Len Over 21 wrote:

Since ARRL controls QST, they can get FREE advertising for
whatever else ARRL is publishing. They do. It's an all-around
money-winner since they don't pay much for submitted work by
others.

Controls QST? Leonard, the League owns QST. It is the ARRL's
membership magazine. Imagine getting free ARRL adversts in the ARRL
magazine. You may have blown the cover off this thing.

Since ARRL arranges to OWN first rights to all articles in
QST, they can reprint that material in Handbooks or anything else
as much and as many times as they wish without giving a cent
more in compensation to authors. Fabulous setup for making a
bit of money for the League. They've got it sewn up tight. :-)

I'd think a fellow who frequently touts his talents as a "PROFESSIONAL
WRITER" would be up on what "first rights" are all about.

www.writing-world.com says:

" 'First' rights give a publication the right to be first to publish
your material in either a particular medium or a particular location.
FNASR, for example, generally applies to print publication, within North
America. First British rights means the right to publish a piece first
within Britain -- even if it has already been published somewhere else.
First electronic rights means the right to be first to provide the
material in electronic format. Note that one can sell many different
variations on 'first' rights, as long as these variations don't
overlap."

So either QST isn't buying only "first rights" or you have made yet
another error. Let's give your statement the last rites.

Note: Retail outlets for League publications make a small profit
on publishing sales, yet the price for each one is the same whether
one buys it in HRO or orders from Newington. The difference is
that anyone ordering from Newington has to ALSO pay shipping
charges! Double profits...no cost to them for shipping and they
make the retailer's discount difference for themselves! Lovely.

There's one interpretation. The dealer can sell the books without
shipping charges, thus saving a buyer the shipping charges. I don't
have an amateur radio dealer closer than two hours away. If I order the
ARRL Handbook from R&L Electronics or Universal Amateur Radio, I'm going
to pay the same price as if I'd bought from ARRL--and I'm going to pay
*shipping*.

"Endowment funds?" I doubt there are many millionaires out
there bequeathing large sums to the League. Nowhere close to
Kroc endowments. It is a kind of crock, though.

You'd be surprised. Then again, you aren't a radio amateur nor are you
an ARRL member.

[now watch all the ARRL syncophants come out, panting with rage
and vitriol for Telling It Like It Really Is...:-) ]

Leonard, the word is "sycophants". Master it. Make it your own.

Dave K8MN