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From: david@sun.uucp (David DiGiacomo)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: Question about Sweepstakes
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Date: Thu, 2-Jan-86 20:36:37 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  2 20:36:37 1986
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In article <474@iheds.UUCP> esr@iheds.UUCP (Eileen Rieback) writes:
>How can a clearinghouse afford to give away prizes of such magnitude??
>
>I am assuming several things in asking this question:
> ...
>2. Since they are not the publishers themselves, but rather the "middleman"
>   or distributor of the materials, they cannot expect to make more than
>   a dollar or two on a $25 subscription.

Wrong.  The clearinghouse keeps the entire first year's subscription fee.
The magazine doesn't get any money until/unless you renew.

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David DiGiacomo  {decvax, dual, ihnp4, ucbvax}!sun!david
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