"What effect must it have on a nation if it learns no foreign languages? Probably much the same as that which a total withdrawal from society has upon an individual." --G.C. Lichtenberg
Avedon wonders why the RIAA would be crying foul over an almost-10% increase in sales, while enjoying increased efficiency in the form of fewer returns to boot. At the end of the day, they wind up with more money--a lot more money. The reason they're unhappy is that they are paid for shipped units. The 'float' of time before unsold goods are returned and credited is money in the publisher's pocket. A degree of inefficiency can make your company look larger on paper as well, because the 'shipped units' are counted as revenue. The move to more efficient sales will earn record companies more money, but the transition will be painful. posted by David at 5/17/2004 10:22:00 PM ::
