Re: Clarence's book

[Maureen Mark <mmark@rogers.com>]

I wholly support stocking the book in advance.  There is no  question that 50 copies will be sold.  The only question is how  many more than 50.  I think we will sell something over 100 and  would be comfortable with a motion to stock up to 100 copies.
  
  John, how many orders has the Storefront received so far?  Sandy  has been dilettante in putting in our order.  He's making a  commitment for 5 copies.
  
  All that said, Clarence, by the time a motion passes, it would probably  be time for John to order to get books shipped out before Xmas.   So we would be looking at stocking books for after-Xmas sales.
  
  Maureen Mark
  Chair, Publications Committee

CEMahan@aol.com wrote:  To Members of the AIS Board:
I would like the Board to reconsider the way it is handling my book. When  
people order a book, they want to receive it--not wait for a month or two before 
 it arrives. To order 50 books and stock them would initially cost a little 
over  $2,400.  I would not have thought this excessive for AIS, but if the 
Board  thinks it is I would be more than happy to finance the cost myself if that 
is  the problem. 
 
The 50 copy discount is 45%. But if the Board only wanted to stock 10  copies 
so there was no large stock, Krieger would give a 40% discount, which  would 
be $52.50 per book. This would, if 10 copies were ordered, result in an  
initial inventory of $525.00. Surely AIS could stock 10 copies for future  orders.  
 
 
When I was president I proposed that AIS stock Bill Shear's book and sell  
it. The Board approved.  We obtained maximum discount and sold it at  near cost 
as a service to members.  And we had to reorder to more than  once. 
 
I did not write my book to make money. I wrote it to tell the early  history 
of garden irises and the people who brought the iris into our gardens. I  
would believe, considering the goals and purpose of AIS, that this is something  
worthy of support. I am sure that no one intended it to be this way but right  
now I am feeling decidedly unsupported. I ask the Board to reconsider this  
matter. 

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