Subscriber

“ Every person sending $2 for a year's subscription to Liberty enjoys the privilege, while the subscription continues, of buying all books, periodicals, and stationery at wholesale prices. In April, 1893,
One Subscriber Alone Saved $30.37
by this privilege; very many subscribers save over $10 a year by it; nearly every subscriber saves more than the cost of subscription. This is the most valuable premium ever offered by a newspaper. ”

“ A non-subscriber can only be admitted by a subscriber's ticket, writing his, or her name on the back; in consequence of which rule, and to avoid the possibility of improper company, their names are, immediately after the night is over, printed, and hung up in the outer room. ”

“ Ask them to help you get the subscriber. Your parents and teachers will help you. Ask them to do so. Set your heart on getting this one subscriber. Go to a Sunday-school or church committee, a day school, some well-to-do man or woman who has young persons in the household. Ask the well-to-do neighbor. Relate the merits of the paper, and show a sample copy and Prospectus. We furnish them free. Ask us to do so.
But do more than this. Relate the story of Good Will. Tell the person whom you are asking to subscribe why you want the subscription, and why you want it now. ”

“ The Author makes it a sine quâ non that the name of every Subscriber shall be given, and the Subscription paid on delivery, or at least annually; and he trusts that no person will commence the Subscription without continuing it to its close. ”

“ If you wish to compete at a public meeting you pay a subscription—unless you are an annual subscriber to that particular society—and a target entrance fee, besides which each archer subscribes sixpence a day, for the payment of the target boys. ”

“ The subscription is seven guineas for twelve nights, one ticket each, which introduces only one person, whether gentleman, or lady; but there are frequent subscriptions in the year, and two ladies may be admitted six nights on one subscription. No person can be admitted a Subscriber to this Society, but through the recommendation of a subscriber. Four ladies of quality, having each of them a book, have the joint management, direction, and choice, of the subscribers; every one's name must be entered in one of those ladies' books. ”

“ The subscription to the League is One Shilling per annum, which entitles the subscriber to a card of membership.
A subscription of £1 per annum entitles the subscriber to one copy of all publications issued by the League and to attend and vote in its meetings. ”

“ Correct mercantile information can always be obtained there; and every stranger is at perfect liberty to collect the news of the day,- 38 - although, from the nature of the institution, none but British subjects can subscribe. To enjoy the privilege of reading in the rooms, the parties must be regularly introduced by a subscriber. ”

“ Name and address of subscriber. 5. Kind of remittance.
RULE 9. OUR RESPONSIBILITY. We hold ourselves responsible for all money received until we have paid publishers for the full time for which periodicals were reordered. If publishers fall or suspend, the subscriber loses just as he would have done had he ordered direct from the publisher.
RULE 10. SAMPLE COPIES. Most weekly papers costing $2 per year or less will send sample copies if requested by us to do so. ”

“ Finding the advantage of this little collection, I propos'd to render the benefit from books more common, by commencing a public subscription library. I drew a sketch of the plan and rules that would be necessary, and got a skilful conveyancer, Mr. Charles Brockden, to put the whole in form of articles of agreement to be subscribed, by which each subscriber engag'd to pay a certain sum down for the first purchase of books, and an annual contribution for increasing them. ”

“ And then, too, ponderous mails coming to you, in which each subscriber, who is in debt, sends you the money—and dozens—dozens?—hats full, of letters inclosing the long delayed $3, come like blessings in troops—the notes all new, too, and 6’s instead of 3’s sent by the overjoyed subscriber—not in a mistake either—for he says “the work is worth double the money, and being an honest man, I intend to pay the fair value.” ”

“ While The Evening Post admitted that subscriptions in amount had quad- rupled, it asserted that they were not sufficient to support a newspaper establishment, and frequently confessed that it was the advertisers who provided the paper for the subscribers, and went so far as to say that without a very extensive advertising support, a publisher of a newspaper received less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic. While the subscription rates were scheduled for a raise, those of advertising remained the same as before. ”

“ I drew up the proposals, got them put into form by our great scrivener, Brockden, and, by the help of my friends in the Junto, procured fifty subscribers of forty shillings each to begin with, and ten shillings a year for fifty years, the term our company was to continue. We afterwards obtain'd a charter, the company being increased to one hundred: this was the mother of all the North American subscription libraries, now so numerous. It is become a great thing itself, and continually increasing. ”

“ New Subscribers for 1876, whose names and money are sent us before December next, will receive the last two numbers of 1875 FREE.
We want a special agent in every town in the United States. Persons disposed to act in that capacity, are invited to communicate with the publisher.
SPECIAL NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.
The number of the Magazine with which your subscription expires is indicated by the number annexed to the address on the printed label. When no such number appears, it will be understood that the subscription ends with the current year. ”

“ More of our readers can take pains to send us either the moderate subscription price (50 cents) , or $1.00, naming a friend to whom we may send a second copy.
2. A special friend in each church can secure subscribers at club-rates (12 copies for $5 or 25 copies for $10) .
3. Business men can benefit themselves by advertising in a periodical that has a circulation of over 20,000 copies monthly and that goes to many of the best men and families in the land. Will not our friends aid us to make this plan a success? ”

“ This is of course perfectly natural and was a point which we had fully in mind in formulating the plan of The Brochure Series. And this was one of the main considerations which influenced us in making the subscription price so low. At the price of fifty cents a year, if only a dozen out of the hundred plates are worth buying to a subscriber his year's subscription is justified and is a good investment. ”

