This is a topic which has come repeatedly come up here on this list. Personally I believe that if you are at a university or college, and wishing to procure a particular documentary film, it is best to always order it from the distributor authorized to sell the film to the institutional market. Leave Amazon for feature films.
Best, Anthony ******************************* Anthony E. Anderson Assistant Director, Doheny Memorial Library University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 90089-0182 (213) 740-1190 antho...@usc.edu<mailto:antho...@usc.edu> "Wind, regen, zon, of kou, Albert Cuyp ik hou van jou." ******************************** From: videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu [mailto:videolib-boun...@lists.berkeley.edu] On Behalf Of Moshiri, Farhad Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 11:37 AM To: videolib@lists.berkeley.edu Subject: [Videolib] Institutional pricing on Amazon Recently, I have noticed different prices for the same DVD on Amazon. Home use, non-profit, universities, etc. I was wondering how this can be controlled? Does Amazon tells you that you cannot buy home use because you are a university? In addition, I don't think purchasing from Amazon is a contract as opposed to purchasing directly from the vendor and accepting their terms. Is it? Farhad Moshiri Audiovisual Librarian University of the Incarnate Word 4301 Broadway - CPO 297 San Antonio, TX 78209 210-829-3842 .
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