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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:24:12 -0400
From: Laverne Jenkins <Laverne.Jenkins_at_tri-c.edu>
Subject: RE - ZUBAL Books--Recommended or Not?
Please share the responses you receive to this inquiry.
Seeing as they are right in our neighborhood, Zubal may
be something we should look into also.
Thanks!--Laverne C. Jenkins
Cuyahoga Community College
Library Technical Services
2900 Community College Avenue, MSS18
Cleveland, OH 44115
Voice: (216) 987-3437
Email: laverne.jenkins_at_tri-c.edu
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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:48:10 -0400
From: Frank Carothers <fcarothe_at_library.berkeley.edu>
Subject: RE - ZUBAL Books--Recommended or Not?
I have dealt with the Zubals for twenty or more years by now, and
unreservedly recommend them as one of the booksellers you might contact
about your duplicates. As is the case any time you are selling
books, it is advisable to have a figure in mind rather than wait for an
offer. You will have to keep in mind that Zubal's prices are
generally on the lower edge of the range for any given title, which
naturally affects the amount you will negotiate.
Best,
Frank Carothers
132 Doe Library #6000
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:24:28 -0400
From: Helen Mack <hpm0_at_lehigh.edu>
Subject: RE - ZUBAL Books--Recommended or Not?
We have used Zubal a number of times, once
for a very large group of material that was already boxed. We did not
have a spreadsheet inventory, although we did characterize the
collection for them as best we could. They drove here to eastern
Pennsylvania and took the boxes without even opening them. When they
got back to Cleveland and examined the books, they made us an offer,
which we, of course, accepted. I don't think there is much point in
your indicating to them the price range that you have identified for
each title, because they will pay you for the group before they attempt
to sell them. Keep in mind that they need to recover their cost to
pick up your material, and they need to take into account that some
items will sell well, while others will not. It's all sort of fuzzy
and involves quite a gamble on their part.
Right now we are in the midst of another weeding project. Things got
sort of messed up at our end, so we struck an agreement with them that
if they would cover the transportation cost, we would be happy to
receive no payment whatsoever. At this point, we care more about
finding homes for this material than making money. Overall, I find
Zubal to be very reliable, knowledgeable, and pleasant to deal with, so
I recommend that you to give them a try.
Another option we have exercised is to ship materials to Better World
Books. They will send you boxes and when your shipment is packed, you
can print prepaid shipping labels. Your share of the proceeds can go
to Alibris as a credit on your library account. I think that whatever
does not sell within a certain period of time is donated to literacy
programs in third world countries. This is a very worthwhile effort on
their part because everything eventually finds a home.
Finally, have you ever considered selling your material on Amazon or
Alibris? The listing process is fairly labor-intensive, but after that
you can lower you prices at any time to remain competitive. We have
earned approx. $1,000 this year from our Amazon sales.
--
Helen P. Mack, Acquisitions Librarian
Lehigh University, Linderman Library
30 Library Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015-3067 USA
Phone 610 758-3035 * Fax 610 758-5605
E-mail hpm0_at_lehigh.edu
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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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