The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1881-08-18

These electrosype plates which We have !
will readily print 100000
copies, and then by slight repairing will
print from $4,000 to 100000 additional
copies, but to make our estimate absolute
ly safe we will aasume that it will be ne
ceasary to manufacture new set of electro
type plates after $4,000 copies have been
printed Thus we mus add to the above
cost of the manufacture of one set Of the
books t$5 96), An additional 81 as the pro.
portionate cost of the plates for each set OF
Is volumes. A further item must alao be |
added to cover expenses of Office. handling
shipping, ETC., which experience leads us
to estimate below SO cents per set. but as
we muat do at least safe business we will
add, instead, for this item another 81.
mixing the total cost Of manufacture and
handling the Is octave volumes of the Lii
brary of Un iverssl knowledge S.96.
Thus you ace that if we sell a copy of
this great Encyclopaedia even at the net
price of $40, we still have net profit of
OYER So. As We have ready sold about
Is, 600 set in advance of completion, we
think it very safe to estimate (and We have
heard of neither friend nor enemy who
makrs an estimate lower) that we shall sell,
as fast a. we can manufacture them, at
least 100. 600 sets. and allowing our figures
I~oy -. tn he w hava tho
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tingenciea, and dividends to our stock
holders. .....-.....l.-. .s-,s-.-
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perfectly safe, and - We have heard Of
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ures previously given BY us has been dis
1 puted by our enemies. we will say that
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pound, the cost of the press at $l2n per
thousand impressions, and the cost Of bind
ing at 163 cents per volume.
| THE PRACTICAL POINT.
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BILE cost.
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dlemen, il you buy through mlddlemen.
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; the investments we have msde.
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: Universal knowledge at any price. W.
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E ~, in finding out new customer, we mua
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:, follows
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