Re: [External] sourcing for comics/graphic novels and video games

Hi Kristin,

We use Ingram for our graphic novels and when we have purchased comics,
it's been from our local store.

Ingram's AV division also supplies video games, but we have generally
ordered games from Amazon for various reasons.

Crimson Multimedia <https://crimsoninc.com/> supplies video games too.

Good luck!
Tricia


*Tricia Karlin*
she/her/hers
*Collections + Technology Manager*
Lawrence Public Library
707 Vermont St.
Lawrence, KS 66044
785-843-3833 x.109


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Date:    Mon, 13 Dec 2021 18:00:18 +0000
From:    Kristin Martin <kmarti_at_UCHICAGO.EDU>
Subject: sourcing for comics/graphic novels and video games

Dear collective AcqNet folks,

At the University of Chicago, we've been building up our collection of
comics/graphic novels and video games in recent years. Many of these
materials are fleeting, ephemeral, and hard to get through our regular
suppliers. As a result, we've turned to using vendors through Amazon or its
marketplace, and even ebay to find materials. These creates workflow issues
for us, as we need to pay by credit card, and then reconcile the account,
as opposed to being invoiced, and sometimes suppliers are not that reliable
or used to dealing with institutions. (Additionally we've had our credit
card account compromised too on occasion).

For those of you who are also collecting in these areas, do you have
recommendations of suppliers with whom you work? We would love to build up
some relationships with suppliers where we could send lists of potential
items, let them do some of work of finding these hard-to-find materials,
and also be able to have them invoice us?

Thanks for any help,

Kristin

Kristin E. Martin | She/Her | Director of Technical Services | The
University of Chicago Library
kmarti_at_uchicago.edu<mailto:kmarti_at_uchicago.edu> | 773.834.2702


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