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From: leonardsma_at_aol.com
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:48:54 -0400
I'm not sure what the question is here. Is it: are there retail outlets where books can be purchased as cheaply as at school book fairs? If that is the question, all I can think of is via web sites where remaindered bo oks are sold. But while I'm as much in favor of getting a bargain as anyon e, bear in mind that if most books were bought outside of the channels thr ough which authors and illustrators share in the sale price as income, aut hors and illustrators will eventually stop working in this field. That's another aspect of the situation to consider, anyway. Leonard
Leonard S. Marcus 54 Willow Street, #2A Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
T 718 596-1897 E leonardsma_at_aol.com W www.leonardmarcus.com
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From: Sarah Prielipp To: Kathleen T. Horning Cc: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Sent: Fri, Nov 5, 2010 11:42 am Subject: RE:
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A Paucity of Picture Books
" I am wondering (and perhaps Leonard can answer this) if there is a modern equivalent to the high-quality $.29 book that families have access to?"
Scholastic Book Fairs and the Scholastic Book Clubs newsletters (and other companies like Troll) that go home with kids often have affordable ($3-$5) paperback versions of the hardcover picture books. They are not typically the newest copyright dates, though, and still include a lot of adults' childhood favorites. There are always a lot of t.v. character-driven items as well. Some items always get marked down to around $1 at both the book fairs and in the take-home book club order forms. If you look, there are always a few gems, though. Also, if you are fortunate enough to live near a Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse, they have big sales throughout the year that I believe are open to the public (they always advertise to teachers/school librarians), and prices are 50% to 75% off the retail price. There is no one to help you find the gems, though, like one finds in an independent bookstore, and they are typically not hardcover.
BTW, I am NOT affiliated with SBF and I am not endorsing their products, but I would suggest that their products are comparable to the Little Golden Books of old, at least in affordability. Also, as a side note, an Amish store in our community sells the old-style Little Golden Books still for around $2 each.
Sarah Prielipp Tribal Librarian Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 7070 E. Broadway Mt. Pleasant,MI 48858 989.775.4519 sprielipp_at_sagchip.org
Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 12:48:54 -0400
I'm not sure what the question is here. Is it: are there retail outlets where books can be purchased as cheaply as at school book fairs? If that is the question, all I can think of is via web sites where remaindered bo oks are sold. But while I'm as much in favor of getting a bargain as anyon e, bear in mind that if most books were bought outside of the channels thr ough which authors and illustrators share in the sale price as income, aut hors and illustrators will eventually stop working in this field. That's another aspect of the situation to consider, anyway. Leonard
Leonard S. Marcus 54 Willow Street, #2A Brooklyn, NY 11201 USA
T 718 596-1897 E leonardsma_at_aol.com W www.leonardmarcus.com
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From: Sarah Prielipp To: Kathleen T. Horning Cc: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Sent: Fri, Nov 5, 2010 11:42 am Subject: RE:
Re:
A Paucity of Picture Books
" I am wondering (and perhaps Leonard can answer this) if there is a modern equivalent to the high-quality $.29 book that families have access to?"
Scholastic Book Fairs and the Scholastic Book Clubs newsletters (and other companies like Troll) that go home with kids often have affordable ($3-$5) paperback versions of the hardcover picture books. They are not typically the newest copyright dates, though, and still include a lot of adults' childhood favorites. There are always a lot of t.v. character-driven items as well. Some items always get marked down to around $1 at both the book fairs and in the take-home book club order forms. If you look, there are always a few gems, though. Also, if you are fortunate enough to live near a Scholastic Book Fairs Warehouse, they have big sales throughout the year that I believe are open to the public (they always advertise to teachers/school librarians), and prices are 50% to 75% off the retail price. There is no one to help you find the gems, though, like one finds in an independent bookstore, and they are typically not hardcover.
BTW, I am NOT affiliated with SBF and I am not endorsing their products, but I would suggest that their products are comparable to the Little Golden Books of old, at least in affordability. Also, as a side note, an Amish store in our community sells the old-style Little Golden Books still for around $2 each.
Sarah Prielipp Tribal Librarian Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe 7070 E. Broadway Mt. Pleasant,MI 48858 989.775.4519 sprielipp_at_sagchip.org
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