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    ; ,»6 The Publishers ^ Circular March i ...

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    FAIR TRADE IN BOOKSTALLS. I attention me...

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    for the mass of the people . The publications present among class were as seemed a whole on , the neither incre edif ase . ying Other nor publishers otherwise were meritorious endeavouring , and yet to the supp demand lant such for publications such works , by the % JA production of interesting ¦» and mi popular BT ¦ p » works ¦»•¦ + at ¦«¦ prices j » beyond -- — the competition ¦¦¦ ¦ tm of those

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    leng General th , , and Literature had formulated and ^^ Tract a Committees scheme for the of the issue Society of such had wor discussed ks as seemed the question to them at some best calculated to further the v . »» p ^ Prf tkt of the *^ Society »¦*¦*¦ — ¦» and —¦— -w— at — — the — — - — — same — — time — to — — meet — the demand 1

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    which these Committees notice was iven had . , ' therefore The , inference , asked from the Standing this statement Committee seems to log recommend ically to he the that vote a , loss of I I of £ 3000 is held g to be a possibility , and that the capital to meet it is to come from what is I On ordinaril this , y it termed be the remarked ppfc benevolent that income it «» would ¦¦ of the be strange Society ¦ ¦ pp . h - , if which true is that supp -w li ed Society by public - whose liberality ¦»«» . I I

    raison ^^^^ ^^^ * . ^ r ^ k ^ ^ cP f d BA ' etre p ^ ^^ - may ^*^^ m woul '"^'" w w p ^ pp ¦ d ^^ pp » ^» seem ^ p ^ ^^^^ p ^^ p * ^^ to ^ - ^ pr ^^ pb be *¦ ^ r ^ p > the . . a v ^ r issue pB ^ p »~ w of » ^^^ * w such ^ - ^ pp- *^ « ^^ p » works « m ^^ ^ , y > ¦ > as it A now — , w ^ pr — — ^^ announces - ^ w ^—^ - ^* - - - ^— — ^ p ~ _ its t ^^ , — , _ intention A « * . ^^ r s . . ^^ very y ^ v & to ( I I rprniir remunerative publish » p . , has . t , ivfi not as a . « its it alread . a enormous ftrirvrm y supp a extent fi lied -jriftn them t ought 4 vncrht ; and to to , make tnak furthermore fi it it . there there , that should should if its be be literary no no necessity necea business & ifcv to to draw Hraw is as I I I

    on the benevolent income for what is , after all , nothing , more than a part , and an important I meeting part , of when its trading the vote work is . to Probabl be taken y this ; and view , at any of the rate , matter a little may discussion be represented might have at the the I I

    enect of bringing out some interesting facts . I

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    Fair Trade In Bookstalls. I Attention Me...

    FAIR TRADE IN BOOKSTALLS . I attention means distribution Under of to their this , the of heading literature railway rise and Mr bookstalls progress . and John newspapers Maxwell of Mr the Maxwell monopol through has addressed y has out now also the held a length circ proposed by ular Messrs and letter the breadth . Smith following to the of & press the Son resolution , land , calling in the by I I I I

    . . Railway at the meetings ' respectivel of y * the on February London and 9 and South 10 last Western . ' That Railway the letting ' and of all 'the tlie Great bookstalls Western to me II I newsagent excludes competitionand Vt / fl // thereby X / r % /\ S \ S \ J reduces the revenu / e derivable from lf \ 9 this v » vw sou rce oj I

    ( tVwOu / UvfVV VMA / V ( VU'VU l / V / iri ^^ vVVVVll ' , i U f M I VWtVl't'U V # C- ^ - ^ # V «/ W # VWl- / V * V / f WV ^/ WV ^ S * V wv - ^ v- - ^ . _ earning stations , worth and tends from to £ 200 creat to e £ an 500 injurious rent per monopol annum y have . ' Mr been . Maxwell ] et in ' the s plea lump is to that one * railway firm at I I

    imag 10 per ine cent that , in this town argument and 5 would per cent have , in been country far more , upon convincing amount to of railway business directors done , ' if & c he . to had ^ hi III 1

    been us assumed ^ F ^¦ m ^ that ^ r- w " ^ ^— abl — -V this ^ - e fixed ^ to ^ a * royalty ^^— show ^——r H valuation — ^ P- ¦ ^— ^ what ¦ system P H v ^ riT ^ BT . proportion ^ V ^ PV ^^^ H On on ^^^ T PB ^ P ^» the the " ^ P * ^ PH ^ H ^ p ^ actu ^ face T this " ^ P ^ ^ PJT ^ p <^ " al PJ of ^^ r ^ PP * 10 amount flv ^ P it JPPfepPPv , per ^ Ph ^^^ and ^ Pj ^ pB . pPt W ^ cent ^ f apart of ^ pr PPPV , business V ^ V ^ and ^ PV ^ PBP ^ PPT from ^^ . PPT ^ P . * " 5 ¦ H v per ^ pp- other done - ^ . r ^ - ^ p >^ VHJ cent ^ Ht ^ B ^ V is . H considerations ^ . ^ p ^ , the " ^ respectively ^^ ^^ ^ onl ~^ PV ^^ " —m y — J equitable ¦ M , it bore seems bans to * ill III ^ P ^ PJ

    on which such a business could be conducted . I keenl to us On that the alive Mr plea to . Maxwell , their therefore own is , int of hardl erests benefiting y likel and y of to dividends all effect men his on are object railway the least . shares Railway likel by to directors fixed be affected ¦ rentals ¦ are generally by it seems aenti- JIB y y ¦

    Smith mental It is & preferences simp Son , l their a matter — contracts and , of no business would doubt , , be if the accepted competitors railway , and could Messrs anies be . found Smith satisfied who & Son would with would ¦ ¦ present outbid goto the arrange Meatn wall . -

    would ment wuum s , be u and « likel niwiy doubtless y y to vu be ue under uiiuer on the a whole system » yBieiu the 01 of ; supply suppl public y by oy are local local comp as well traders rraaers served are . . vjn On and the tne as question que well » tiua satisfied * , , therefore *• enthusW V as tne 1 , 11 o ^ IH H

    must profit It be unfortunatel or regarded loss to the as y companies quixotic happens . that , or of this advantage gigantic to difficulty the public involves , we fear and Mr . overwhelms Maxwell ' s the otfi t » m m I and more hilanthropic object that MrMaxwell has in ¦ viewUntil he melt the » ***?

    directors and impoveri by p showing shed booksellers them how and to fill newsagents their . pockets throug , we ¦ hout sadly the . fear king that dom the can , cause now of so ' arbl sfc JJ * ? Jf ^ S ^ y I h excluded from the trade done at bookstallswill not find much useful sympath from

    what wnat We hope exaggeratea exacrcrerated and believe one one th . ana and at this it it p is is icture . bcBidea besides of . < s somewhat Hom , t ' rugg ^ wlmt ling , and difficul diflfi ¦ ¦ impoverished eulf t . to to see «« e how how booksellers local local bookseliers ° y *™ i » * '^^ to n

    newsagents in place of would one gi , gantic as a , bod one y , . be At , much the benefited best , only by the local establishment ¦ adventurer of could many local enjoy be monopj tny « w ^ * h H

    are convince stall . , after We directors fear having that outbidden that before they the all presen his nei them t g system hbour better competitors can than be ¦ ¦ the alte ; re the d local others monopolists booksellers would as w tn » ^ ^

    I cruci The al test railway of the bookstall whole question system can . has pay grown up with the railways present themselves , ftn ^_|^ L l ^ - econ := 2 ^ * ™ I

• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), March 1, 1882, page 186, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_01031882/page/2/