Oh right thanks for telling us this Chat soon hannah -- Hannah Day E-mail: hannahday1989@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx MSN: hannahday1989@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Skype: hannahday -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of George Bell Sent: 21 November 2009 09:35 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: RNIB 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. >>> >>> >>> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >>> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> ** and in the Subject line type >>> ** unsubscribe >>> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >>> ** immediately-following link:- >>> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >>> ** or send a message, to >>> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >>> >>> >> >> >> ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] >> ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> ** and in the Subject line type >> ** unsubscribe >> ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the >> ** immediately-following link:- >> ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] >> ** or send a message, to >> ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq >> > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 4625 (20091120) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature database 4625 (20091120) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq