Just to play skeptic on the utility of Prime: we don't have Prime and rarely pay shipping charges because it's easy to make the minimum for free shipping. (At least for now, until statewide-mega-agreements constrain the markets.) Either that, or we're buying from Marketplace vendors who would charge shipping anyway. So I have to question the assumptions that went into the $118,000 figure. Really? Still, this is probably useful for the smallest libraries if they're willing to put all of their eggs into that particular basket.
On the original question: we used an Amazon line of credit far back in the mists of time but I think it pre-dated Synchrony Bank. These days we have access to a university p-card and that's where our Amazon purchases go, along with assorted odds and ends. There's a fair bit of paperwork and auditing that goes along with the p-card but it does make things easier overall.
Good luck!
Carolyn Coates, Acquisitions Librarian
Eastern Connecticut State University | Smith Library
coatesc_at_easternct.edu<mailto:coatesc_at_easternct.edu>
860-465-5557
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Good Afternoon,
Related to this, recently The Library Network in Novi, Michigan https://tln.org/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftln.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Ccoatesc%40EASTERNCT.EDU%7C825c5a9b6d214f6ead8108dab13caf37%7C00bc4ae8576c45e3949d4f129d8b670a%7C0%7C0%7C638017171637990444%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=03ZNFkKcn2EAttottgOmfh8t6zhDKDoVHathzKDM4J8%3D&reserved=0> coordinated a statewide agreement for Amazon Business Prime. For what I consider to be an extremely reasonable annual cost any library can join Amazon Business Prime. Currently we have over 200 public libraries in Michigan that participate, but a number of academic libraries are on board as well, including the University of Michigan.
I can tell you from discussions with Amazon that they are very interested in expanding these types of agreements to other states.
If anyone is interested in the details, please feel free to email me off list, or give me a call. I would also be happy to discuss via Zoom with anyone who would like to know more.
The last time I reviewed the analytics a couple of weeks ago, Michigan libraries had saved approximately $118,000 in shipping fees as a result of their participation in this project. It is what would be deemed in the business world a very good return on investment.
Jim Flury
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The Library Network
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From: "Leslie Preston" <leslie_preston_at_FITNYC.EDU<mailto:leslie_preston_at_FITNYC.EDU>>
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Subject: Amazon prime for libraries
Hello!
We are hearing that Amazon is ending their Amazon Business line of Credit by Synchrony Bank, so will no longer be able to have Amazon invoicing for books. Just wondered if there were other libraries in the same boat, and what are you doing about it (assuming some of you still don't have access to a credit card). I see they have several Business Prime plans<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu%3Dhttps-3A__www.amazon.com_businessprime_-3Fref-5F-3Dab-5Fsignpost-5Fbpacq%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DeuGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM%26r%3DPRWY5HglJzK-73FHHn6mDmXZU050nmGpC-woNFDUUhw%26m%3DAB_y8PAm7Pq1zJDFWTbbqeSwlCLSGKED4nL-zZyEBBg%26s%3D48biZpdsifym2sUCVAjkf0VCvB9Y-Jfc4r8Uf4y_qZI%26e%3D&data=05%7C01%7Ccoatesc%40EASTERNCT.EDU%7C825c5a9b6d214f6ead8108dab13caf37%7C00bc4ae8576c45e3949d4f129d8b670a%7C0%7C0%7C638017171637990444%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=lC3tcbVJWBooepM3yFKMDGX7tx1M%2BbK29U1CE4fon5o%3D&reserved=0>, but only one extends terms for pay by invoice for 45 days and it's $599.00 per year.
Thanks in advance,
Leslie Preston
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