Re: GEN: Gumdrop - another viewpoint

[Betty Dawn Hamilton <bhamilt@TENET.EDU>]

On Mon, 2 Sep 1996, Cheryl King wrote:
>
> a good price and still make a profit.  They don't seem to carry fairly new
> titles that received starred reviews and although a couple of the series

Hmmm, I find that interesting because the Gumdrop books that I examined
Friday (my Gumdrop rep coincidentally came by Friday) carried 94, 95, and
96 copyright dates.

> content in comparison to others I might buy.  When examining their books, I
> occasionally find a few I would really like to buy, but as Gumdrop usually

I usually buy individual new titles to fill in series we have already
purchased: _Opposing Viewpoints_, _Ideas in Conflict_, _Coping with..._,
etc.

> requires that a librarian buy the entire series, I prefer to order them
> from a reputable jobber who lets me do the selection!

It must be a difference in representatives because the one who calls on
me allows individual selections.  Hence, I am able to purchase only '96
copyrights if that's all I want -- and usually that's what I do.  Also, I
did notice this time that the rep who brought the books had included the
ratings by SLJ and other reviewers in the list.  I don't remember if that
has always been the case.

I wonder how much freedom most reps have in selling their wares -- if the
rules are set by them or by *their* suppliers?

Betty
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