We are now taking orders for the NEW 2 disk 2008 MIA DVD
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Am I eligible for a DISCOUNTED or FREE DVD?
What if I can't afford to pay for the DVD?
What are the contents of DVD Archives?
How much do the Archives cost?
Why does it cost this amount?
Why does the MIA sell DVD editions?
Becoming a MIA DVD distributor in my country?
DVDs are DISCOUNTED OR FREE for residents/citizens of developing and underdeveloped countries
Most DVD sets are discounted: the buyer needs to pay for the costs of postage and/or cost of reproducing the DVDs. Most areas will require you to provide in local currency the cost of postage, usually never amounting to a 2 or 3 US dollars.
Those not eligable for the free or a discounted DVD are anyone living in any of the advanced industrialized countries such as the former European Community countries; Japan; New Zealand and Australia; South Korea; Taiwan; United States of America, the Israeli state and Canada. If you have any questions, must write us at payment (@) marxists.org. For more information, click here.
For Free/Discounted DVDs for residents in the following countries:
If your country is not listed above, please write us at payment (@) marxists.org.
Additionally, check out the language pages for each of the countries listed above, some offer more information on the DVDs in those languages.
Domestic distributors in some parts of Asia still offer CD versions of MIA to residents of their respective countries. Write them and ask.
Contents of the 2008 Edition: This new 2008 edition is our largest publication of MIA documents to date. On these two DVDs are the entire contents of the MIA, minus a few works we have been requested not to distribute for copyright permission reasons. Additionally, for space reasons, we have not included the Chinese language section which is over 8 gigs by itself. However this can be included at no extra charge upon request. Lastly most of the MIA audio files and art works you may of seen on the MIA have also not been included.
There are, as of this edition, over 97,000 separate "items": Documents, books, essays, letters, photos, etc., totaling more than 8,100,000,000 bytes in size. . .To get an idea of the breadth of this edition, go the What’s New? page and scroll to the end. By clicking on the months listed you will see over 6 years of additions of all the new files as they were added. Collectively the What’as New archives provide a log of all the files ever placed the Marxists Internet Archive.
Because of the size of the Archive, optimum performance mandates the following system requirements: (1) 8.1 Gb of HD space. (2) Internet browser (3) DVD-ROM drive.
The DVDs cannot run off your DVD player on your computer. You need to copy the contents of each DVD into a folder entitled "MIA". Once this is done, to start using the files you've copied to your computer, open the "index.htm" file from your browser.
What is the Cost of the DVD?
The cost of the DVDs 2 set 2008 Edition is $30 USD
You can easily buy the 2008 DVD with your credit card:
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Payment in US funds is preferred when using PayPal.
If you would like to write a check, the amount must be in US Dollars drawn against a US bank. Be sure to include your mailing address and the number of DVDs you would like. We do accept additional donations, which will be used to cover the costs of MIA or we will use these donations to fund distribution of free discs. Send checks to:
MIA
PO Box 217
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
USA
Can't afford the DVD?: Send a request via e-mail: payment @ marxists . org and we will send you a discounted or free DVD. In the subject line of your message, please type: MIA DVD and include your complete postal address in the body of your e-mail. We do not send free DVDs to North America, Western Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, or Taiwan any longer because we cannot afford to do this, and we are confident that $30 US is an attainable amount in these nations. Most areas will require you to provide in local currency the cost of postage, usually never amounting to a 2 or 3 US dollars. The local distributors will let you know how much this will be.
Becoming a Domestic Distributor in My Country:
We are happy to discuss the possibility of gaining further "domestic distributors" in other countries. In order to become a distributor of MIA DVDs in your country, you must be prepared to meet these requirements:
1. You must have access to a DVD burner.
2. You must have the means to financially support purchase of blank media and postal expenses.
3. You must be able to provide DVDs in a timely manner upon request.
4. You must commit to provide DVDs on a no cost/no profit basis.
5. You must reside in a country that qualifies for free DVDs.
If you are interested in being a distributor in your country, please send an inquiry to payment [@] marxists . org.
Hey, why do we sell the DVD?: If the Archive is shut down by a publishing conglomerate or the government, having this information widely dispersed around the world, essentially untraceable, with the content entirely intact, is a great thing. Putting this content on DVD allows anyone to easily burn extra copies and give them out to others, and pass the information onwards. We've received letters of thanks from school teachers in Indonesia to workers in England who pass MIA discs on to others — with a single disc getting more wear than a growing child's shoes.
Why does it cost this amount?: Partly for the reasons above and also to raise money to pay for the costs associated with running this archive. All excess money we make goes into buying and distributing for free discs to those who can't afford them in less advanced countries. Did you know... each DVD sold costs MIA $15 (to produce, mail, and subsidise free DVDs)? Thus $15 is used by MIA to pay for other costs such as server expenses, office expenses, domain name purchases, etc.
Read the following for instructions on how to use the CD on old computers: Not Windows or Mac.