Profitability of DVD in HCC Libraries

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Mr Lauder To FOI requests at
<[FOI #13560 email]> Hertfordshire County Council
<[Hertfordshire County Council request email]>
21/06/2009 13:22 cc
Subject Freedom of Information
request - Profitability of
DVD in HCC Libraries

Dear Sir or Madam,

could you tell me how profitable the lending of DVD-films
throughout HCC's libraries are. In particular, I would like to know
how many times a film has to be relent before it has repaid for
itself (i.e how many of such films make a net profit for HCC?), and
also, to what extent does HCC subsidise less popular (but still
very worthy) Arthouse and Foreign Language films.

Yours faithfully,

Mr Lauder

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Reference number: FOI/COR/06/09/1329

Dear Mr Lauder

Thank you for your email of 21/06/09 requesting the following information:

could you tell me how profitable the lending of DVD-films
throughout HCC's libraries are. In particular, I would like to know
how many times a film has to be relent before it has repaid for
itself (i.e how many of such films make a net profit for HCC?), and
also, to what extent does HCC subsidise less popular (but still
very worthy) Arthouse and Foreign Language films.

Your request for information is being considered under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. We will respond to your request as quickly as
possible, and by 17/07/09 at the latest.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, quoting
the above reference number.To find out more about Freedom of Information,
please visit www.hertsdirect.org/foi.

Regards

Isa

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Dear Mr Lauder,

I enclose a reply to your email enquiry dated 21st June 2009

Yours sincerely,

Jane Apling
FOI Practitioner: Libraries
Hertfordshire County Council

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