Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 11:42:31 -0400
From: Nancy Kimball <kimball_at_macalester.edu>
Subject: Re: ACQNET: RE - Mom and Pop Vendors
I also avoid ordering direct as much as possible because it is so labor
intensive. I work with a great book distributor who handles the bulk of
these requests. The company is Franklin Book Co. in Philadelphia. They have
wonderful customer service, orders arrive quickly and you receive a single
invoice.
21 North Main is a company I also order from frequently, but mainly for
books that other distributors cannot find. They are able to fulfill orders
for Out of Print titles and have many helpful services on their website.
Again, there is a single invoice.
At 11:19 AM 10/13/00 -0400, you wrote:
>
>[Ed. note: It's likely that our colleague who posted this query
>originally will be contacted directly by a number of reputable vendors
>who are willing to help him with these orders. The two mentioned below
>are just two of many that we all use.]
>
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>
>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:07:49 -0400
>From: James Fein <jrfein_at_ias.edu>
>Subject: RE: "Mom & Pop" vendors
>
>Whenever possible we use 21 Main Street http://www.21northmain.com/
>
>They act as a "middleperson" between mom and pop vendors and
>libraries, by allowing libraries to have an account with which they may
>use purchase orders even when ordering from several different moms and
pops.
>21 Main street sends only one invoice to you. They don't have everything
all
>the time, but this may cut down on your numbers.
>
>James Fein
>Acquisitions
>Historical Studies-Social Science Library
>Institute for Advanced Study
>Einstein Drive
>Princeton, NJ 08540
>USA
>
>
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>
>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:21:35 -0400
>From: Laverne Jenkins <Laverne.Jenkins_at_tri-c.cc.oh.us>
>Subject: RE: "Mom & Pop" vendors
>
>We use Book House for orders like this. As long as we give them the
>publisher's address and phone no. (if we have it), they'll try to get the
>item for us. We just put the info. in a vendor notes field which either
>prints on the order slip or is transmitted to them electronically. Sometimes
>we end up having to go direct, but not very often.
>
>I'll be happy to provide you their address and phone number, if you don't
>have it.
>
>Laverne C. Jenkins
>************************************************************************
>Technical Services Librarian
>Technical Processing Division Voice: (216) 987-5338
>Cuyahoga Community College Fax: 216-987-5050
>11000 Pleasant Valley Road Email: laverne.jenkins_at_tri-c.cc.oh.us
>Parma, OH 44130-5114
>
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>Original message:
>
>Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 11:03:10 -0400
>From: Booker Bates <BBATES_at_city.virginia-beach.va.us>
>Subject: "Mom and Pop" direct vendors
>
>We are finding more and more, that in order to satisfy our customer
>requests, we are sending single title orders directly to the publisher.
>In most instances, these publishers are only used once and are not on our
>SWING contract. Many do not use a credit card and may require a prepayment.
>
>We have sent individual title orders to over 500 different publishers
>in the past year. As this can be a labor intensive process, I was wondering
>what other libraries did to purchase those type of items.
>
>Currently, we are using a "test" company to research our requests and
>obtain them from several different publishers. Although we may not get a
>discount, we save on the staff time to research, order and process payment
>from one vendor as opposed to using multiple vendors. If anyone has a
process
>or a contact that they use, I would love to hear from you.
>
>Booker Bates
>Acquisitions Supervisor
>431-3094
>fax 431-3741
>bbates_at_city.virginia-beach.va.us
>
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