December 1969 purely in consistency with former ones, but from here on it will be solely by number. I will still try to get out the six issues per year, but maintaining a calendar schedule is just too difficult. When I threatened to quit after No. 60 (see "Telling It Like It Is” editorial in TVia No. 55) I laid out my feelings and problems and gave some of the reasons why a schedule is impossible now. I hope you will understand and wait patiently. Issues will still come as nearly to a bi- monthly schedule as my time, trips, etc. permit.

III. PRICE CHANGE: I am sorry it is necessary, but inflation gets to the printing business as it does to everything else. And like everything else the cost of producing TVia has climbed steadily over the last 10 years. I could absorb it when I had another source of income as I hadn't started this venture for the purpose of making money in the first place. However, now that I don't have any other income any more (10% inter- est rates on loans and a depressed stock market caused that) I have no choice but to put Chevalier Publications on a business basis instead of being in effect a subsidized hobby as it has been. Thus starting with TVia No. 61 the first issue of our 11th year of publication the price will go to $5 per issue though No. 60 will still be $4. This isn't as bad as it seems though because due to increase in the number of characters per line and in the number of pages in the issue there is approximately a 25% increase in content for the 25% increase in price. Back issues will re- main at 6 for $20 for issues prior to the price change. This deal will not include any of No. 61 to No. 66 during 1970 to avoid complications arising from having some of the six on the $4 and some of the $5 side. In 1971 when there have been 6 issues of the new series printed, a new back issue deal will be arranged. Speaking of back issues please note the number that we are already out of us as listed in the price list under back orders. Many are gone and many more have only a few left.

IV. COMBINED PRICE LIST: For some time now we have had sep- arate price lists for printed material and for merchandise. These have now been combined in one. If you never saw a merchandise price list please check over the last two pages of this issue. Perhaps there are items of merchandise that you didn't know we had.

V. OFFER TO BUY BACK ISSUES: Since we have exhausted our supply of a number of back issues and new readers would like to have some of them to complete sets, there is a standing offer to buy back from readers for cash or credit any of the issues listed as being out of stock in the price list at the rate of $2 per copy if they are in decent condition.

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