https://www.gao.gov/products/416788

B-125979: Jan 17, 1956

BOOKS PURCHASED THROUGH BOOK CLUBS - ADVANCE PAYMENT PROHIBITION EXCEPTION ALTHOUGH BOOKS WHICH ARE PURCHASED CHEAPER ON A SUBSCRIPTION BASIS THAN ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ARE NOT WITHIN THE TERM "PERIODICALS" AS USED IN THE ADVANCE PAYMENT PROHIBITION EXCEPTION IN 31 U.S.C. 530. THEY ARE WITHIN THE TERM "PUBLICATIONS" AS USED IN THAT PROVISION ALLOWING THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION TO SUBSCRIBE FOR P...

https://www.gao.gov/products/459193

B-125979: Jun 14, 1957

YOU SAY THAT WHILE IT IS RECOGNIZED THAT PHONOGRAPH RECORDS ARE NOT "PRINTED" IN THE SAME SENSE THAT A BOOK IS PRINTED. THEY ARE NEVERTHELESS A PRINTED IMPRESSION OF A MASTER RECORD AND MAY BE REPRODUCED TO EFFECT SOUND IN THE FORM OF MUSIC OR NARRATIVE BY USE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE. YOU ADVISE THAT MANUFACTURERS HAVE IN RECENT YEARS ADOPTED THE SUBSCRIPTION PLAN. YOUR LETTER DISCLOSES THAT HOSPI...