Distributor discount.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Dachs on September 14, 2009 at 2:13pm

Hi Tenisha:

I can't speak to short-run publications specifically, but distributors have told me that they take 50-60% of the cover price as their fee.
Mark Dachs

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Permalink Reply by Richard Michem on September 16, 2009 at 3:11pm

Four dollar cover price, the distributor, will want half> For such a small run, do you own distribution.

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Permalink Reply by Tenisha Anderson on September 28, 2009 at 9:42am

HI Richard,
Thanks for the information. Fortunately, I've decided to go about distributing the magazine on my own, however being that I have no experience in doing this would you happen to know how to go about speaking with potential magazine shops that are interested in my magazine. For instance, when a publisher has cut out the middle man of a magazine distributor, what is a good percentage take you can negotiate with the store, or how much would it cost the store to distribute, etc. If you know of a book or some site that provides this info, or if you know yourself, I would be gratful for your advice.
Kind regards,
Tenisha

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Permalink Reply by Jon Baldwin on October 13, 2009 at 2:15pm

For such a short run, why not distribute the magazine for free to ensure more "bang" for your advertisers?

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