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Survey Date: March 2012
Region: North America
Number of Respondents: 402
Purpose: To gauge personal and enterprise interest in the new iPad as well as to gain insight into use of Apple devices in the enterprise.
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The New York Giants have traditionally been one of the best franchises in the NFL. The Giants were established in 1925, and among the five original NFL teams established that year they remain the lone active franchise. The team has won eight NFL titles: four titles in the pre-Super Bowl era and four since the establishment of the Super Bowl. The Giants also have a long history of iconic players; in total 15 Hall of Famers have suited up in a New York Giants uniform.
The Giants emerged as perennial playoff contenders when the franchise hired Bill Parcells as its next head coach in 1983. After a bad 1983 season, the Giants made the playoffs in '84 and '85 but it wasn't until the following season that the team broke out as a force to be reckoned with. The '86 Giants stormed through the season to the tune of a 14-2 record and the top seed in the NFC playoffs. New York cruised past the San Francisco 49ers 49-3 in the divisional round of the playoffs before shutting out the Washington Redskins 17-0 in the NFC Championship game and advancing to the first Super Bowl in franchise history. With Parcells at the helm, quarterback, Phil Simms leading the offense and MVP Lawrence Taylor manning the defense, the Giants beat the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI to claim the first Super Bowl title in team history.
The Giants returned to glory during the 1990 season, when they sported a 13-3 record during the regular season before defeating the 49ers in the playoffs and advancing to another Super Bowl. In Super Bowl XXV, the Giants beat the Buffalo Bills 20-19 while adding another Lombardi Trophy to their collection.
New York would not see another Super Bowl title until 2007, but the victory was worth the wait. The Giants finished the season 10-6 and had to beat three teams on the road during the playoffs just to represent the NFC in the championship. After taking down the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers the Giants faced the ultimate opponent: the 18-0 New England Patriots. The Patriots entered Super Bowl XLII as heavy favorites, but were stunned as the Giants won the game 17-14. Quarterback, Eli Manning was named Super Bowl MVP and will always be remembered for a game-saving play he made while scrambling out of a crowded pocket and finding receiver, Davis Tyree, down field for a huge gain which eventually led to the game-winning score.
The Giants claimed their fourth Super Bowl title during the 2012 season after taking down the New England Patriots for the second time in Super Bowl XLVI. Eli Manning was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time in his career, placing him in an elite class of quarterbacks to have won multiple championships.
The New York Giants have served as one of the NFL's marquee franchises over the past 10 years. It's easy to see why the Giants have built an enormous fan base and their memorabilia is collected worldwide. With two Super Bowl victories since 2007, the Giants have been on top of the NFL world more often in recent history than any other team. With a future Hall of Famer in Eli Manning and impact players like Victor Cruz, the Giants provide collectors with a number of options as to where to turn to add depth and uniqueness to a memorabilia collection.
- Signed Lawrence Taylor Jerseys: Lawrence Taylor played his entire 13-year career for the New York Giants, and is widely regarded as one of the best defensive players the NFL has ever seen. Taylor was a 10-time Pro Bowler, three-time Defensive Player of the Year and two-time Super Bowl champion as a member of some of the best Giants teams in franchise history. The 1986 season was an enormous highlight for both Taylor and the Giants. As an intimidating defensive presence, Taylor recorded 20.5 sacks that season and was named NFL MVP while he helped the Giants steamroll to a Super Bowl title over John Elway and the Denver Broncos. Because Taylor is one of the best players in franchise history, fans and collectors should look to add a Lawrence Taylor signed jersey to their Giants memorabilia collection. An autographed Lawrence Taylor jersey can bolster the historical depth of any NFL memorabilia collection, while acting as an investment that is sure to acquire worth over time.
- Phil Simms Autographed Mini Helmets: The New York Giants retired Phil Simms' No. 11 jersey after the two-time Pro Bowl quarterback played his entire 14-year career with the franchise. Simms led the Giants to two Super Bowl wins, and was named MVP of Super Bowl XXI after setting the record for highest completion percentage in a Super Bowl after completing 22 of 25 passes against the Denver Broncos. His large success and influential place in Giants franchise history makes Phil Simms memorabilia very valuable and in high demand by New York football fans and beyond. A Phil Simms signed mini helmet is the perfect addition a collection dedicated to the team, since items with a Phil Simms autograph honors one of the top quarterbacks in franchise history and show New York Giants pride.
