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--the cost of labor was lower in Washington than it was in New York. But we could have gone to places where it would be even lower but without a library, and without a library you're nowhere.
Now, were there union reasons as well?
Yes, slightly. But the--I can't even remember whether they're still unionized or not.
But was the Guild strong in Time-LIFE Books?
Yes, it was quite strong in Time-LIFE Books. Yes.
I mean, was that one part of your reasoning of moving it out of New York?
Yes, it was a factor, it was a factor.
To what--to break--to not have it influence the other areas of the corporation in New York?
Yes. Well, it was that, and also we began to realize that we couldn't afford the continuously higher cost of producing books as opposed to magazines. It saved us money for a while. I'm not sure whether it did in the long run and I'm not sure it was a good idea in the long run.
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