Hello all,
I'm hoping you can help with an issue we're experiencing:
We're currently having trouble finding dependable vendors for non-English
language books for children (especially picture books, but chapter books, as
well). This is really a problem for non-Spanish language items (which are
pretty well covered by Baker and Taylor, our primary vendor). We've had some
success in the past with Pan Asian Publications for Asian languages, and
with Alphabet Garten for German. However, usually with sites like these
there is a limited number of books available, and it does not often
replenish, so after an order or two you've bought all the stock you want. In
general, these sites also do not supply detailed information about book
size, format, etc. In terms of content, we look primarily for books that are
culturally linked to the language in which the book is published, not just
translations.
So, are there any of the "big" vendors (Ingram, Brodart, etc) that you'd
recommend for this? Or are there independent distributors that have a really
great, consistently updated selection?
Thank you,
Leila
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Leila Jacobs
Acquisitions Clerk
Lawrence Public Library
707 Vermont Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-843-0230x127
785-843-0700 fax
ljacobs_at_lawrence.lib.ks.us
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Received on Wed Oct 15 2008 - 10:03:01 EDT