Mabey I can shed some light here.....The Club has absolutly no financial involvement in this. The Company produces these books on their own and sells them to the club membership, which is where they have to make their profit.
I've been involved with tis before with another club , and they do a good job with the membership books. No one is obligated to buy one, it is up to the individual wheather they want it or not.
The Club will not be buying books for later resale. If you want one, you have to buy it from the publisher.
Hope this helps!
Larry Coltrin