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SCHOLASTIC
BOOK ORDERING INFORMATION
For
author appearances, Scholastic offers a 40% discount and fully
returnable terms.
To order books for author appearances and to obtain further information,
contact call 800 724 6527, ext 3.
Please verify with the rep that you are talking to someone in
the Catalog division. Every once in a while, the teacher/librarian
accidentally connects to a Book Fair or Book Club rep who doesn’t
have the information you will need.
If you have any problems, contact:
Stephanie
Nooney
(p)
212/389-3772
(f)
212/389-3063
snooney@scholastic.com
Please
be aware that Stephanie Nooney can help you with Scholastic trade
books. For books published in Scholastic's library and school
division, there is no special discount for author appearances,
but Scholastic does offer a 30% discount for librarians and schools
ordering direct by phone (800-621-1115) or through their web site
(www.scholastic.com/librarypublishing). Elaine Landau's books,
for example, are published by the library and school division.
Virginia Schomp's books are published by the trade division. If
you have any questions as to which division publishes which author's
or illustrators' books, please contact Catherine at Balkin Buddies
at 718 857 7605.
BOOK
ORDERING INFORMATION FOR SCHOLASTIC TRADE BOOKS
Scholastic
offers a special 40% discount for books ordered in preparation
for, or for sale during, author visits to schools and libraries.
Please note that this cannot be combined with discounts or offers
from other Scholastic divisions. Also, Scholastic waives the freight
charges for these orders.
To
place your order, call
1
- 800 - SCHOLASTIC
1
- 800 - 724-6527
When
you call this number, please choose “3” both times you are prompted
to by the automated menu. When you call, make sure you tell our
customer service department that your order is for an author/illustrator
visit, and specifically ask for these terms. Make sure that you
let them know the date of your visit as well.
Please
be sure to order books well in advance of the visit. Depending
on the nature of your visit, it is advisable to set a delivery
date 3-5 days prior to the visit.
As
book prices and availability are subject to change, please contact
Customer Service to review the list of available books before
you begin organizing your book order.
Every
school is different, so it is very difficult for us to give recommendations
on this matter. Listed below are two methods of handling book
orders which you may choose to implement.
Pre-ordering:
Some schools choose to have their students pre-order the books.
Advantages:
This method will give you a fairly accurate count of how many
and which books you should order.
Possible
Disadvantages: 1) Books can go out of stock or change in price
without notice. You might have to ask for more money to cover
increased prices or refund money on titles no longer available.
2) Many students realize that they want to purchase books only
after they have met the author. You may not have any books for
these students. We suggest you have labels or bookplates available
for the author to sign should this occur.
Estimating
Numbers: Other schools make educated guesses at numbers based
on previous book sales in their school or in their community (from
previous author visits or book fairs).
Advantages:
Eliminates the problems associated with the pre-ordering method.
Possible
Disadvantages: 1) There is the possibility of selling out of a
favorite title and ordering too many copies of less popular titles.
2) You may need to pay return postage on unsold books.
Books
are returnable. Ordering from Scholastic is risk-free, because
we'll accept returns on any leftover unsold books, and credit
them to your invoice. Simply return them to:
Scholastic
Inc.
attn:
Book Returns
3030
Robinson Road
Jefferson
City , MO 65111
Please
enclose: (a) A copy of the invoice; (b) a letter explaining how
many copies of each title you sold, and how many of each you are
returning, and a calculation of the balance you owe; and (c) a
check for the total cost of books you sold, taking into account
your 40% discount.
The
invoice is due within thirty (30) days. An invoice may be paid
with multiple checks, if necessary, as long as they are made out
to Scholastic.
Scholastic
does not pay for the postage or freight costs of return shipments.
You are responsible for these expenses.
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