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Many, many years ago, I sent a list of books to Follett & Baker & taylor
for a price quote.  Baker & Taylor was thousands of dollars cheaper.
 
I've been working on an order using Follett TitleWave to locate titles.
 Their webpage is SO much better than B&T's.  As a matter of fact, B&T's
site is so annoying that I decided it was time to compare prices again.
If Follett came close, I would switch.  So - I entered the titles into
BOTH websites.
 
The result?  For exactly the same titles and editions:
 
Follett's Price:  $3,134.34
 
Baker & Taylor: $1,869.00
 
A small difference in price would have been OK.  But 60% higher?  I
have to wonder why.
 
To be fair - Follett is the place to go for audio-books and ebooks. 
But for books - I just can't justify the price difference.
 
Just wondering......
 
Jacquie

"Without a dedicated guide,[students] end up as “feral children of the
Internet raised by the Web 2.0 wolves.” (Professor Henry Jenkins -
http://tinyurl.com/yl6haum)
 
“Will my child graduate with a 21st century resume, or a 19th century
transcript?” (Forbes Magazine - http://tinyurl.com/yl6haum)
 

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Jacquie Henry, MLS
Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS)
Gananda Central School District
3195 Wiedrick Road
P.O. Box 609
Macedon, NY  14502
315-986-3521 x 3144
jhenry@gananda.org 
Library Page: http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/ 
Blog - Library Links For Teachers: http://rachslibrary.edublogs.org/ 
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http://wanderings.edublogs.org/

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