- Eli Manning Signed Footballs: Eli Manning is already considered to be the best quarterback in New York Giants history. In addition to leading the team to win the Super Bowl, he also holds franchise records for career touchdown passes, passing yards and completions. Manning has also distinguished himself as a top quarterback in the NFL, becoming the only quarterback in history to pass for more than 4,900 yards and win the Super Bowl in the same season. An Eli Manning autographed football is the perfect addition to any NFL memorabilia collection since it commemorates one of the top players in the game. Because the Giants superstar rarely does signings, Eli Manning memorabilia is extremely valuable and in high demand from collectors and fans. Invest in an Eli Manning signed football for you collection before he eventually hangs up his cleats and memorabilia signed by the NFL icon skyrockets in value.
- Michael Strahan Autographed Photos: Michael Strahan is a Hall of Fame defensive end who played the duration of his entire 15-year NFL career with the New York Giants. Strahan was a seven-time Pro Bowler and two-time Defensive Player of the Year while dominating the field for the Giants. Strahan also played a huge role in the Giants Super Bowl upset of the previously unbeaten New England Patriots during Super Bowl XLII. Strahan, who holds the single-season sacks record, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2014. A signed Michael Strahan photo captures the legend while sacking quarterbacks for his record-breaking 22.5 sacks in one season. Each Michael Strahan autographed photo commemorates a legend of the game and cements a moment in NFL history that will live in the minds of Giants fans forever.
- Victor Cruz Signed Helmets: Victor Cruz has solidified himself as one of the most versatile wide receivers in the NFL who dominates the field for the Giants. A true underdog, Cruz went undrafted out of college but was signed by the New York Giants shortly thereafter. He broke onto the scene during the 2011 season, when he broke a Giants single-season record with 1,536 receiving yards. Cruz eclipsed the 1,000 yard mark again in 2012 and narrowly missed his third-consecutive 1,000 yard season in 2013 when he recorded 998 yards receiving. Cruz was voted to the Pro Bowl in 2012 and played a huge role for the Giants during their successful run to Super Bowl XLVI. A Victor Cruz autographed helmet would serve as a fantastic display piece within any New York Giants collection. From authentic Pro-Line helmets to replica helmets with a Victor Cruz autographed are highly sought after and great for showing Giants pride wherever displayed.


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About a year ago I wrote a piece for this blog titled… "eBooks and profitability– What we've always said and publishers have always denied." It was a reaction to a comment from a Harper Collins shareholder meeting that made the point that an e-book sale is more profitable to the publisher than a hardcover sale. In great part that is true because the author's share of e-book revenue is smaller than it is on a hardcover sale.
As anyone who knows publishing knows, the e-book royalty rate has been a point of contention between authors/agents and publishers for years now, and it seemed to me that highlighting on this blog the fact that Brian Murray of Harper made that statement was an important bit of information in the ongoing discussion for the AAR member agents for whom the blog is intended.
But a few weeks ago I noticed that several bloggers and journalists have pointed to my blog post and used it to help bolster an argument that seems to be saying, in effect, the Hachette-Amazon standoff is the publishers' own damned fault. If they had paid authors more, the argument seems to say, then Amazon couldn't be trying to grab that piece of the pie.
That is a naïve and absurd argument and I hate to see my name connected with anything saying it.
My feelings on the e-book royalty issues are clear; but the royalty rate on e-book sales are only part of the way authors are compensated by publishers. Depending on the many variables of each publication effort (i.e. the percentage of sales in each of the print and digital formats and the pricing of those editions) and the terms of the deal made with a publisher (most significant for determining profitability: the advance), the e-book royalty rate may be important or may have no impact at all. The publishing margin on copies sold in one format looked at in isolation tells very little about how much margin a publisher is making overall on a title. Nor does it tell anything about an author's overall compensation for that work. And it doesn't at all factor in the many additional investments a publisher makes in publishing a book that contribute to its success.
