Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:29:28 +0000
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We have had this issue, so go online and print an invoice to use as documentation for our credit card reports. Someone else noted that the packing slips have become smaller and smaller over the years and that has been a problem for us. Our purchasing office requires us to scan receipts and submit them with our monthly credit card reports. We are also required to maintain the print file of receipts for some period of time. Those little packing slips are easy to lose. The ones we print from the Amazon web site print on 8.5x11 paper and are easier to handle for both scanning and storing. We also received free 2-day shipping when we came under the college’s umbrella Amazon for Business account. That is a great benefit. Shipping costs have become so high. In most cases, we not in a hurry for our orders, so used the traditional free shipping option, which could take quite a bit of time. We were also told that we would see specials advertised just for businesses. So far, I am not seeing any special pricing on books and my assistant, who orders supplies for the library, hadn’t mentioned anything, either. But we have been using an Amazon for Business account for only about 6 weeks, so perhaps there haven’t been any pricing specials during that time for anything that we purchase. Cindy Steinhoff Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, MD From: acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org [mailto:acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Michael Schillace Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 8:10 AM To: acqnet_at_lists.ala.org Subject: RE: [ALCTS-acqnet] Q: amazon Business for Education accounts Has anyone been able to get Amazon to send packing slips with their orders? They recently stopped, even in large orders. It seems like a small thing, but it can really impact workflow. Has anyone had this issue? Michael Schillace Technical Services Cayuga Community College Auburn, NY From: acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org> [mailto:acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Steinhoff, Cindy Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 10:42 AM To: acqnet_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:acqnet_at_lists.ala.org> Subject: RE: [ALCTS-acqnet] Q: amazon Business for Education accounts We upgraded to an Amazon for Business account a couple of months ago, but it is not one that appears to be targeted at education. We see a header at the top right of the screen that states my name, followed by “Account for Business,” and at the upper left, another header, “Your Business:,” followed by the name of the college. This was implemented by the college’s purchasing office because of the large number of accounts being used by different departments. The college-level account is an umbrella over all of the individual accounts. A college purchasing agent can review the individual accounts online through the college-level business account. The account also gives us the ability to add a purchase order number to an order, to allow for tracking, and for the college to pay Amazon on a monthly basis by check or electronic funds transfer for all transactions on accounts maintained by departments. So far, though, we are still using credit cards to pay for transactions. Cynthia Steinhoff Anne Arundel Community College From: acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org> [mailto:acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Zeitz Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 7:50 AM To: acqnet_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:acqnet_at_lists.ala.org> Subject: RE: [ALCTS-acqnet] Q: amazon Business for Education accounts We have been approached but have not switched. I can’t tell from what I’ve been told that it’s a better deal in terms of the types of purchases I make. From: acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org> [mailto:acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:acqnet-request_at_lists.ala.org>] On Behalf Of Mays, Antje Sent: Monday, October 10, 2016 16:24 To: acqnet_at_lists.ala.org<mailto:acqnet_at_lists.ala.org> Subject: [ALCTS-acqnet] Q: amazon Business for Education accounts Dear Acqnet Colleagues, if your library has an Amazon corporate account, have any of you been approached by Amazon to upgrade from your corporate account to the new “Business for Education” account? If yes, did you switch? If yes, what factors convinced you to switch? If you opted not to upgrade from corporate to Business account, what factors deterred you from switching? Thanks in advance for your thoughts. 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