I do understand about the institutional vs individual sub rates. 

 

I was asked by someone (who does not work in a library) why we didn’t just send a staff person to pick up a copy of Nature each week at the newsstand, since it is so much less expensive.  The nearest newsstand that carries Nature is 60 miles away however.

 

From: Downing, Caitlin
Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 2:06 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: NATURE MAGAZINE = $10.00 ON THE NEWSSTAND

 

Hi folks:

NATURE costs us over $3500 per year at the print subscription price.

The newsstand price is $10.00 per issue.  At 52 issues per year, that is only $520.00 a year.

A huge disparity, even allowing for postage.

Are there libraries out there that have found a less expensive way, other than subscription, to obtain their issues of  NATURE in a consistent manner?

Very interested to know.

 

Sincerely,

 

Caitlin K. Downing

Library Tech III

Santa Rosa JR .College

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