(On a related but side note, one author recently pointed to my post as his rationale for self publishing. That may have been right for him, I don't know the details; but the decision to self or traditionally publish should be based on a whole lot more than just the e-book royalty rate. For the financial reasons mentioned above and certainly for the forms of career growth and support that an effective publication effort provides.)
The Amazon - Hachette issue and the pain it is inflicting on authors has nothing to do with the royalty publishers pay authors, except for the long-term obvious truth that the publishers' profitability directly impacts what they can pay to authors and the investment that they can make in authors' careers going forward.
There has been an awful lot of talk recently (and several million dollars invested, I imagine) concerning a subscription business model for publishing. The intent is for someone to create "the Netflix of books," (I'll call it NFFB) which several different start-ups are claiming title to.
The question for us as agents, of course, like in everything we do: Is such a thing good for our clients, the authors?
I frankly don't see how it can be.
I think it's pretty obvious: Let's say a consumer can buy access to all the books they can read in the course of a month for, say, $10. That's the price point that seems to be the 'sweet spot' at the moment. No one is charging more than that for a subscription service, and it's hard to imagine in fact that the price won't drop as competition mounts, as it has done at Netflix and virtually every other digital subscription business.
The same $10 can buy you one e-book. Or fewer than one trade paperback. Or less than half a hardcover.
I have heard (but have not yet seen on royalty statements) that publishers who are participating in these programs are being paid for each loan (and are they technically loans or purchases?) as if it had been an e-book purchase, and that they are in turn paying authors the full digital royalty that would be due if the subscription copy had actually been bought at retail. If that's true, in the short term, no terrible damage has been done to our clients. In fact, it might well be a plus. More consumers being drawn into the book marketplace thanks to the lower pricing model. And the publisher and the author get paid as if the book had been bought at full e-book price. Enticing...
But how can anyone believe that this model is sustainable for the long term? If a customer reads more than one book a month (or maybe two if the books are low priced), the subscription service loses money. And if that customer is not going to read more than one book a month-- then why join NFFB? There's only one way this works: the 'gym membership' phenomenon: the majority of people who sign up and pay their dues don't use the service much (in this case, an average of less than one book a month) and their negative usage is more than the positive usage by the power readers. If so, the service makes money in the aggregate.
So it seems to me that, sure-- maybe NFFB will bring in some new customers who think that they SHOULD be reading and would like to read more. They pay their $10 a month and buy three books a year. On those customers, the service has made money and if they can sucker in enough of those people their model has worked. The customer has gotten $30 worth of books for $120. But at some point the consumers drop out when they realize how little they are getting. Maybe it takes a year, maybe two, but if they are spending for a service that they don't use enough, at some point they will wise up. In the gym membership business the consumer base, seemingly, never ends: not only does virtually EVERYBODY want to get fit each January... the same people often re-sign year after year, or every other year, hoping that this will be the year they stick with it.
But is the same thing true of readers? This is what really scares me about this model. I've been in the business quite a long time, as have most of you in the AAR. And I think it's profoundly naive to believe that the market of readers in this country is endless. The reading of book-length material has always been one that has a relatively small and intensely devoted customer base, and in particular when compared to the true mass market media businesses: movies, television, music. We all know this: we are THRILLED when a book sells a hundred thousand copies. In those other businesses, executives would lose their heads for sales at that level. Books are simply not a true 'mass' business.
This industry has always been sustained by the relatively small percentage of people who read new books, bolstered by the occasional phenomenon that brings in people who don't normally read books (50 Shades, Harry Potter, Hunger Games etc.) and the deep backlist full of the gems that live forever. It seems to me that this model gives the limited number of customers who buy A LOT of books the ability to do so at a staggeringly reduced cost. Good for them, sure... and for as long as the business model stays the way it's structured now, I guess it could be good for authors and publishers. But how can we trust that the model will stay the way it is now? What happens when a huge percentage of power readers switch over to NFFB and read two, three or five books a month the way that they do now? Those additional sales come out of the retail marketplace, and eat into the profit margin of NFFB. So again, in order to believe this is sustainable you have to believe that either 1) NFFB will continue to grow its customer base indefinitely, making up for the losses on power readers with more and more January gym rats; or, if that's unsustainable 2) they will stop paying publishers full price and then, therefore, publishers will pay authors a lower royalty per read. At that point, either the publishers agree to a new, lower fee structure, or NFFB closes its doors and all their customers are left hanging and angry-- likely to blame publishers and authors for being greedy, which seems to be the default marketplace mood at the moment.
