You are certainly right about no royalties. The many people who donated
to the BOCA CD series did it without fee and for the altruistic purpose
of aiding aspiring 'birdos' of the future. The cost of production, in
every sense of that word, remains high, so use the 'tool' and accept you
are helping future generations of bird _observers._
Dave Torr wrote:
I think it is a very reasonable cost - remember in comparison to music
CDs
that the volume will be fairly low for such a product (although I
guess the
"performers" do not get any royalties!)
On 13/01/07, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
Roger,
you obviously have not bought any CDs for a while. $200 for 9 CDs is
a pretty fair price. I think BOCA would not be making much of a
profit. Yes, you may be able to buy CD-Rs for a few cents each, but
there are a significant number of processes between a blank CD-R and
a published set, all of which cost money to carry out. If you think
the price is excessive, well there is the alternative - publish your
own series of Australian bird call CDs. I will put my hand up for a
copy if you can produce one for, say $5 per CD.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 13/01/2007, at 10:44 AM, Roger Giller wrote:
Hi All,
The current thread on portable players for bird calls got me thinking
about sourcing the calls. There are several sources but most are by
no means comprehensive, e.g. the ABC collection. It appears the best
would be the BOCA set but it seems very expensive.
My question is why does it cost $200 for a set of bird calls on CD
when we can buy field guide to the same birds, complete with
illustrations and notes, for far less. I picked up the latest Simpson
and Day for $29:95 last week.
Regards
Roger Giller
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