From: "Ted White" <twhite8 at cox.net> To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> Subject: [WSFA] Re: ...and paperbacks cost 50 cents. Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 17:46:20 -0500 Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ernest Lilley" <elilley at mindspring.com> To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 5:37 PM Subject: [WSFA] ...and paperbacks cost 50 cents. > ...and that you could buy a paperback for 50 cents...maybe 75 if it was > good. So given an inflation multiple of 10...that would mean memberships > would cost $300-500. Wait a minute. They do. You've misplaced the decimal point. I wouldn't object to paying $30 to $50 to join a Worldcon. I pay around that for Corflu each year -- but Corflu's fee includes a banquet. --Ted White