Is there no concern about working conditions in Amazon warehouses or dominant relationships with smaller publishers?
Where else could their lower prices come from?
John Riley, Library Consultant
jdriley_at_comcast.net<mailto:jdriley_at_comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [ACQNET-L] Academic libraries using Amazon Prime? (5 responses)
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From: "Vicki L. Burgess" <vburgess_at_carleton.edu<mailto:vburgess_at_carleton.edu>>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:35:54 -0400 (EDT)
Carleton does have a prime account. It is set up under the name and email of the Acquisitions Manager.
If you are non-profit, you can have the account be tax exempt. There are just a few forms you have to submit.That is why it is important to set up the account under a work email so you don't confuse it with your personal account.
Amazon Prime lets you add a few "relatives" to the account. The only benefit to them is the free two-day shipping. They each need to set up their accounts as tax exempt also since the point is they should also be purchasing for the College (for purchasing supplies, etc.). We have had this account for several years. It was easy to switch the name/email on the account when the previous Acquisitions Manager retired. It has worked very well for us.
A nearby institution was talked into switching from an individual prime account to the business account. I was warned not to switch as it as been a real headache for them.
Vicki Burgess
Carleton College
Vicki Burgess
Acquisitions Manager
Carleton College Library
1 N. College St.
Northfield, MN 55057
vburgess_at_carleton.edu<mailto:vburgess_at_carleton.edu>
Phone 507.222.4262
Fax 507.222.4087
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From: Scott Stangroom <stangroom_at_library.umass.edu<mailto:stangroom_at_library.umass.edu>>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 16:41:52 -0400
Elizabeth,
Two of us in Acquisitions have Prime memberships. We use University credit cards to make purchases. We spend $198 on the memberships and save over $3,000 per year on average.
~Scott
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Scott Stangroom
Acquisitions Coordinator
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
154 Hicks Way
Amherst, MA 01003-9275
stangroom_at_library.umass.edu<mailto:stangroom_at_library.umass.edu>
voice: 413.545.6724
fax: 413.545.6494
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From: Dung-Lan Chen <duchen_at_skidmore.edu<mailto:duchen_at_skidmore.edu>>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 21:24:46 +0000
We've had Amazon Prime membership for the library account since February 2005 (it was $79/yr for several years and the price has gone up to now $99/yr). Anyway, I'd say it's probably the best $79/$99 we invested annually with our budget. Amazon automatically charge our credit card for Prime renewal on the anniversary day. You can set up a reminder three days in advance before they charge your card if you'd like. It's definitely something we can't do without these days for fulfilling rush and media orders.
Best,
Dung-Lan
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Dung-Lan Chen
Bibliographic Services/Acquisitions Librarian
Lucy Scribner Library
Skidmore College
815 N. Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Voicemail: 518-580-5511
Fax: 518-580-5541
Email: duchen_at_skidmore.edu<mailto:duchen_at_skidmore.edu>
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From: Elizabeth Zeitz <ezeitz_at_otterbein.edu<mailto:ezeitz_at_otterbein.edu>>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 11:43:51 -0400
Otterbein University in Ohio uses Prime; we used a credit card to set it up and it saves quite a lot of money and time.
Sincerely,
Elizabeth
Elizabeth Zeitz '02
Otterbein University
Courtright Memorial Library
Collection Development & Acquisitions Coordinator
One South Grove St. Westerville, OH 43081
Office: 614-823-1938
Fax: 614-823-1921
Connect with us!
Facebook: Otterbein Library
Twitter: CourtrightLib
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From: "Winecoff, Michael" <mkwineco_at_uncc.edu<mailto:mkwineco_at_uncc.edu>>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 11:54:49 -0400
We have had our library set up with an Amazon Prime account for about two months now. The yearly fee is $99 and this has saved us large amounts of money and time! The setup is simple; you receive a free one month trial and if you do not cancel, you are charged $99 and the Prime membership officially begins. Here are instructions for set up: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200444170
We also have an Amazon Business account, which has also been helpful: http://www.amazon.com/b?node=11261610011&ref_=b2b_reg_mc_s24
-- Michael
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Michael Winecoff | Associate University Librarian for Technical Services
UNC Charlotte | J. Murrey Atkins Library
9201 University City Blvd | Charlotte, NC 28223
Phone: 704-687-1126 | Office: Atkins Library 234
mkwineco@uncc.edu|<mailto:mkwineco@uncc.edu|> http://www.uncc.edu
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Subject: [ACQNET-L] Academic libraries using Amazon Prime?
Hello,
Are there any academic libraries using Amazon Prime? We're curious about how you got that set up.
Thanks,
~Elizabeth
Elizabeth McCormick
Monographics Librarian
McConnell Library, Radford University
(540) 831-5635
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