Volume 25, Number 2
Aug 2001

Editor's Page

Financial Problems and Solutions, 2000-2001

1. Newsletter production fell 6 months behind schedule because of editorial time spent fighting mold in house and mold-induced fatigue and memory problems. Remedies included installation of whole-house air purifier, rug removal, & structural repairs. Late publication was also caused by high turnover among employees.
2. Income declined when our second newsletter, the Alkaline Paper Advocate, was discontinued; also because of chronic high staff turnover and my inability to recognize it as a result of local wage inflation; and because of my innate reluctance to raise prices. Jolie, our office manager, worked with me to promote the newsletters (a successful move), solicit ads (unsuccessful because they cost so much to print), and apply for a periodicals permit.
3. Subscription agencies were taking 12% of each subscription we sold through them, until I learned that some publishers do not give a discount, and in fact, some do not use agencies at all. At first I decided not to use them at all, but softened and simply lowered the discount to 3%. This has been a good move.
4. Our prices had not changed significantly for ten years, so we worked out a price increase for both newsletters. Beginning with the next volume, Abbey Newsletter subscriptions will be $45 for individuals and $85 for institutions.

(To be continued.)

A Thank-You to Supporters

Sponsors ($500+)

Gary Frost
Don Dunham, Library Binding Institute
Library Binding Service
Terry O. Norris
Preservation Technologies, L.P.

Patrons ($100-$499)

Bark Frameworks, Inc.
Joan T. Batchelor
John Boral
Sally Buchanan
William Fuller
David Diggs La Touche
Peter Mustardo
Ralph & Christa Ocker
Ocker & Trapp Bindery
Roberta Pilette
Richard Schlefler
Nancy Carlson Schrock
Deborah Wender

Contributors ($25-$99)

Heinke Pensky Adam
R. Tom Baldwin
Betsy Palmer Eldridge
Robert Feller
David B. Gracy, II
Carolyn Jane Gammon
Olivia Primanis
Carol Pratt
Mary Schlosser
Carol Turpenin

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So far during the year 2001, we have received $9,475.78 in donations, including those contributions made by Abbey Publications Trustees.

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