Over 20 years ago I asked our then Periodicals Librarian the same question
and was told that "libraries detract from the number of the
potential individual subscribers or casual buyers of the magazine." I do
not know if this is the true answer or just a guess, but it made some sense
to me...
Anna Bigazzi
Art Reference Librarian
University of Hartford
At 10:04 AM 8/23/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>Dear ARLIS members,
>
>My apologies in advance if my question is a bit trivial.
>
> From time to time, I notice that periodicals sometimes have special
>subscription rates for libraries, usually considerably higher than their
>standard rates.
>
>As a publisher myself, I sometimes wonder why that's the case. Our rates
>are the same for individuals and for libraries.
>
>Are there special services the publisher provides for a higher rate?
>
>I imagine that sometimes a copy of an issue might go missing, for instance.
>Will the publisher replace it given the higher subscription rate?
>
>So far this has never been an issue with works + conversations.
>
>Should anyone have a minute to spare, perhaps someone could enlighten me a
>bit on this question.
>
>Many thanks,
>
>Richard Whittaker, editor and publisher
>works + conversations
>www.conversations.org
>
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