Debt and its collection in Malay magazine business before World War II

Debt is the flexibility rendered by the publisher to the merchant to delay their payment in magazine trade. Dealer which normally consisting of agents or dealers, distributors and bookstores are given a certain period, usually from 1 -3 months, before making the payment to the publisher. However, no...

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Main Authors: Hamedi, M.A., Mulyana, D.
Format: Article
Published: Medwell Journals 2016
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description Debt is the flexibility rendered by the publisher to the merchant to delay their payment in magazine trade. Dealer which normally consisting of agents or dealers, distributors and bookstores are given a certain period, usually from 1 -3 months, before making the payment to the publisher. However, not all the debt can be settled by the merchants. This raises a big problem for publishers because a short in income will jeopardise the magazine. Besides overhead costs, publishers have to bear other costs such as editorial, printing and marketing. This study discusses the situation and the debt problems in the Malay magazine publishing before the World War II and the measures undertaken by the publisher to collect it from the merchants. Information obtained by using various sources such as magazine content, official reports and records by the affected individual. It is found that debt and the way it was collected was decisive for the survival of the Malay magazine before World War II.
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spelling um.eprints-180702017-10-24T00:55:06Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/18070/ Debt and its collection in Malay magazine business before World War II Hamedi, M.A. Mulyana, D. Communication. Mass media Debt is the flexibility rendered by the publisher to the merchant to delay their payment in magazine trade. Dealer which normally consisting of agents or dealers, distributors and bookstores are given a certain period, usually from 1 -3 months, before making the payment to the publisher. However, not all the debt can be settled by the merchants. This raises a big problem for publishers because a short in income will jeopardise the magazine. Besides overhead costs, publishers have to bear other costs such as editorial, printing and marketing. This study discusses the situation and the debt problems in the Malay magazine publishing before the World War II and the measures undertaken by the publisher to collect it from the merchants. Information obtained by using various sources such as magazine content, official reports and records by the affected individual. It is found that debt and the way it was collected was decisive for the survival of the Malay magazine before World War II. Medwell Journals 2016 Article PeerReviewed Hamedi, M.A. and Mulyana, D. (2016) Debt and its collection in Malay magazine business before World War II. International Business Management, 10 (3). pp. 248-254. ISSN 1993-5250, DOI https://doi.org/10.3923/ibm.2016.248.254 <https://doi.org/10.3923/ibm.2016.248.254>. https://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=ibm.2016.248.254 doi:10.3923/ibm.2016.248.254
spellingShingle Communication. Mass media
Hamedi, M.A.
Mulyana, D.
Debt and its collection in Malay magazine business before World War II
title Debt and its collection in Malay magazine business before World War II
title_full Debt and its collection in Malay magazine business before World War II
title_fullStr Debt and its collection in Malay magazine business before World War II
title_full_unstemmed Debt and its collection in Malay magazine business before World War II
title_short Debt and its collection in Malay magazine business before World War II
title_sort debt and its collection in malay magazine business before world war ii
topic Communication. Mass media
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