graduate level classes and Nobel Prizes for pricing models. However, from more of a fun standpoint, I may not be apposed to putting one of FIlm Ideas' titles up for sale based on a "pay what you feel you can" bases just to see what happens. Something may be learned. I'd only do it if the collective wisdom didn' think that was totally, for lack of a better word, stupid. Bob Well, you may recall that a couple of years ago, when we were once again talking about pricing issues, Jonathan Miller of Icarus offered a Groupon type deal that, if X number (originally 100, later reduced to 50) agreed to buy STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE BEES, he'd cut the price to $200. I can't recall the resolution, in terms of how many actually agreed to join in (I know I did), but I'm pretty sure we didn't get anywhere near the 50. Still, it was an interesting suggestion (and I know I did receive the reduced price J). Anyone able to say how many did step up on that offer? I don't think it's stupid to offer something unique like a "Name the price you think is reasonable" deal. I'm not sure it'll get us anywhere closer to any kind of pricing "resolution," but every experiment surely offers a chance to add some interesting feedback. Susan at Wabash 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.
