Quote from: Grubes on December 06, 2013, 09:33:50 amonly offer BMC (or student or etc) discount.The BMC discount is, in my experience, very rarely applied to guidebooks (or DVDs) in shops (they do discount when buying direct from them, but this is usually lost when it comes to the cost of postage).
only offer BMC (or student or etc) discount.
Shops have complained that they can buy the book cheaper there than they get it wholesale.
Quote from: slackline on December 06, 2013, 10:33:03 amThe BMC discount is, in my experience, very rarely applied to guidebooks (or DVDs) in shops (they do discount when buying direct from them, but this is usually lost when it comes to the cost of postage).From what I understand the retailers markup on books compared to general outdoor gear is pretty slim, hence they tend not to discount on em.
The BMC discount is, in my experience, very rarely applied to guidebooks (or DVDs) in shops (they do discount when buying direct from them, but this is usually lost when it comes to the cost of postage).
Who's going to buy that anyway when there's a vastly superior Rockfax version being produced?
Three months to Sept 2013. $17bn in Income ($5bn in Media, $11.5bn in Electronics and General Merchandise, $1bn Other (AWS)) . $41 Million Loss.Not much margin there....
I just had a look at the SEC filing... Three months to Sept 2013. $17bn in Income ($5bn in Media, $11.5bn in Electronics and General Merchandise, $1bn Other (AWS)) . $41 Million Loss.Not much margin there....
As they say turnover is vanity, profit is sanity. I'm surprised shareholders are so amicable. I don't get it.
Quote from: fried on December 05, 2013, 09:49:12 pmWow, I reported the review as abuse, and it's already gone. ...Best history climbing book I've ever read!! Pictures, histories, all inspiring. I wish I could live in the Peak district...Why would you want to report that as abuse?!Phil
Wow, I reported the review as abuse, and it's already gone. ...Best history climbing book I've ever read!! Pictures, histories, all inspiring. I wish I could live in the Peak district...
I must be getting paranoid, but a review for a book that someone bought on Amazon that they've never had in stock seems a bit suspiciously fake to me.
Amazon have had stock of the book and you managed to get the first review removed, so thanks for that.
I must be getting paranoid, but a review for a book that someone bought on Amazon that they've never had in stock seems a bit suspiciously fake to me. I didn't so much report it as ask the above. I never expected it to be deleted.