Bertrams blows the whistle on publishers.
The article reports that Bertram Group has called for an Office of Fair Trading investigation on suppliers who were involved in threatening sanctions to stop the company transferring wholesale discounts into the public library sector. The move neatly sidesteps publishers' stranglehold on advantageou...
| Publicado en: | Bookseller no. 5226; p. 9 |
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Bookseller Media Ltd
4/21/2006
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| Sumario: | The article reports that Bertram Group has called for an Office of Fair Trading investigation on suppliers who were involved in threatening sanctions to stop the company transferring wholesale discounts into the public library sector. The move neatly sidesteps publishers' stranglehold on advantageous library supply terms, which offer libraries lower discounts (typically 37%-47%) than retail customers (44%-55%). If all library books were sourced at retail discounts, it is estimated that public libraries would save £30m per annum; nearly a third of their total book spend. |
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