Or I guess there is a third possibility. One of these services gets enough of a market share that Wall Street (or a company with Wall Street money) keeps it operating without it needing to earn a profit. We know how well THAT has served the competitive market for books.
And yes, I know-- NFFB would be good for consumers. And what's good for consumers is always good for business. Isn't that what everyone in the know says? Particularly Wall Street?
Well, I don't buy it. A $99 round-trip ticket New York-Rome would sure be good for consumers. As would a $15 main course at The Four Seasons and a $45 pair of Manolo Blahnik's. But those things aren't happening.
Why? For the same reason $.99 e-book titles are selling fewer copies than THE GOLDFINCH or INSURGENT or THE FAULT IN OUR STARS or SYCAMORE ROW at seven, eight, nine, ten times the price. Because quality books are worth paying for. Consumers care more about the time it's going to take to read a book than about the price they have to pay for it. They want quality, they want sure things, they want an experience that is going to be a fulfilling one. They want to spend their precious time reading the books that they want to read-- for whatever reason. And they are willing to spend more for them.
And also because good things cost more to produce. Yes, we all know that a digital copy costs virtually nothing. But I'm not going to rehash the argument about all the effort and expense it took to get a book to the point that it is ready to be downloaded and/or bought in a retail store. Right now I'll only mention one: the year or two or ten that it took a single creative individual to write it. That author put a huge investment into their own work. Risking their ability to profit from that work on an unsustainable business model seems reckless to me.
We need to protect our client's ability to earn a living from the work that they do, and I don't see how this NFFB model is going to help. In the best of worlds, this model means that most of the income will be coming in great part from people who are NOT reading the books but paying for a service they're not using. Or by investors betting on the misguided belief that the market of readers is endless if only prices were lower. I would love to believe the selling point: that authors' incomes will be bolstered by the massive numbers of new readers enticed into the marketplace by these services. But until there's some evidence, I think the risk is higher than the possible reward. We have had enough trouble keeping the market strong with the downward pressure on prices from e-books and mass retailers. Do we need to throw this dangerous model into the mix?
As we embark on 2014 there are questions I find myself asking and, through speaking with other agents on the phone and at the AAR committee meetings, it seems this is a growing concern.
How do we monitor and audit e-book royalties?
Now that the judges have laid down their decisions and both the Agency Pricing Model and the List Pricing Model are allowed for pricing e-books, the same book can be sold at different prices with different pricing structures at the same time.
As most publishers report e-book sales on net revenue, we have no way of knowing what structures are being used. With price promotions rampant as a way to promote e-books (something I push for with my books), we do not even know the different prices each book was sold at during a given royalty period.
How do we unravel this tangle to be able to analyze our authors' royalty statements and be sure that all sales were reported correctly? Do the publishers even know they have accurate information with the reports they are receiving from their vendors? Unlike days of old there are no Reconciliations To Print because there is no need to do print runs of an e-book.
While we as agents do not yet have the answers, it was encouraging to hear from other members of the AAR that we are asking the questions. The Royalty Committee is meeting with publishers to make the case for increased transparency in their reporting of authors' royalties -- across all formats -- as well as improved statements, and will be canvassing publishers to understand how they account for and report subscription model royalties. The Contracts Committee is investigating how various boilerplate clauses are involved in this issue, and if there is anything that needs to be brought to the attention of the membership. The International Rights Committee is looking at how our structures will then translate around the world.. The Digital Rights Committee along with the Programming Committee will be looking at understanding the ups and downs of e-sales through metadata (see evening program in March) as well as liaising with the Royalties Committee on the newest animal - the subscription model.
It is times like these where the agenting community is vital because, with our extensive work with a myriad of publishers worldwide, we have a unique and useful perspective.
