Fantastic price of paper

Fantastic price of paper

While holidaying in Bali in early August I became very
frustrated at the price and availability of The Jakarta Post. The
boys in the street would ask for 35,000 rupiah with a cheeky
smile when 4,000 rupiah was the convenience store price.

The stores never had your paper, saying delivery was between
1 p.m. and 2 p.m. but delivery was unreliable and quickly
absorbed. The Herald Tribune was an alternative as were the
Australian papers for Rp 20,000 to 30,000.

Question: What can you do to improve delivery time and
circulation and do you give credit for unsold papers. I realize
that foreign criticism from a non-Asian country is not
appreciated, as my lack of Asian vision (blindness to corruption
and human rights) might accidentally expose some corrupt
behavior.

Since the Bali bomb, demand for your paper is increasing with
the return of Westerners. Please look at improving supply, it
might require a visit to Bali by at least 10 staff to do a
field survey.

DENNIS NELSON, Sydney, Australia

Note; Thank you for your letter. We will do our best to make a
follow-up investigation about the matter. Meanwhile, we urge you
and all our readers to only buy our paper direct from legal
outlets.

-- Editor