[CASL-L] ABDO info for school librarians

[Carrie Seiden]

Hello all,

I attended an informational meeting with reps from ABDO today that was
offered by CLC and wanted to share the info I collected (especially the
turnaround time on orders) because the topic of vendors, ordering
challenges and options has come up a couple of times on the listserv:

   - CLC members receive a discount on ABDO orders (reach out to let them
   know you are a CLC member if/when you order).
   - If you spend $1000, your library will receive 25 free titles of your
   choosing. A $2000 order comes with 50 free titles, $3000, 75.
   - The CLC discount & free book offer combined brings the average price
   per book to $12.89 (According to ABDO, the primary-level industry average
   is currently over $22-23/book)
   - *The turnaround time for ABDO book orders is 14 days. The orders they
   are currently receiving are shipping out the same day. *
   - Cataloging and processing is free
   - Jennifer Roberts <jroberts at abdobooks.com> ABDO's sales consultant
   wants to help simplify the ordering process
   - ABDO has 500 new titles coming out in the fall. The company's focus
   remains on "good content" & "high interest" titles (examples given: Netflix
   shows, Stranger Things series) and they are not shying away from timely
   topics. They offer graphic novels and all their ebooks are all multi-use.

Think that covers it!
www.abdobooks.com

Enjoy the holiday weekend!
Carrie

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*Carrie G. Seiden, M.L.S*
*Certified Teacher-Librarian & Gifted Education Specialist*
*Totoket Valley Elementary School*
*1388 Middletown Avenue *
*Northford, CT 06472*
*phone 203 484-1455 fax 203 484-6090*

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