I look forward to exploring these questions and hopefully finding solutions as the year progresses. But most of all, I appreciate knowing that I am not alone in the quest to make sure authors are the best served and informed that they can be.
You may all have seen an article in today's Publisher's Lunch discussing HarperCollins' recent investor's meeting.
Included was this chart, explaining why e-book editions are more profitable to the publisher than hardcover editions.
This chart illustrates very clearly something that agents have been arguing for several years now, and that publishers have been saying just isn't true: that their savings on printing, binding and distribution make up for the lower revenue from lower e-book prices– and that increased profitability is coming entirely off the backs of authors.
Look at Harper's own numbers:
$27.99 hardcover generates $5.67 profit to publisher and $4.20 royalty to author
$14.99 agency priced e-book generates $7.87 profit to publisher and $2.62 royalty to author.
So, in other words, at these average price points, every time a hardcover sale is replaced by an e-book sale, the publisher makes $2.20 more per copy and the author makes $1.58 less. If the author made the same $4.20 royalty on the e-book sale as he/she would have on a hardcover, the publisher would STILL be making an improved profit of $6.28.
We have all heard the additional argument: that for a very large percentage of authors this is irrelevant since their advances don't earn out– effectively raising their per unit royalty. That may be true, but it logically leads to what seems to me the most unfair aspect of all: That, therefore, the only authors that are financially punished by this system are the ones whose books perform very well. The ones whose books earn out. The big name authors and the celebrities whose books don't perform to expectation are untouched; the author who gets a reasonable advance and whose book sells much better than expected are the ones who suffer the greatest loss.
How can anyone in this industry see that as defensible?
Publishers Lunch article: http://lunch.publishersmarketplace.com/2013/06/harper-shares-data-on-light-third-quarter-shows-investors-profitability-of-ebook/
So, just for fun, here's a little link to the HuffPo's excerpt of Stephen King's forthcoming physical only book:
The more interesting question, to this particular agent, is what happens when an author who doesn't publish a book every twenty minutes makes the same decision. King is indispensable to his biggest fans. But it's not exactly a torturous wait for his next book. He's got a full length publication slated for a mere 3 months after this physical only title. Would be interesting to see this tried by an author who TRULY has a fan base waiting on pins and needles. Of course that makes the risk greater. But nothing ventured nothing gained.


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So much of this had me cracking up. I am currently attending the University of Colorado, best known for Hippies, Kordell Stewart's Hail Mary to beat Michigan, and of course 4-20. I think the picture below is all you need to know.
So anyways I wanted to share the email I just received from the Chancellor concerning the highly anticipated day. Which the University completely disapproves of and he is sure to stress that, so much so that they let you know where you can park.
While they want to discourage it seems more like an advertisement, isn't he legitimizing it by sending an email like this out?
Hope you find it as amusing as I did
TO: CU-Boulder Students
FROM: Office of the Chancellor
SENDER: Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano
DATE: April 15, 2010
SUBJECT: The 420 gathering at CU-Boulder on April 20, 2010
Dear CU student:
As another April 20 approaches, we again are faced with concerns from
students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, regents and community members
about the 420 gathering on the CU-Boulder campus.
As we said last year, we share these concerns. An unsponsored gathering of
thousands in the heart of our campus for the sole purpose of engaging in
what is still unlawful activity is not only contrary to what we stand for as
a university, it is a public safety challenge of the first order.
With this in mind, on April 20, 2010, please do not participate in unlawful
activity that devalues the reputation of your university and degree. At the
same time, encourage your fellow Buffs to act with pride and remember who
they really are - part of a dynamic environment of teaching, research,
learning, and service composed of outstanding faculty and proud students and
Be advised that on April 20 the following safety parameters will be
-Obey the instructions of public safety officials at all times in entering
and leaving campus, and act with concern for those around you, discouraging
dangerous behavior of any kind.
-Parking limitations similar to those during CU home football games will be
enforced. Parking on campus will be greatly limited, available only at
meters or for those holding CU parking permits. Traffic barricades will be
set up at Colorado Avenue and Folsom Street and on 18th Street to limit
traffic in the heart of campus. Please observe all parking regulations
within the City of Boulder.
