Re: Re: PAM plan looking bad

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Dave has a problem if he thinks he needs (and expects) $25 per subscriber. I 
support Erik in maintaining the current AGA position. Unless something changes 
for the positive, let's keep the Saturday meeting short.  

 aga-sc@thekrib.com wrote:
> This is exactly what I was afraid of, and I am very glad that it hashappened 
> now rather than a year or so down the road with Dave/PAM where  AGA
would have an "investment" to protect and would be tempted to bail him out.
I agree that we cannot double the cost of our membership just so folks get a
slick color magazine.
I too will still plan on being at the Saturday morning meeting.
BTW -- does anyone know how many attendees we are going to have at the
convention this year?
Ta Ta.
David
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Olson" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 4:02 PM
Subject: PAM plan looking bad


> Hi folks,
>
> Just a quick update.  Dave has come to the conclusion that PAM's business
> plan is inherently flawed and that if he doesn't jack up the prices and
> circulation soon, there is no long-term viability for PAM.
> Unfortunately, he has decided to do this particular analysis as part of
> the PAM-AGA negotiation, and his current proposals all pretty much center
> on a $25 per year payment to PAM (aka $30 per year membership to AGA).
>
> I have stuck very strongly to the notion that I beleive AGA members will
> not pay much more than about $20 per year (personally, I think PAM
> subscribers won't pay much more than that either, so he's going to see a
> sharp dropoff in his 450 members, if he hasn't already with his weird
> 3-year membership requirements).  I have made it clear that we will have
> no deal if we can't keep the membership costs low, and he's made it clear
> that he doesn't want to cut author salaries or printing costs.  So,
> unfortunately, we are at an impasse.  I am still planning on talking to
> him tonight, and I would still like you all to particupate in the
> time-limited meeting on Saturday to at least discuss this with him, but
> things seem pretty bleak right now.
>
>   - Erik
>
> --
> Erik Olson
> erik at thekrib dot com
>
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