ACQNET: ZUBAL Books--Recommended or Not?

From: Eleanor Cook <cookei_at_appstate.edu> Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:27:59 -0400 To: acqnet-l_at_listproc.appstate.edu

Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 14:26:46 -0400
From: Mary Ellen George (Ohio Dominican) <georgem_at_ohiodominican.edu>
Subject: ZUBAL Books--Recommended or Not?

Folks,

We are considering contacting Zubal Books in Cleveland to pick up and 
purchase about 300 books,
non-English works, primarily in history, but also from multiple subject 
areas. We’ve boxed up all
the books and have a spreadsheet inventory of which items are in each 
box, indicating titles, author,
publication year, and language. From Abebooks, we have identified the 
highest and lowest prices for
which these items are selling. Given that this is our first attempt at 
contacting a bookseller to assess
these available books and to pay us appropriately. Since the company is 
here in Ohio, it is a good
scenario for us. But, we don’t know much about the company, other than 
from printed brochures and
their website.

So I thought I’d query other libraries for comments on whether they 
would recommend this bookseller
and any caveats to think about in using the services of a bookseller.

Many thanks for any feedback you can offer.

Appreciatively,

Mary Ellen

Mary Ellen George, Collection Services Librarian
Ohio Dominican University
1216 Sunbury Road; Columbus, OH 43219
614-251-4755 (Office); 614-252-2650 (Fax)
georgem_at_ohiodominican.edu

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