-While police will be present on the Norlin Quad to support crowd safety,
individuals found using marijuana on their way to or from the 420 gathering,
or in other locations on campus, face a citation from CUPD. Likewise, no
alcohol will be permitted on the Norlin Quad or elsewhere on campus, and
intoxicated persons could be taken into custody or escorted to an alcohol
recovery center, or both Yes, God forbid their be alcohol in a location 10,000 will be using an illegal drug
-CU students who violate the alcohol or drug provisions of the CU Code of
Conduct in the ways described above, or in other ways, are also subject to
penalties from CU-Boulder's Office of Judicial Affairs. Uhhhhh.... like the 10,000 students participating??? Better have a big Judicial Affairs office, I bet they are very afraid of this threat
At the Norlin Quad, no vending of any merchandise or food will be permitted.
No buying and selling of marijuana will be allowed. No barbecue grills,
structures, slacklines, sporting or game apparatus, or large signs may be
Now there is a quick way to for me make about 10K in a weekend. Bags of Doritos and Funyuns for $5 a pop.
We want to re-emphasize that our intention in this communication is safety.
This is an unsanctioned event on our campus, but regardless, we all desire
it be carried out with no injuries to individuals and no damage to property.
We ask for, and expect, your full cooperation in achieving this important
Philip P. DiStefano, Chancellor
Julie Wong, Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs
Deb Coffin, Dean of Students


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These handouts provide basic information about the seven different areas to focus on when you are trying to manage your diabetes. Each one includes facts, tips, advice, and activities that will get you started on your self-care and reinforce the lessons you learn in diabetes education sessions. This page contains links to handouts that are available in both English and Spanish.
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American Psychological Association
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What to Expect Renting a Car in Cozumel
Car rentals in Cozumel or Mexico in general can be a completely different experience than in the United States.
It may cost you a lot more to rent a car in Cozumel if you don't plan ahead and be very careful to review the details of what you are getting when signing the rental contract.
It is not uncommon to pay anywhere from US$30 to $60 per day for a small economy car. You can roll the dice and try to bargain upon arrival at your hotel or pier destination in Cozumel, but most companies know the options out there are limited and adjust their prices accordingly.
With Cozumel car rentals, daily rental prices are competitive but the big variable is availability so reserving rental cars in advance is very important. If some of the 10+ "island tour" companies serving the cruise lines get over booked with island tours, they will go to the Cozumel rental car agencies and pay a premium for 10 - 20 vehicles. If the rental car agencies do not have confirmed reservations on their books for rental cars, then they will go ahead and rent the unreserved rental cars to the "island tour" companies for their tours.
So daily "walk-in" customers without reservations are likely to find no cars are available ~ especially during the high season months of November - April each year.
Be sure to turn a rental car in on time even running just a few minutes late can sometimes cost a full day extra rental fee and this is typically a non-negotiable aspect with the rental company. Also, make sure the fuel is at the required level when returned or be prepared to pay a premium fee for the gas shortage. Taking a few extra minutes to fill the tank and return to the rental office a bit early can save customers major dollars!
Cozumel Rental Cars - The Inside Scoop
There are many dozen car rental agencies now operating on the island. With the increase in cruise ship traffic over the last several years it is much more difficult to just walk up to an agency and find an available car so advance reservations are a good idea. Please note however, that as with the airlines, it is very common for the rental agencies to OVERBOOK reservations especially during high season. You may very well arrive to pick up your car with a confirmed reservation in hand only to discover that there are no cars available. Keep in mind that the car rental agency can only control so much with clients returning cars at dates/times specified.
Once a client takes a car and then decides on their own not to return it on time, there is very little the car rental agency can do. In large metropolitan areas where there are multiple offices of the same car rental agency, most every reservation can be accomodated by the offices working together to adjust/move fleets to where the cars are most needed. But because Cozumel is an island, fleet adjustments are not really feasible or cost effective so there will be times when there just are no cars!
Most agencies here on the island work together to try to help each other out in fleet shortage situations but in the end analysis: Cozumel is in fact an island with limited resources. As a visitor to the island it can be helpful to remember this and plan ahead by reserving a rental car here online!
What Car Rental Agencies Are Where in Cozumel?
