Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/11/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Amen! Tina On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 11:13 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at icloud.com> wrote: > I know, and I have spoken to Alamy who come up with all kind of reasons > but the reality is they get (according to their web site) 50,000 new images > a day. The couldn?t give a sh*t about you and I. > > Gerry > > > > On 20 Nov 2015, at 16:11, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > > > > True, Gerry, but some of my "third world country" discounts lately have > > gone to Germany and Japan - not exactly developing countries!! > > > > Tina > > > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 10:55 AM, Gerry Walden <gerry.walden at > > icloud.com> > > wrote: > > > >> I feel your suffering Tina because my latest sale was $6, of which I got > >> $3. The thing I find very annoying is that I have a feeling that prices > are > >> also depressed because the buyer argues that prices in their country are > >> low because they have a very depressed economy (e.g. a ?third world? > >> country) when in fact they are printing for a major ?first world? > country. > >> > >> Gerry > >> > >>> On 20 Nov 2015, at 15:49, Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> wrote: > >>> > >>> Back when I started my own stock licensing company in 1980, the lowest > >>> price I would consider for stock usage of any kind was $250. Textbook > >>> companies often paid over $1000 for a cover photo for one year's lease. > >>> Then they would renew it every year they want to use the photo. > >>> > >>> Times have changed. Alamy (one of the several agencies I now lease > >>> through) just licensed a photo of childbirth, model-released, for the > >>> following usage: > >>> > >>> Country: Lithuania > >>> Usage: Editorial > >>> Media: Editorial website > >>> Industry sector: Media, design & publishing > >>> Image Size: Any size > >>> Start: 01 October 2015 > >>> End: 01 October 2020 > >>> Online usage only. Bulk discount > >>> > >>> Their price for 5 years' license was $5.37. My cut is $1.61. Guess I > >> can > >>> retire anytime now!!! > >>> > >>> Tina > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Tina Manley > >>> http:// > >>> < > >> > http://t.sidekickopen29.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=e55ed5cc-536c-427f-fa1b-e3e28436155b > >>> > >>> www.tinamanley.com > >>> http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/ > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Tina Manley > > http:// > > < > http://t.sidekickopen29.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=35502556-4f2d-44f6-93ec-354b95511290 > > > > www.tinamanley.com > > http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Tina Manley http:// <http://t.sidekickopen29.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJN7t5XYgfmKYPW4WzBHl3Mx_9dW3LqWkM56dQ1Jf7P8b5b02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftina-manley.artistwebsites.com%2F&si=6038418186567680&pi=61ef5b49-32cc-4bb5-acd4-b584c6b1c3b8> www.tinamanley.com http://tina-manley.artistwebsites.com/