“ Our premiums are not offered as an inducement to any one to subscribe for our magazines. We have put the subscription price just as low as possible, so as to be within the reach of all. The premiums are simply offered to those who choose to give us the time, trouble and expense of obtaining for us new subscribers, and sending us the necessary amount.
3. The sender’s subscription cannot count for a premium when sent alone, but may be counted when two or more new subscriptions are sent at the same time for any of the magazines. ”

“ For more than half a century nearly all the great books were published by subscription; and the highest in literature felt no degradation in canvassing themselves with their "subscription receipts." It is easy to perceive, by the subscription prices, when the work was set on foot by an author, or his friends, simply as a more convenient mode of obtaining or bestowing money than begging or borrowing; and when there was a real market value given for the commodity offered. The scheme of levying contributions upon subscribers was as old as the days of Taylor, the Water Poet. ”

“ Our Elders abroad, who have procured for us many of our patrons, will accept our grateful acknowledgement for the interest they have taken for us, and still remember, that it is in their power to do us good by making collections of such subscribers as they may have procured for us and become responsible at the office for the amount of their subscription. ”

“ Two thousand copies, at two dollars a copy, which was to be the subscription price, would pay all the expenses, and if the number of subscribers rose to three thousand, of which there was not the shadow of a doubt in my mind, I would have a clear profit of $2000 the first year. And should it go to four thousand, as was most probable, my net income would be about $3400, for all increase would simply be chargeable with cost of paper and press-work—or about sixty cents on a subscriber. ”

“ Newton will either receive no benefit at all from those her friends, or one so long procrastinated, from the necessity of waiting for the complement of subscribers, that it may at last come too late. For these reasons I am almost inclined to think a subscription simply would be better. ”

“ Every person procuring ten new subscribers, and forwarding $10, current money, shall be entitled to a paper one year, gratis. All letter to the Editor, must be —> Post Paid. <— No subscription will be received for a less term than one year, and no paper discontinued till all arrearages are paid, except at the option of the publisher. ”

“ TO SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS ONLY A COMMISSION OF 25 CENTS WILL BE ALLOWED FROM MY SPECIAL PRICE OF $1.25 PER YEAR with the stipulation that the first order for this magazine forwarded by an agent must contain at least TWO subscriptions for it for which the subscribers have paid my special subscription price. A single subscription will be accepted only at $1.25 unless previous orders for it have been received this season. Must not be taken in club with other publications, at cut rates, nor given as a premium. ”

“ SUBSCRIPTION REGISTER We have an agent's register with space for 300 names, ruled for entering all subscriptions. By using this register you always have a complete record of the names address, name of periodical, date sent, price received, etc., of all orders you send to us. No agent should be without one of these registers. We will mail one for only 10 cents, or one with space for 600 names for 15 cents.
RENEWAL NOTICES, we furnish postpaid for 10 cents per 100. They will be a great help in getting renewals from subscribers whose orders you have taken before. ”

“ We go about among the people till we get the names of such a number that their annual subscriptions will meet the cost of the paper, which is little or big according to the largeness of its constituency. The amount of the subscriptions marked off the credits of the citizens guarantees the nation against loss in publishing the paper, its business, you understand, being that of a publisher purely, with no option to refuse the duty required. The subscribers to the paper now elect somebody as editor, who, if he accepts the office, is discharged from other service during his incumbency. ”

“ Accounts cannot be opened for subscriptions, and names will not be entered on the list unless the subscription order is accompanied by a remittance. When subscriptions expire the names of subscribers will be taken off the list unless an order for renewal, accompanied by remittance, is received. Due notice will be given to every subscriber of the expiration of his subscription.
⁂ No sample copies of The Writer will be sent free.
⁂ The American News Company, of New York, and the New England News Company, of Boston, are wholesale agents for The Writer. ”

“ Papers in the large cities have built up enormous subscription lists of bona fide, paid-up subscribers. Likewise, they carry a large amount of well-paying advertisements, and as a result of these sources of income they are able to give attractive remuneration to their publishers, editorial staff and business staff. ”

“ The giving a subscription involves a large responsibility; it not only withdraws from 235use money which, as wages, would have employed useful labour, but it may actually be a means of doing mischief. As one familiar with the working of many charities, I would appeal for more thoughtfulness on the part of all subscribers. People must think for themselves and judge for themselves ”

“ Always send the payment for each subscription with the name.
4. You can send for a premium when you send us the names of new subscribers, or you can complete your list and then select your premiums, as you may prefer. ”

“ We make this special offer only to subscribers to The Pansy who send us new subscriptions. One dollar must be paid for each subscription (no club rates being allowed) and the order must be sent to us direct, not through an agent. ”

“ Everybody is delighted with Good Literature, and those who are once subscribers are always subscribers, hence for the purpose of introducing this charming periodical into new homes we can afford to lose money upon each subscription at the outset. ”

“ If the state of our treasury does not permit us to appear every month, our subscribers will, none the less, receive as many numbers as they have subscribed for at the rate of ten sous per number. We formally bind ourselves, having received subscriptions for one year, to print the Review twelve times. As to dates, we guarantee nothing. The camarades who are the administrators of this journal are workingmen, able to dispense very little money; and it would take them long months of self-assessment to get together the 200 francs necessary for the publication of each number. ”

“ Subscribers who do not give express notice to the contrary, are considered as wishing to continue their subscriptions.
2. If subscribers order the discontinuance of their papers, the publishers may continue to send until all arrearages are paid.
3. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take their papers from the office to which they are directed, they are held responsible till they settle their bill and order their papers to be discontinued. ”