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[[Atlantean Publishing]] is not intended to turn a profit — in fact, the press makes a loss.
[[Atlantean Publishing]] is not intended to turn a profit - there are no reading or publication fees, contributors receive a complimentary copy of the issue their work appears in (or multiple copies of a solo-author publication) and [[Awen]], [[Bard]] and [[Garbaj]] are available free in return for a SAE, with the remaining publications being sold for an amount intended to offset costs. In fact, the press makes a loss. For those interested in such things, here are the annual losses since 2004 (when I first began keeping an accurate record of income and outgoings) :
 
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*There are no reading or publication fees.
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*Contributors receive a complimentary copy of the issue their work appears in, or multiple copies of a solo-author publication.
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*[[Awen]], [[Bard]] and [[Garbaj]] and the various [[Broadsides|broadsides]] are available free in return for a stamped self-addressed envelope.
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*Other publications are sold for an amount intended to offset costs
 
==Annual Losses==
 
==Annual Losses==
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For those interested in such things, here are the annual losses since 2004, when editor [[DJ Tyrer]] first began keeping an accurate record of income and outgoings:
*2004 = £365.26
 
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*'''2004''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£365.26</span>
*2005 = £286.37 (better by £78.89)
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*'''2005''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£286.37</span> ''(better by £78.89)''
*2006 = £334.04 (worse by £52.67, although better if purchase of new equipment disregarded)
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*'''2006''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£334.04</span> ''(worse by £52.67, although better if purchase of new equipment disregarded)''
*2007 = £421.58 (worse by £87.54, but representing a very busy printing schedule)
 
*2008 = £276.85 (better by £144.73, assisted by a decrease in printing costs and an upsurge in orders)
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*'''2007''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£421.58</span> ''(worse by £87.54, but representing a very busy printing schedule)''
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*'''2008''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£276.85</span> ''(better by £144.73, assisted by a decrease in printing costs and an upsurge in orders)''
*2009 = £206.47 (better by £70.83)
 
*2010 = £235.38 (worse by £28.91)
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*'''2009''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£206.47</span> ''(better by £70.83)''
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*'''2010''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£235.38</span> ''(worse by £28.91)''
*2011 = TBA (with a rather inactive first half but rising costs due to the economic situation, it is difficult to predict whether this year will end better or worse than 2010)
 
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*'''2011''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£243.66</span> ''(worse by £8.23, the inactive first half of the year balancing out rising costs)''
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*'''2012 '''= <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£579.31</span> ''(worse by £335.65, largely due to bulk-buying stamps before the rise)''
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*'''2013''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£162.52</span> ''(better by £416.79.)''
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*'''2014''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£146.11</span> ''(better by £16.81.)''
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*'''2015''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£110.15</span> ''(better by £35.96, ousting 2014 as our best year ever!)''
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*'''2016 =''' <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£168.18</span> ''(worse by £58.03; not including costs for the '''[[A Terrible Thing]]''' joint-project, which is hoped to be cost-neutral, if not profit-making)''
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*'''2017''' = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£200.07</span> ''(worse by £31.89)''
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*'''2018 =''' <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£84.93 </span>''(better by £115.14.)''
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: ''Total = <span style="color:#AE0000;">-£3820.88 </span>over fifteen years''
 
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Revision as of 22:16, 2 January 2019

Atlantean Publishing is not intended to turn a profit — in fact, the press makes a loss.

  • There are no reading or publication fees.
  • Contributors receive a complimentary copy of the issue their work appears in, or multiple copies of a solo-author publication.
  • Other publications are sold for an amount intended to offset costs

Annual Losses

For those interested in such things, here are the annual losses since 2004, when editor DJ Tyrer first began keeping an accurate record of income and outgoings:

  • 2004 = -£365.26
  • 2005 = -£286.37 (better by £78.89)
  • 2006 = -£334.04 (worse by £52.67, although better if purchase of new equipment disregarded)
  • 2007 = -£421.58 (worse by £87.54, but representing a very busy printing schedule)
  • 2008 = -£276.85 (better by £144.73, assisted by a decrease in printing costs and an upsurge in orders)
  • 2009 = -£206.47 (better by £70.83)
  • 2010 = -£235.38 (worse by £28.91)
  • 2011 = -£243.66 (worse by £8.23, the inactive first half of the year balancing out rising costs)
  • 2012 = -£579.31 (worse by £335.65, largely due to bulk-buying stamps before the rise)
  • 2013 = -£162.52 (better by £416.79.)
  • 2014 = -£146.11 (better by £16.81.)
  • 2015 = -£110.15 (better by £35.96, ousting 2014 as our best year ever!)
  • 2016 = -£168.18 (worse by £58.03; not including costs for the A Terrible Thing joint-project, which is hoped to be cost-neutral, if not profit-making)
  • 2017 = -£200.07 (worse by £31.89)
  • 2018 = -£84.93 (better by £115.14.)
Total = -£3820.88 over fifteen years