Annual Reviews, Inc. initiates intitutional rates (Gaele Gillespie) Marcia Tuttle 13 Feb 1997 13:29 UTC

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Date: Wed, 12 Feb 1997 19:59:11 CST
From: E. Gaele Gillespie <GGILLESP@UKANVM.BITNET>
Subject: Annual Reviews, Inc. initiates intitutional rates

This week we recieved notification via our vendor that there would be
steep price increases for the titles published by Annual Reviews, Inc.
The price increases are due to the publisher initiating an institutional
rate, and libraries now fall within that category, which will more than
double the price for each title. Prior to 1997, rates for libraries were
the same as rates for individual subscribers.  Some examples are below;
however, you can see the entire price lists (one for individual prices,
one for institutional prices) at this URL:  http://www.annurev.org (One
cannot help but notice that this publisher still describes themselves as a
nonprofit scientific publisher.  As one of our staff said, the descriptor
no longer fits!) Our vendor rep said that there have been a lot of calls
about these price increases.  I urge all concerned individuals to let the
publisher know not just how displeased we are about the price increases,
but also the effect such increases will have on our decisions to
retain/cancel these titles.  The publisher's general e-address is:
service@annurev.org ; Customer Services Dept. 800-523-8635 from USA or
Canada, elsewhere 415-493-4400 (ext. 1).  Those of us going to ALA can
also drop by their booth and have a face-to-face conversation with them.

Examples:
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Note:  non-US prices run $5-$10 higher.

Annual Review of...
... Anthropology              V. 25(1996): $49 US / V. 26(1997): $110 US
... Biochemistry              V. 65(1996): $59 US / V. 66(1997): $136 US
... Energy & the Environment  V. 21(1996): $76 US / V. 22(1997): $152 US
... Psychology                V. 47(1996): $48 US / V. 48(1997): $110 US
... Materials Science         V. 26(1996): $80 US / V. 27(1997): $160 US

NOTE:  non-US prices run $5-$10 higher.

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