We charge full price --- plus when I am cataloging I add a dollar for processing
fees to the cost of every book - so that is factored in as well.
Allan
Dr. Allan O'Grady Cuseo, Librarian
Bishop Kearney High School
125 Kings Highway South
Rochester, New York 14617
library@bkhs.org
585- 342 - 4000 x231
585 -342 - 4694 (FAX)
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: TATTON JESSICA <TLIB1@BERKSHIREUFSD.K12.NY.US>
Reply-To: TATTON JESSICA <TLIB1@BERKSHIREUFSD.K12.NY.US>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:44:54 -0500
>Hello!
>
>Do you charge patrons the price you paid for a book or do you lower the price
>because it's "used"? Currently we charge the price that we paid. My administration
>thinks this might be a problem legally. I told them we charge full price because we
>have to replace that book at full price. They suggested we charge two prices $8 for
>paperbacks and $25 for hardcovers. This is to avoid the legal issue but time is
>also
>a concern so this would be faster than looking up prices for each book. Currently
>when I print an overdue list the prices are not on the list. We are getting
>Mandarin
>3M in a few weeks though. Does anyone know if you can get prices to print out on
>the overdue list with that automation system? We have a fluid population and many
>books are never returned so overdues and billing students takes quite a bit of
>time.
>TIA
>
>
>Jessica Tatton, MLS
>Library Media Specialist
>Berkshire Junior Senior High School
>Canaan, NY 12029
>TLIB1@berkshireufsd.k12.ny.us
>
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