[OPLINLIST] question for NE Ohio libraries re: CLE Plain Dealer

[Gerry Vogel]

Just following up -- does this mean we are unique in our PD situation???

You may reply to me directly if you wish.

On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 8:48 PM Gerry Vogel <gvogel at avonlake.lib.oh.us>
wrote:

> We are restarting our newspaper subscriptions that have been suspended for
> over a year.
>
> Several years ago, The Plain Dealer went to home delivery only four days a
> week.  The other days would only go to stores and boxes.
>
> In order to get copies every day, we were able to get a bulk delivery
> account, in which we pretended to be a newsagent.  The minimum delivery was
> 11 copies, but at circa 11 cents per copy this was a cost effective and
> reasonable way to get all the issues.  It cost about as much as a
> regular subscription, the patrons appreciated, and we passed the extra
> copies around to staff and patrons.
>
> This worked for several years.  Now, after reaching out for resumption of
> bulk deliveries, the price has changed drastically.  1.50 weekdays and 2.50
> Sundays PER COPY, minimum 10 copies, but 5 was offered in our case.  That
> is still almost  $1500 a year extra. We can hardly justify that.  Yes,
> patrons will be put out, but they may not want to hear or care about the
> explanation.  I don't know how newsagents can make any money at that cost,
> either.
>
> Did anyone else do this and run into the same issue? Or do you have
> different contacts than we do?  Does anyone have staff pick up copies at
> the store on non-delivery days or have other arrangements that work?
>
> --
>  PER
> Gerry Vogel: MLIS, Ohio CPL
> Assistant Director, Avon Lake Public Library
> 32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake OH 44012 www.alpl.org
> tel: 440-933-8128 x239  fax: 440-933-6406
>
> Log it! PD: https://tinyurl.com/pd-at-alpl NO/BEND etc.
> https://tinyurl.com/nobendatalpl
> SECURITY: https://tinyurl.com/security-alpl
> <https://tinyurl.com/Security-alpl>
>
>
>

-- 

Gerry Vogel: MLIS, Ohio CPL
Assistant Director, Avon Lake Public Library
32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake OH 44012 www.alpl.org
tel: 440-933-8128 x239  fax: 440-933-6406

Log it! PD: https://tinyurl.com/pd-at-alpl NO/BEND etc.
https://tinyurl.com/nobendatalpl
SECURITY: https://tinyurl.com/security-alpl
<https://tinyurl.com/Security-alpl>
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