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| 495.1 | | COROT::CERTO | | Wed Oct 15 1986 18:46 | 19 |
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The Instant Replay in Waltham (winter street exit off rt 128 (Mass.))
has a large number of cd's for rent (as well as video tapes and
Laser Videodiscs). The rates are $3 for a three day CD rental. There's
also a seven day rental period.
They let you apply the rental cost to the purchase, and they discount
the sale of the rental copies. They have a good size selection,
but unfortunately, the rock section is kind of biased to the
buyer's taste.
I think renting is cool too, and I record on my hi-fi vcr as well;
but usually if I like it well enough to tape, I want to buy it.
There needs to be a way to audition a disc rather than gamble so
much money to try something new. They used to have listening booths
in record stores 20 years ago. This is a reasonable alternative.
Fredric Certo DVINCI::CERTO
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| 495.2 | Good idea, but... | MEDUSA::FIGUEROA | | Thu Oct 16 1986 09:43 | 1 |
| What is the name of the video store in Derry, NH?
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| 495.3 | DIAL Drug in Derry | SALLIE::BLIZZARD | Mike Blizzard, Woburn FSL | Thu Oct 16 1986 14:17 | 5 |
| They're being rented at DIAL DRUG on Chrystal Ave.
In order to rent them, you have to be a member of their club which
will cost you .99 for a six month membership.
- Mike
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| 495.4 | Can't beat the price | SKYLAB::FISHER | Burns Fisher 381-1466, ZKO1-1/D42 | Tue Oct 21 1986 11:49 | 5 |
| The selection is not so big, but you can borrow them for free for
a week from the Nashua library.
Burns
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| 495.5 | Another CD rental place is... | HAMSTR::GONZALEZ | | Mon Nov 10 1986 11:36 | 6 |
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"Sights and Sounds" on 101A in Amherst, NH is a combination CD/Movie
rental store. Free club memberships and regular rental @ $1.99.
However, they have a card that you can buy that reduces the rental
charge to $ .99 Not a bad deal considering that they have all the
latest CD releases.
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| 495.6 | CDs available in the Acton, MA, public library. | HPSCAD::QBARRY | Jeff Barry, 297-6756. Scan ATPG guru, EMACS abuser, caver. | Sun Jul 05 1987 11:53 | 7 |
| CD's are also available at the Acton, MA, public library. According to
the librarian, they're a hot item. Not surprising. At (still) 16 bucks a
pop you can't afford to experiment much.
Jeff Barry
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| 495.7 | | LESLIE::ANDY | Ego ipse custodes custudio? | Mon Jul 06 1987 03:48 | 5 |
| CD's are commonly available in Libraries in the UK. 50p per week
(75�) is the charge levied at my local library - well worth it too,
as they now have over 1000.
-- Andy
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| 495.8 | | COVERT::COVERT | John R. Covert | Mon Jul 06 1987 09:06 | 7 |
| re .7
The public library CHARGES?!?
They're free in Acton and Lexington. Two week check-out time.
/john
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| 495.9 | | LESLIE::ANDY | Ego ipse custodes custudio? | Mon Jul 06 1987 12:34 | 4 |
| 50p per CD/Week enables them to get a large stock at low price to
the consumer.
Why not?
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| 495.10 | Different places - different customs | REGENT::GETTYS | Bob Gettys N1BRM | Mon Jul 06 1987 23:00 | 7 |
| It is my understanding that the US custom of Libraries
being "free" (we do charge fines for overdue and get goverment
monies and even some private money) is not the "norm" for the
rest of the world. One more bennie of being in the US that most
of us take for granted!
/s/ Bob
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| 495.11 | Somebodys paying for it! | JANUS::HUDSON | William Hudson, REO-G/F2 DTN 830-3101 | Tue Jul 07 1987 05:51 | 8 |
| Depends on wether you prefer to pay for services that you use (and
not for those that you don't) as opposed to larger taxes for everyone.
Also, some charge would probably moderate demand (people do suprising
things when told that somethings free!)
wrh
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| 495.12 | | REGENT::SCHMIEDER | | Tue Jul 07 1987 12:22 | 10 |
| > Also, some charge would probably moderate demand (people do suprising
> things when told that somethings free!)
That's one of the two main reasons that U.S. libraries ARE free; to stimulate
demand, thus educating the citizen and broadening their horizons. The other
main reason is as a consideration to poor people who could not afford the
luxury of metered library service.
Mark
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| 495.13 | Good inventory control | CSSAUS::LEHMKUHL | NaC (Australia) Business Mgmt | Tue Jul 07 1987 20:35 | 8 |
| Easy, John. Many public libraries levy a small charge for checking out
the Bestsellers. It encourages people to read them and get them back
quickly for the next person on the list. Given the popularity of the
CD collection, it would be logical for some libraries (even in the US!
