I know Amazon used to have a reseller program for businesses and non-profits, dunno if it still does or not. Let Amazon do the leg work, and NSS gets a small profit by supplying the link and advertising. Of course to get the piece, you have to use the NSS supplied link.
Charles On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 9:10 PM, Alex Sproul <imoca...@comcast.net> wrote: > >Amazon has the hardcover for $15.60. > > Would caver loyalty move anyone (who was already interested in this book) > to purchase it from the NSS Bookstore for, say, $17 or $18 or $20? After > all, the suggested list price is $26.00. > > Would any caver who first found this book in the NSS Bookstore for $17 or > $18 or $20 *not* consider looking at Amazon (or Borders, or B&N) to see if > they could find it cheaper? > > I'm trying to convince the Bookstore that stocking this or any book is > pointless if they can't sell it at a competitive price and produce at least > a small profit for the Society. But Amazon, like WalMart, has a > strangle-hold on its market; they are *retailing *it for the same price > small booksellers have to pay for it wholesale. > > Maybe cavers could be convinced to buy the book from Amazon (and get free > shipping by spending $25), and then just donate the $5 shipping they saved > to the NSS, and save the Bookstore a lot of expense, trouble, and risk. > > Alex > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: > texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: > texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
