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Re: Questions about the trip to Amiens

From: Brian Taves <btav~at~loc.gov>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 20:13:30 -0400 (EDT)
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Garmt de Vries wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Terry Harpold wrote:
>
> >> 2) There is one event that we would have liked to see included in the
> >> programme: an international JV book market. This gathering would be a
> >
> > might be difficult to arrange in terms of local and national (and
> > international?) taxation. In my experience, this is one of the thorniest
> > problems of bringing third-party vendors into a conference setting.
>
> Well, the bookmarket wouldn't have to be part of the conference. The
> easiest thing to do would be to just provide stands where individuals or
> organizations can put up shop.
>
> I would trust the market mechanism to arrange matters of taxation. It's up
> to the seller to determine his prices, and up to the buyer to accept them
> or not. The organization is in no way responsible for that.

Exactly, a private and informal matter, and I doubt these would be pricey
items, more in the nature of collectables that individuals might fancy or
not. I suspect many will be traded for a tasty cappucino.


Brian Taves
Email: btav~at~loc.gov


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