[CASL-L] visitor's speaking charge

[KRISTINE P. EMOND]

Hi everyone,

For those of you who have had authors and speakers come to your school, have you ever been charged a "distance charge"?  I am in the process of deciding whether I can afford a speaker to come and talk to our students and the rep. finally got back to me with this in the email:

"$500 distance charge outside M.'s immediate area because M. will have to dedicate an entire day to this visit."

I know that some authors will decrease their fees if they can go other nearby schools, but is this upcharge a common practice?

Thanks!

Kristine Emond
Library/Media Specialist
East Hartford High School
East Hartford, CT 06118
860-622-5258
emond.kp at easthartford.org<mailto:emond.kp at easthartford.org>

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