Here’s an e-mail that brightened my day:
I know we are all worried about how to maintain the quality of our collections and services in light of our uncertain economy.
We have decided to roll back our price for electronic CILP to 2005 levels or $696 for the coming year.
As with any vendor, we have expenses to pay. We are trying to reduce these to give you the best possible price we can.
Any other vendors willing to follow suit?
Penny Hazelton
University of Washington
Erika Wayne
Paul Lomio
Kate Wilko
George Wilson
Sergio Stone
Brian Provenzale
February 13, 2009 at 9:24 pm
This is a wonderful example for a publisher to set!
February 13, 2009 at 10:07 pm
It would, indeed, be nice if other legal publishers were able to follow suit. And it is a smart step for UW since as budgets get cut publications with the largest price increases will be the natural targets.
April 2, 2009 at 12:37 am
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