[access-uk] Re: RNIB
- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:34:47 -0000
There is NO VAT on Books!!
George.
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Eleanor Burke
Sent: 20 November 2009 21:14
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB
Guess I will scan it in Karl. The strange thing which I do not
understand
is that I wanted 5 books, all are priced at £21.99 and like I say with
the
student discount £19.99. Now they are all published by the same
publisher
and yet three of the books they said I could have for £30.00 which I
gladly
did, then there was VAT, not a problem but the 5th book was then going
to
cost £142.99. Cannot understand their reasoning.
Eleanor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Proud" <karl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 8:50 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB
> Eleanor,
>
> I had this problem when at Uni too. In the end I gently told the
> publisher
> that I would simply buy the book at normal price and scan it for
myself;
> they usually don't realise you are entitled to do that. A few, and
I mean
> a
> few then relented and sold me a PDF at cover price.
> They all needed to go through the University department or Library
though
> which was often more hassle than it was worth. I wonder why I chose
a
> social science course; the number of books was horrific.
>
> Good luck,
> Karl
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eleanor Burke" <eleanorburke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 7:32 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB
>
>
> Ian I want to get a PDF copy of a book from a very well known
publisher.
> It
> is a text book and costs £21.99 in Waterstones and when I said I was
a
> student I was informed then that it would be £19.99. Approaching
the
> publishers for a PDF copy as a blind person, they will sell to me
for one
> hundred and eighty-nine pounds and in order that anyone thinks I
have made
> typing errors I have spelt the price out rather than using numbers.
>
> Eleanor
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:46 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB
>
>
>> No, I am not shocked and I think it only right that RNIB should
sell
>> goods
>> at the same price as other suppliers. We should remember that
Selling is
>> only part of the work which RNIB does and even here there are many
areas
>> of subsidy. If we take books for example, a book is genrally sold
by RNIB
>> at the same price as the print version. However, the cost of
producing
>> that book is much greater than the print. If we were to be charged
the
>> same price for audio books as the general market price, I don't
think
>> many
>> of us would be buying too many of them. Personally, I think there
is too
>> much of the expecting to get things cheaper within the blind
community.
>>
>> Iain
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "john coley" <johncoley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 6:03 PM
>> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [access-uk] RNIB
>>
>>>
>>> Hi everybody, I learnt something the other day that shocked me.
It's
>>> something that affects many of us. The RNIB as a charity is
supposed to
>>> be a non profit organisation.
>>> When I was researching prices of a product recently I found it
strange
>>> that the RNIB charged the same as other suppliers. I took it up
with a
>>> friend at the RNIB, who confirmed to me that yes, they do make the
same
>>> profit as other suppliers, but given their status as a non profit
>>> organisation they're not allowed to call it profit, so call it
>>> contribution.
>>> Given that any financial gain made on sale of something is profit
>>> whatever they choose to call it it comes down to the same thing.
>>> It would be interesting to know how officially they reconcile
being a
>>> non profit organisation with their operating as a profit making
one,
>>> that
>>> profit being made from those people they profess to be helping.
>>> John.
>>>
>>>
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