Larry This scenario only applies if the distributor provides the hosting. For those who host locally, there is not additional cost to the distributor, who only needs to provide either the digital file, or a hard copy to be digitized by the purchasing library.
In this second instance, the library incurs a greater expense as they must not only purchase the hard copy, but also generate the streaming file. I think, however, your overall suggestion of a pay per view pricing model where cost per use decreases with each use is one that merits further exploration. Thanx for your thoughts. -deg deg farrelly, Media Librarian Arizona State University Libraries Hayden Library C1H1 P.O. Box 871006 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1006 Phone: 602.332.3103 --- To market, to market, to find some fresh filmŠ I'm attending the 2013 National Media Market, November 3-7 In Charleston, South Carolina. See you there? On 3/3/13 7:03 AM, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > >2. One point, often overlooked, is that digital delivery has altered how >"fulfillment" costs are paid. With DVDs there was a flat, minimal, >one-time shipping charge paid by the purchaser. With digital, the >distributor assumes an open-ended, bandwidth (usage) fee for every time a >title is streamed. This results in an unsustainable economy where the >more a title is used the less its seller nets, theoretically losing money >on its most popular titles. Tiered pricing begins to address this problem. 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.