;-)) to do the same. Sounds very sensible to me.
dcl
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| 495.14 | | AKOV75::BOYAJIAN | I want a hat with cherries | Wed Jul 08 1987 03:10 | 19 |
| re:.13
Most libraries I know of allow people to borrow new books for
only one week, rather than the usual two-four weeks, so quick
return is not an issue.
re:.12
Your comment about libraries being free so as to allow access
by the poor are true. Of course, this isn't particularly rele-
vant regarding CD's, since a poor person is unlikely to have
a CD player.
Actually, given the budgetary problems of a lot of public
libraries, I approve of the idea of them charging a moderate
fee for rental of CD's if the fees are then applied specifically
toward the purchase of more CD's.
--- jerry
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| 495.15 | | AIAG::BILLMERS | Meyer Billmers, AI Applications | Wed Jul 08 1987 14:14 | 7 |
| > Your comment about libraries being free so as to allow access
> by the poor are true. Of course, this isn't particularly rele-
> vant regarding CD's, since a poor person is unlikely to have
> a CD player.
I don't know, CD players are getting so cheap now, that even poor people can
afford them! What the poor people can't afford is discs :-)!
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| 495.17 | waving my red moderator wand ... | VLNVAX::KARLSON | Only 169 shopping days until Xmas! | Thu Jul 09 1987 12:32 | 5 |
| RE: .16
C'mon people let's use some taste when we're making replies!
-rjk
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| 495.18 | | NEXUS::GORTMAKER | the Gort | Fri Jul 10 1987 18:25 | 8 |
| re.16
When making the reply in .16 I dident re-read for the chance
my reply could be mis-understood. My remark was with good humor
in mind. I apologize for any offence that may have been taken
by the readers of this file.
-j
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| 495.19 | What about wear and tear?? | CHFV03::TODD | Tom Todd, F.S., Champaign, IL | Fri Jul 10 1987 23:10 | 9 |
| Another person's opinion:
Remember, CD's are not completely indestructable and certainly are not theft-
proof. I don't mind at all that I get charged 25 cents a week at my local
library for checking out a CD, knowing that the collection is growing very
rapidly and damaged and missing titles are replaced on a timely basis.
Tom
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| 495.20 | I've had good luck at the library | NCADC1::PEREZ | The sensitivity of a dung beetle. | Sat Jul 11 1987 00:04 | 8 |
| I've gotten at least 100 CD's from the libraries here in Minneapolis
and have only had one that was scratched and wouldn't play
properly.
Its a great way to try music and composers I wouldn't normally buy
without hearing.
Dave P
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| 495.21 | History altered in .16 | FXADM::SORRENTINO | | Mon Jul 20 1987 17:06 | 16 |
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It seems .16 was hidden by the mod. WHY?
The author has a reply in .18, so it would seem the author
has not hidden the reply.
Why does the mod. feel the people who read this file are so feable
minded as to not take what is said at face value, now we can only
dream about what is said.
reminds me very much of "1984"
Maybe this note should be set hidden so that nobody else reads it?
Peter
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| 495.22 | | VLNVAX::KARLSON | Only 158 shopping days until Xmas! | Mon Jul 20 1987 17:41 | 17 |
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I (the ex-moderator) set .16 hidden because I got many (>5) mail
message from people who were upset and/or offended by the contents
of it.
Rather than blatantly delete someone else's note, I set it hidden.
This still allows the original author to see/delete it. Which the
original author chose to do.
These are not 1984 style tactics, but tactics meant to keep this
notesfile's appeal for the greater percentage of it's participants.
If those who were offended complained on OTHER levels, we could've
lost the whole notesfile. This has happened in the past, and I
prefer the hidden/delete method to losing the whole notesfile.
-rjk
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| 495.23 | Forgot about "go tell mo(d.|m) tactic." Thanks. | FXADM::SORRENTINO | | Mon Jul 20 1987 18:02 | 13 |
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Thank you for the explaination. As I see, you need not give
any explaination, so I do appreciate the response. I would never
have guessed more than five people complained. I am surprized they
did not reply to the reply. I see this type of action as
sibling 'telling daddy' on the author, insted of working out problems
in an open forum, but I guess everyone has their way.
Thanks again,
Peter
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| 495.24 | | CERBUS::KARLSON | Only 158 shopping days until Xmas! | Mon Jul 20 1987 18:33 | 24 |
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RE: .-1
Two people sent me mail and were visibly upset by what was in
the note. Three or four others sent mail that said that perhaps
the note was in poor taste.
I do think that by contacting me (the moderator) they handled
this well. They also sent the same mail to the original author.
Thus they made their opinion known to me and the original author.
I hid the note (actually I was using this as a ploy to try and de-
cide how to handle this), and the original author deleted it and
sent apologies to the people who were upset.
Thus, it was handled within the context of the CD notesfile.
It may not have been dragged out for public outcry here in the
notesfile but it was handled well.
Anyway, I think this topic's beat, let's get back to the subject
at hand -- CD's.
Thank you, and good day ...
-rjk
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