Re: Clarence's book

[Maureen Mark <mmark@rogers.com>]

Thank you, John.  It sounds like everything is going as expected.

I did not receive a written discount schedule offer, so we will have to go with the one you have.  It is not far from expectations and meets our needs.

Maureen

kludi@juno.com wrote: Hello Maureen,
We have orders for 45 copies of Clarence's book as of this weekend.
Jeanne P. has provided us a different Discount Special from Krieger
Publishing Company than what was received earlier. The discount is based
on prepaid case lot quantities only. A case contains 16 books.
Order 1 to 2 cases -Receive a 25% discount
Order 3 cases - Receive a 33% discount
Order 4 cases or more -Receive a 45 % discount
Purchases of less than a case lot (1-15 copies) would receive a 20%
discount

Jill B. has been provided the ordering information and point of contact.
She is ordering 4 cases (64 copies) which will provide us the 45%
discount. I am sure we will submit another order after the first of the
year.
Our point of contact (based on the e-mail Jeanne received) is Harriett
Hatcher or Cheryl Stanton at Krieger Publishing Company. Phone: (321)
754-9542 or 
1-800-724-0025. 
I also understand there is possibly a different discount schedule, but to
date I have not received any other information.
John Ludi
AIS Storefront

On Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:07:07 -0500 (EST) Maureen Mark 
writes:
> 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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