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2007/2008 Dues and Assessments Questionnaire

In completing the Dues and Assessments Questionnaires for Calendar Year 2005, please use the following definitions to determine what items should be included in your company's sales of eligible products for the purpose of the calculation of your dues and assessments:

Eligible Sales

Include: Net sales by domestic corporations, divisions and subsidiaries
Net sales to foreign subsidiaries and distributors
Net sales of imported products
Net sales of materials developed or produced for distribution by other companies
Shares of sales income from joint ventures
Net income from database services

Exclude: Sales by foreign divisions, subsidiaries and distributors
Royalty and subsidiary rights income
Commissions or fees for services (such as fulfillment) provided for other publishers - with the exception of fees charged to publishers by developers which are to be included
Consigned inventory
Charges for sales tax, transportation, handling and other services

Eligible Products

Net sales of the following items should be included;

• Books and printed materials, regardless of length, content, binding or cover type, (exclude magazines, except student and teacher periodicals, as noted below.)
• Scholarly or professional primary journals. (Defined for dues purposes as a periodical in which research reports appear for the first time. Content is geared to a professional, technical or scholarly audience and is subject to peer review. Magazines such as Time and Business Week are not included in this category.) Include subscription and related revenues but not advertising revenues.
• Standardized tests. (Exclude scoring services.)
• Periodicals and magazines for students and teachers. (Exclude advertising revenues.)
• Maps
• Databases
• Subscription reference books (encyclopedias and yearbooks) sold to consumers, libraries and educational institutions. (Exclude homefield sales.)
• Electronic media products -- published and or delivered in any electronic format. Includes all the products noted above that are also published and or delivered in an electronic form.

Assigning Sales to Product / Market Areas

Eligible domestic and international revenues should be listed on the questionnaire next to the product/market area that represents the market for which the products originally were created or in which they were predominantly sold (50% or more of total sales). Use the following guidelines.

For the Dues and Assessment Questionnaire for Regular and Non-profit Membership, click here.