As a traveler coming to Cozumel, it's a good idea to have an advanced booked car rental reservation upon arrival in Cozumel because often there just aren't any rental cars available on a "walk up" basis ~ especially during high season months. But alot of folks, especially cruise passengers, don't reserve rental cars in advance because they worry about spending as much time looking for the agency and getting the car than it's worth for them really. We have received countless emails from travelers telling us how they found a "bargain rental rate" somewhere but the taxi fare to get to the agency wiped out their bargain car rental rate savings.
We here at
are trying really hard to make Cozumel vacation planning as easy as possible for everyone so hopefully folks will use our website to make reservations! With that in mind and since Cozumel car rental agencies are scattered about on the island, here is some valuable information about where some of the agencies are located ~ info not available anywhere else until now!
Print this handy Cozumel car rental agency location list because it will save valuable vacation time and taxi fare money for arriving travelers. Of course there are many other car rental agencies in Cozumel but these listed are the nearest to common arrival points. Selecting a rental car agency located near the initial arrival point will be the most efficient use of time and money.
Rental Car Agencies inside Cozumel Airport
Rental Car Agencies across street from Cozumel Airport (Walking Distance)
Rental Car Agencies Downtown near San Miguel Ferry Pier
Rental Car Agencies near Punta Langosta Pier Mall
Rental Car Agencies at TMM/SSA International Pier
Rental Car Agencies at Puerta Maya Pier
Best "Locally Owned/Independent" Rental Car Agency
Clik here ~ Downtown location is just a short taxi ride from all ship piers!
Best "Big Guy" Rental Car Agency
Clik here ~ Many Hotel locations plus Airport and pier locations!
The list above is great for investigation / price comparisons of the "Big Guys" but we also like to "keep it local" and recommend
BoneFish Rentals
as an excellent locally owned island rental car business!
Rental Car Insurance
One important thing to remember is that U.S. insurance companies do not make direct payments for accident damages outside of the country.
Here in Cozumel, if your rental car is involved in an accident, you will be required to make
full payment
of all damages by Mexican law
you leave the island. The rental agency (rentadora) should supply the necessary reports for you to take to your insurance company at home to recover payment. For those companies that require a mandatory insurance fee of $10 U.S. a day, it will usually include
with a deductible of anywhere from
$850 to $1500 U.S.
Take careful note as to what VOIDS your coverage e.g. leaving a paved road or drinking alcohol.
Make sure you know exactly what your rental car insurance covers before driving away!
Rental Car Checklist
Spare tire and working jack
All doors lock and unlock, including trunk
Seatbelts available/function for all passengers
Seats move forward and back and no sprung backs
Windows roll up and down
Proper legal papers are in the car with phone numbers and address of company
Horn, foot brakes and parking brake function properly
Clutch, gearshift, all gears (including reverse) work properly
Note the time you picked up the car and know when it needs to be returned
Note how much gas should be in the tank when returned
Make sure you thoroughly check the car before you take it too far
Need Roadside Assistance ? Watch for Cozumel's Green Angels!
Should you encounter automotive problems while on your journey around the island look for Cozumel's Green Angels. The green trucks with uniformed personnel patrol the highways especially during high season to render aid to those who find themselves stranded road-side. They carry basic car/moped repair items and are friendly and eager to help vacationers get back to having a fun time in Cozumel. Tips are always appreciated.
Managing Traffic Violations & Police
For the most part, Cozumel's traffic police force are relatively lenient with regard to moving violations and don't generally make a nuisance of themselves. They realize folks are here on vacation, driving in a strange city and sometimes simply goof up as they make their way around exploring the island. However, it has not always been so and every season there are always a few "scam" type instances that crop up concerning traffic police. But these days typically a roadside police scam will involve rogue "officers" who are just looking for extra beer money for the weekend or something ~ it's simply not an organization-wide corruption problem.
With that in mind, here is some information that could help save you some agony in Cozumel on simple traffic violation claims ~
1) All Cozumel police officers have uniforms, name badges and ID Cards. Make sure you see all 3 before assuming you have a problem.
