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Originally Posted by darryl
I agree. In fact, I think things are even worse. To me KU is the only subscription service with a sustainable business model. As I understand the position, and please feel free to correct me if I am wrong, the others subscription services are essentially paying the Big 5 an equivalent amount to a sale for every borrow. Which of course is simply not sustainable.
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I think you will find that a sustainable business model for the subscription service is not necessarily a sustainable business model for the publisher. If someone came to you and said "Work for me but I can only afford £1 per hour or I will go out of business" I suspect they would not get a happy response.
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Originally Posted by HappyMartin
We have a product that is not an essential, like beer or tobacco for example, so a rising price impacts demand.
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When did beer become non-essential
Of course if we are talking basic economics, then a falling demand for an item with set-up costs will require a higher price to stay profitable.
Swings, Roundabouts.
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Originally Posted by eschwartz
I am confident people will find something to herd after even without the BWMs.
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Cows, Goats, Sheep, sure, but the purpose of buggy whip's was to ride in them not herd them up. Ok, yes I know it was a typo but couldn't resist
