We have a bit of gift money to spend - on books.
If there are books that you want but have put off for one reason or another, now is the time to get me a list (or place a BT order - but let me know so that I can keep track of the money).
Reference and non-fiction - is buying some more expensive titles and updating some older ones, and we are adding Encyclopaedia Britannica
Children - this would be a great time to add to the children's reference collection
Large Print - a great time to get some extra LP titles
YA - I'm going to buy a some series fiction that I was planning to skip in favor of new releases and buy some YA biographies for non-fiction
Fiction - now is a good time to take a look at some of the holes we may have in fiction - do we have complete series? Do we have titles that are on the holds list? Thanks Kathy for looking into the holds.
There's no time-limit per se, but I'd like to get this done sooner rather than later. Please get lists to me so that I can keep track of the spending (and then we can discuss one-on-one who should place the actual order and where).
Thanks!
Showing posts with label book buying. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book buying. Show all posts
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Ingram Online Ordering
We are now set up to order online with Ingram through iPage. To access iPage and place an order, you will need to have a login and password associated with your email address. However, and this I think only applies to Tish, the town email DOES NOT WORK with ipage registration due to the SPAM filter.
Anyhow, Tish, Bobbie, and MaryLou - if you plan to use iPage, please let me know which email address you would like associated with your login. If you do not want to use ipage, or would rather have me place the order in ipage, that's fine as well.
Once we get evryone who will be ordering signed up, we should get together for a quick run-through, as the system is very different from B&T.
Anyhow, Tish, Bobbie, and MaryLou - if you plan to use iPage, please let me know which email address you would like associated with your login. If you do not want to use ipage, or would rather have me place the order in ipage, that's fine as well.
Once we get evryone who will be ordering signed up, we should get together for a quick run-through, as the system is very different from B&T.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Book Budgets and Book Buying
FINALLY, I was able to sit down and do the book budgets. Most of you were mailed an Excel sheet with your budget so that you can keep track of it (MaryLou, I will give you yours in person, as I wasn't sure if you wanted it emailed to you).
PLEASE NOTE: When using the Excel sheet, please start your tallying on LINE 6, not line 5. All you need to do is enter the total of your invoice - no "-" (minus) sign necessary, and the grand total will automatically change. If you need help with this, please see me and I'll get you set-up.
The Budget
The budget was arrived at after looking at the available figures for last year's buying. This was not at all scientific, and I only had figures for 24 of the 32 thousand, but I did the best I could. Some budgets were increased, some decreased (slightly), and in the end, none of it is written in stone. I left a little in the budget to cover shortfalls in my reasoning and/or unexpected expenses, and we should also have some other money available if needed.
The YA budget got a big increase, as very little was spent in that area last year. Bobbie and I will be working this year to greatly increase the YA holdings as well as create a more YA-friendly physical space. DVDs - one of our biggest expenses - was decreased slightly, but I am hoping that the move to Amazon (and perhaps Alliance Entertainment) for a lot of our media buying will make-up for the decrease by lessening the amount per movie we were spending with Midwest Tape. Same goes for audiobooks, which I hope can be more "efficient" with Amazon and the addition of OverDrive.
Buyers-
Nonfiction (Adult) - Bobbie
Fiction (Adult) - MaryLou
YA (fiction and non-fiction) - Jessica
Children (fiction, non-fiction, and DVDs) - Tish
Media (DVDs, Audiobooks, and Music CDs) - MaryLou will keep the order list, and I will be doing the ordering. I am hoping to move this over to the new Reference person once they get settled.
Odering-
For now, we won't be doing acquisitions - but I hope to get back to that once we have a cataloger in place. Until then, you can use the Ingram and B&T accounts and order online (Ingram is in the process of setting us up - I will let you know when that is complete). The YA spine label issue has been addressed by both vendors.
This was a long post with a lot of info! After summer is over and we have the new staff people in place, I do think we should have a face-to-face meeting to talk about the ordering process as a whole - as well as a general staff meeting. Until then, please do not hesitate to see me with questions, concerns or ideas.
Thanks!
PLEASE NOTE: When using the Excel sheet, please start your tallying on LINE 6, not line 5. All you need to do is enter the total of your invoice - no "-" (minus) sign necessary, and the grand total will automatically change. If you need help with this, please see me and I'll get you set-up.
The Budget
The budget was arrived at after looking at the available figures for last year's buying. This was not at all scientific, and I only had figures for 24 of the 32 thousand, but I did the best I could. Some budgets were increased, some decreased (slightly), and in the end, none of it is written in stone. I left a little in the budget to cover shortfalls in my reasoning and/or unexpected expenses, and we should also have some other money available if needed.
The YA budget got a big increase, as very little was spent in that area last year. Bobbie and I will be working this year to greatly increase the YA holdings as well as create a more YA-friendly physical space. DVDs - one of our biggest expenses - was decreased slightly, but I am hoping that the move to Amazon (and perhaps Alliance Entertainment) for a lot of our media buying will make-up for the decrease by lessening the amount per movie we were spending with Midwest Tape. Same goes for audiobooks, which I hope can be more "efficient" with Amazon and the addition of OverDrive.
Buyers-
Nonfiction (Adult) - Bobbie
Fiction (Adult) - MaryLou
YA (fiction and non-fiction) - Jessica
Children (fiction, non-fiction, and DVDs) - Tish
Media (DVDs, Audiobooks, and Music CDs) - MaryLou will keep the order list, and I will be doing the ordering. I am hoping to move this over to the new Reference person once they get settled.
Odering-
For now, we won't be doing acquisitions - but I hope to get back to that once we have a cataloger in place. Until then, you can use the Ingram and B&T accounts and order online (Ingram is in the process of setting us up - I will let you know when that is complete). The YA spine label issue has been addressed by both vendors.
This was a long post with a lot of info! After summer is over and we have the new staff people in place, I do think we should have a face-to-face meeting to talk about the ordering process as a whole - as well as a general staff meeting. Until then, please do not hesitate to see me with questions, concerns or ideas.
Thanks!
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