[Dtb-talk] NLS audio book: cost of production

[Jim Pursley]

I, too, have been curious.  I think there are two main ways to proceed

1.    Get the answer directly from your NLS library contact

2.    Pore through the NLS finances.  You can probably get to an average 
acquisition (not just production) cost by dividing the total acquisition 
expense by the number of books added.  May have to drill down to 
categories, as NLS purchases and processes items in more than one medium 
(Braille books may cost more to produce than audiobooks, for example).

Ideally, an NLS annual report will give you the info you want without 
going through the hassle of dismembering financials.
On 4/7/2014 2:10 PM, Aaron Cannon wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Does anyone happen to know how much, on average, the NLS pays
> contractors for each audio book produced?  Also, the figure for
> braille books would also be interesting to know, as a comparison.
>
> I haven't had much luck in discovering this on the NLS site, though
> there are tons of documents, and I've barely scratched the surface.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Aaron
>
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