On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 06:51:58PM -0700, Harold Hallikainen wrote:
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> > ...Access to standards is an irritation for me; used to be able to get
> > at them through public library, but the library lost access.  My own
> > business isn't yet able to justify the expense of formal access;
> > mostly I'm doing software and firmware.
> >
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> My company pays $5k per year to access standards, some of which I help
> write. To be on a standards committee, you have to be a member of the
> organization (annual fee) and pay a "standards participation fee." I just
> looked at their 2015 tax return. Total income of about $5.4M. Total
> expenses of 4.3M. Revenue from sale of standards was abut $423k. Largest
> revenue contributor was membership dues at $1M followed by conferences at
> 900k.
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> It does not look like they make a lot of money on standards...

Agreed.

I didn't know how that compares to the organisation that sells access
to Australian standards, so I went looking ...

http://www.afr.com/brand/chanticleer/baring-private-equity-asia-finally-gra=
bs-sai-global-20160926-grobz5

earnings before tax of $AUD 131 million (USD 91 million or so), and
last year had an offer for $AUD 1 billion.  Publishing standards isn't
their only business.

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