Bill and Hank held two-thirds of 600 company shares, and Ruth Hock also received some for pay as secretary. Two hundred shares were sold for $5,000 ($79,000 in 2008 dollar value) at $25 each ($395 in 2008 value), and they received a loan from Charlie Towns for $2,500 ($40,000 in 2008 value). This only financed writing costs,Pass It On pp. 196, 235 and printing would be an additional 35 cents each for the original 5,000 books.Lois Remembers. p. 112 New York: Al-Anon, 1979 Edward Blackwell at Cornwall Press agreed to print the book with an initial $500 payment, along with a promise from Bill and Hank to pay the rest later.Lois Remembers p. 204
