Robin S. wrote:
"Vladimir Vladimirovich" wrote in message
...


Nice idea, but you're going to charge $10 to RENT a video? I might
pay $10
including shipping to buy one.

You should check the prices of such videos (through the Society of
Manufacturing Engineers, for example). Frequently more than $200
each, which
insn't bad since they are typically been shown to a class full of
people.

Regards,

Robin

Robin, Brian,

Thanks for giving Vlad and others info on the price of these videos.

Vlad: a bit more information:

I agree, $9.99 for an instructional welding or lathe video is a bit
steeper than $3.50 to rent Spiderman 2 at the corner video place. The
price reflects two things: (a) free postage both ways [ first class on
DVDs, Media Mail on VHS tapes]; (b) the much higher price of
instructional videos. Not too many of the videos are quite as
expensive as was suggested above, but they are pricey. A four part DVD
series on the 1911 pistol, for example, does cost over $200...(and
Technical Video Rental has invested over one thousand dollars in just
copies of this title alone, never mind the other 250 titles we carry)
and lots of other videos are north of $70 apiece, retail.

I'd argue that the question to ask yourself is "given the price of
these videos, would I rather pay $70 plus shipping to own one video, or
$69.93 [ and no shipping ] to rent seven different videos, spread out
over a year or more?".

Anyway, the service isn't for everyone...but if you're interested in
videos, give it a shot!

TJIC