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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Ross M. Greenberg, (212)-889-5431
Marc Adler, (201)-792-3954
Greg Comeau, (718)-849-2355
THE PROGRAMMER'S CO_OPERATIVE:
By Programmers and For Programmers
April 10, 1988 --- The Programmer's Co_operative, dedicated to providing
software authors and developers with the unique services they require at
the lowest prices it can arrange, is opening its doors to new members.
Founders Marc Adler, Greg Comeau, and Ross M. Greenberg are three software
authors who decided it was time to act to resolve problems they discovered
all software authors faced.
"Independent software developers, the one or two person operation, are
overwhelmed by the costs of providing highly specialized services as they
need them.", said President Ross M. Greenberg. "We share costs, provide
marketing and sales services, bring volume discounts on advertising and
materials, and provide other services our members need."
Few software authors have expertise in the diverse fields required to
market and support a successful product, according to co-founder Marc
Adler. This makes it difficult and expensive for a new product to be
introduced or even to appear on the market.
"Just producing a single ad and placing it in a national publication can
cost individual developers more time, effort and money then they can afford
to spend. We offer each software author the benefit of working with a
larger organization, of having some clout.", Greg Comeau of Comeau
Computing pointed out.
Members of The Programmer's Co_operative pay a $250 one-time initiation fee
and a small quarterly membership fee. All Co_op members are entitled to
use any Co_op services at 10% above Co_op cost. Non-members may use Co_op
services, as available, at 15-25% above Co_op cost.
Among the services the Co_op offers or plans to offer to its members:
volume advertising discounts on single or multiple inserts, volume
discounts on production and distribution materials, and distribution and
fufillment services. The Co_op will also offer catalog sales, marketing and
PR services, documentation preparation and printing, legal services, and
postal services such as mail forwarding and bulk rates.
The Co_op is now retaining a telemarketing organization to handle sales of
products produced by Co_op members. According to Greenberg this will allow
the developers to concentrate on the thing they do best: create quality
software.
"For the first time, even the independent developer can have a chance to
succeed as we all band together. By programmers and for programmers. That's
what the Co_op is all about, and why it's working.", Greenberg stated.
For more information regarding The Programmer's Co_operative, contact them
at 594 Third Avenue, New York, New York, 10016