TAR: Purchasing books

[carol wirwa <wirwa@CHARTER.NET>]

I am a third-year librarian and have so much to learn!  I am wondering what
most of you do about purchasing new books. Do you rush out and purchase the
newest books that get good reviews while they are still in hardback, or do
you wait 3 to 6 months and get bindings that will last longer? After reading
good reviews such as in SLJ, I do much of my fiction buying from Follett.
However, when I order too quickly and get the hardback rather than
Follettbound, I am finding that the hardbacks (which have no life-time
guarantee) are falling apart.  Plus, they are more expensive. This is
happening within 1 to 2 years of purchase.  I really feel it is due to the
heavy usage (Reading Renaissance related) and the normal wear and tear of
books by middle school students.
I would like to hear what most of you do.

Thanks!

Carol Wirwa, Librarian
Crockett County Middle
Alamo, Tn. 38001
wirwa@charter.net

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