Rate Hikes for smaller publishers?

["Hamaker, Charles" <cahamake@uncc.edu>]

I recommend reading about the proposed postal rate hikes for 
small publishers, with big breaks for mega publishers. 
<http://action.freepress.net/campaign/postal>: "Postal regulators 
have accepted a proposal from media giant Time Warner that would 
stifle small and independent publishers in America. The plan 
unfairly burdens smaller publishers with higher postage rates 
while locking in special privileges for bigger media companies."

One quote from the article:
Stamp out the Rate Hikes

<http://action.freepress.net/freepress/postal_explanation.html> 
"The Time Warner plan proposed higher costs for small publishers 
and discounts for big publishers. The Time Warner plan is so 
complex that many publications are still unclear what their rate 
hikes will be if implemented; those smaller publications that 
have been able to do the math are finding shocking increases on 
tap, as high as 25-30 percent."

Chuck Hamaker
Associate University Librarian Collections and Technical Services
Atkins Library
University of North Carolina Charlotte
Charlotte, NC 28223