When we were deciding how much to charge for color copies, we called
Kinko's and asked them what they charged and then charged half that
price. I think it is important to get the message across that you are
just covering the cost of toner and not trying to make any money.

Diane Arnold
Electronic Resources Librarian
Logue Library
Chestnut Hill College
9601 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19118

-----Original Message-----
From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU] On Behalf Of Dan Lester
Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 9:03 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Thanks

Monday, July 17, 2006, 1:44:55 PM, you wrote:

CS> Thanks to everyone who responded to my survey about the cost of
copies.
CS> Most people charge 10 cents for paper or micro copies.  The library
CS> administration here is thinking about going up to 20 cents.  That is
why
CS> I was asking the question.  Thanks again for the valuable
information.

Wow.  That should produce marches on the library.  What do you charge
for print copies from the web, from ejournals, etc.?  I can't imagine
the justification for it, especially since places like Kinkos make a
profit at less than a dime.  If you consider this a moneymaker, I'll
bet it backfires.

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