| 释义 |
non-net, a.
[non- 3.]
Of a book: not subject to the normal conditions of sale of net books.
1939in F. D. Sanders Brit. Bk. Trade Organisation 79 The sale of books published at non-net prices is not covered by the terms of the Net Book Agreement. 1951B. N. Langdon-Davies Practice of Bookselling ii. 21 In respect of non-net books the only condition is that the bookseller may not sell them at less than the price he gave for them. 1963‘R. Findlater’ What are Writers Worth? 11 ‘Non-net’ books are mainly educational ones, sold in bulk for use in schools by contractors rather than through the bookshops. 1972Bookseller 2 Dec. 2545/2 Many of them [sc. textbooks] will be non-net, and not have prices printed on them. |