2) Any police officer that stops you for a traffic violation should be bi-lingual enough to get his message across. However, if you've gotten into an auto accident ~ all bets are off because there will be many officers on the scene and most won't speak English.
3) All traffic violations are handled/resolved at the Police Station. Typically a driver's license will be taken by the ticketing officer and held at the Police Station until said driver appears to pay fines and resolve the matter. So being asked to go to the Police Station does not mean you are going to be put in JAIL. Everyone involved in traffic violations must go there to retrieve their license and pay the fine. Actually, the Police Station is where more bi-lingual officers exist ...so really....if you've done nothing wrong and want to state your case...this is a good place to end up!!
4) In Cozumel at least ~
officers on the street are not authorized to handle money or the resolution of a traffic violation.
Paying a traffic fine takes place at the police station where you will be given a receipt for your payment and your driver's license will be returned. So obviously....if an officer on the street is asking you for a sum of money YOU KNOW it's a scam! If he asks you for your license and to go to the police station then he feels he has caught you for a legitimate violation.
Here are some options when stopped road-side in Cozumel for a traffic violation ~
1) Recognize the "scam" for what it is and be willing to pay the roadside officer just to get on with your vacation. If you elect to do this ~ US$10 - $20 is the maximum to pay for such "vacation convenience." If they want more than this ~
go to the Police Station and pay the actual fine for the violation.
This way, the "scam" officer gets nothing.
2) Go to the police station and fight over the legitimacy of your infraction. HOWEVER, There is no faster way to slow a Mexican down than by yelling at him/her. If you go with the intention of "protesting" just take a lunch and plan to spend the day. You may indeed "win" in the end but you will have wasted your beautiful vacation day in the Caribbean.
3) Go to the police station, plead ignorance, say you're sorry and ask how much you need to pay because you have to be somewhere for a tour at XX hours.
[note: your actual guilt or innocence is completely irrelevant]
With this attitude you will be processed as quickly as possible and traffic violations typically cost US$15 - 25 and you will get a receipt as a souvenir of your experience!
It's unfortunate that travelers to foreign countries end up being victims of police scamsters sometimes but knowing they exist and how to handle them will hopefully increase the odds of you still having a wonderful vacation in Cozumel.
And it goes without saying that COZUMELINSIDER welcomes any information provided on any such incidents.
Gas Stations on the Island
There is only one "brand" of gasoline throughout the country of Mexico because the petroleum industry is government owned. Although there has been talk in recent years of "privatizing" PEMEX into a publicly traded company, it has yet to come to fruition. As a result, gas prices have remained relatively stable for years with only modest increases once or twice annually.
During my (Sherri's) long tenure here in Cozumel, gas has slowly inched upward in price as it has everywhere in the world. Gas is measured/sold here by the LITER so be aware of that at the pump.
In September 2013 gas prices are around US$ 3.85 a gallon (approx. 4 liters)
but fluctuate not only because of oil prices but with the peso exchange rate as well.
There are now 4 PEMEX stations on the island and since the same family owns 3 of the 4 stations, prices remain relatively the same at all locations so there is no need to try to price compare before filling up the tank.
The original and only gas station on the island up until 2003 is located on Ave Juarez ~
Corner of Avenida 30 with Juarez
The next station that opened is also on Juarez but farther back into the center or back of town.
Corner of Calle 75 with Juarez
This PEMEX station opened in 2005 and is south of the downtown area on the beachfront road near 2 ship piers
Melgar / Beachfront Highway
Across the street from Puerta Maya and the International Pier so this location is very convenient for cruise passengers returning rental cars in the TMM and Puerta Maya terminals.
PEMEX near Puerta Maya seems to close early in the evenings on days when few/no ships are in port at the nearby piers.
Many times when filling up at a gas station, attendants will purposely not reset the gas pump if customers are not paying attention, causing folks to pay 2 to 3 times more than needed. So please pay attention to make sure the attendant RESETS the pump to -0- before beginning the tank fill.
Self service is not a concept that has arrived to Mexico yet much less Cozumel. So sit back, relax, stay in the car and enjoy the full service gas stations of Cozumel. Just think of it as a "blast back to the past" good ole days! And please remember it IS customary to TIP the gas station attendant.
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