Book clubs also have a different business model: they are not distributors, but licensed by publishers to produce their own editions.
Einhorn returned to his question: "What is the percentage that is actually sold to consumers that are not distributors?" "We don't have exact percentages, David, Walshh said, "because we don't have visibility to that level of detail".
Mr. Einhorn emerged on the call and asked a handful of questions, including one about the percentage of the company's sales to consumers who are not distributors, and another asking why Herbalife was no longer disclosing sales broken down by types of distributor.
But there are only a finite number of cinema screens, so why can't distributors display a whiff of daring when stumping up the dough for a reissue?
Currently there are two fundamental distributors available: a generic slicing-8 and a not-distributor.
From the former, three special slicing distributors are derived: fftw 9, equal 10 and freeform.11 The latter, the not-distributor, does not do any data-distribution or -collection but stores the full data on every node redundantly.
But he has a scorer's mentality and is considered a gunner, not a distributor.
Netflix, he wrote, is "not a distributor; it's a graveyard with unlimited viewing hours.
The problem: American Express Brokerage was not a distributor of Neuberger Berman funds.
Michael Donaldson is not a distributor of AIM products (Barleygreen and Herbal Fiberblend), nor does he have any financial interests in AIM, International.
Not all distributors are throwing open their wallets, however.
