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When you register with Booksource.com, you can get an exact price quote for your lists! The price quote includes your discount, Vina-Clad™ charges, as well as shipping charges you may incur. To get a price quote, create a list and click on "Price Quote".
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When you register with Booksource.com you can place orders over our website. You can order books and receive the Same Great Discount when you call, mail or fax in your order.
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When you register with Booksource.com, all prices given on price quotes and orders are the same as what you would receive if you ordered through The Booksource by mail, fax, or phone.
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Toll Free: 800.444.0435
St. Louis: 314.647.0600
Fax: 800.647.1923
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Orders that have no backorders are shipped within 2-3 business days. If you have ordered Booksource sets, they will take 5-6 business days to ship. Vina-Clad books should reach you within 30 days after your purchase order is received. Classroom processing will increase turnaround time depending upon your order specifications.
Out-of-stock titles will be backordered automatically. We will hold incomplete orders for two weeks or until they are complete. You may request a partial shipment. If backorders are not filled within 60 days, the books will be canceled and written notification will be sent.
Your packing slip indicates which titles have been canceled and which have been backordered.
If there is any discrepancy in your shipment, please contact The Booksource Customer Service department within 48 hours upon receipt of your books.
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Purchases are normally billed to your school or library. If your institution has an account with Booksource, we will accept your purchase order or school check. If you wish to set up an account, please provide a letter on your institution letterhead authorizing you to purchase books.
Federal ID # 43-1018725
Purchases can also be made by credit card instead of a purchase order or school check.
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We accept orders by mail, fax, phone, or online. Please feel free to use the order forms supplied in our catalog, or your school or district purchase order.
If your order is not on a district or school purchase order, you will be required to pre-pay by check, credit card, or you may submit a letter of guarantee.
The Booksource carries nearly 30,000 titles from more than 200 publishers. If you do not see a title you want, please contact Customer Service.
We are happy to special order titles we do not stock as long as we work with the publishers requested. Special orders not filled in 60 days will be canceled. Special orders are non-returnable.
Please provide a phone number, email address and contact name with each order so we may contact you if we have a problem.
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All books on the Booksource Web site are listed at the publisher retail price before discount. Paperback, Hardcover, Vina-Clad books receive a 25% discount off the listed price and free shipping with a minimum order of 25 books. All books combine to reach minimum. Orders less than the minimum will be sold at retail prices.
Prices and ISBNs are determined by publishers and are subject to change without notice.
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With a minimum order of 25 books, there are no shipping charges. Hawaii and international customers are charged shipping.
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Books purchased from our regular stock may be returned for full credit if they are unprocessed, not circulated, and in resalable condition. All Vina-Clad books are bound per order and cannot be returned unless flawed. Please call Customer Service for authorization. No cash refunds.
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Booksource's Vina-Clad extends the life of books and saves you money. By converting paperbacks into hardbacks, Vina-Clad books from Booksource last eight times longer than unprotected paperbacks. Plus, Vina-Clad books cost a fraction of the publisher's hardback price.
Vina-Clad
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Each issue of Booknotes, Booksource's free monthly e-newsletter, is packed with valuable information about using trade books in the classroom.
Click here to register for Booknotes
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As a leading source of paperback books for the classroom, Booksource offers catalogs featuring exclusive titles and collections in focused areas of study.
Click here to request a catalog
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Booksource correlates titles and sets to your student and curriculum needs. Our knowledgeable team has the expertise to recommend the ideal books for your students and curriculum. We do not use a cookie cutter approach, but rather choose the best titles to create a custom classroom library for you. We can match books according to content area, independent projects, interest levels, reading levels, state standards and more.
For a free custom correlation request form, click here.
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Click here for information on processing
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At Booksource, we will organize your books into smaller sets, the shrink-wrap, label and package them for easy distribution to different schools or teachers. Just tell us what you need and we'll do the rest. We can sort books by reading level, teacher name, grade level, content area, Booksource set and more.
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Educators are welcome to shop in our St. Louis warehouse during regular business hours or by special arrangement. Please call 800-444-0435 to set up an appointment. NOTE: For safety reasons, we prefer that shoppers do not bring children.
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Click here to view your account information
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Click here to view your user information
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click here to use the quick search now |
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- Keyword: searches the title, author, annotation, and subject heading fields looking for matches to the word(s) you entered. Insert "and", "or", and "not" between words if multiple key words are entered.
- Title: complete title name is unnecessary. Example: Enter "Chicka" in the title field and the title Chicka Chicka Boom Boom will appear in search results.
- Author: provide first and/or last name of author. Providing both will yield better search results.
- Illustrator: provide first and/or last name of illustrator. Providing both will yield better search results.
- ISBN: enter the 10 digit ISBN(s) for the specific title(s) you want. Multiple ISBNs may be entered per search-just separate each ISBN with a semi-colon.
- Set Code: unique Booksource identifier for a set of books based on a theme. Example: We have a grouping of 11 books on adventure at the elementary level. To order the complete set, provide us with the exact number/letter code as provided on our Web site or in your catalog. Spaces and dashes should be included.
- Category: please click here for detailed category instructions.
- Exclude Unavailable Titles: unfortunately titles go out of print or are at times unavailable from publishers. By checking this box, these unavailable titles are excluded from search results. Codes you may notice if this box is not selected:
- OP - Out of print
- OSI - Out of stock at the publisher indefinitely
- OSN - Out of stock no due date set by the publisher
- Display Vina-Clad Options in the Search Results: selecting this option will add two columns to your search results: one indicating whether or not the title is suitable for a Vina-Clad binding; the other displaying the Vina-Clad price of the title. For more information regarding Vina-Clad, click here. (Link to Vina-Clad description)
- Display Thematic Sets in the Search Results: check this box to display all Booksource sets that include one or more of the titles from your search.
- Running the Booksource Search:
- "Search" button: click on the red button titled search to start the search for the criteria you entered.
- "New Search" button: click the red button titled new search to clear all fields so that you may perform a new search.
- I Received the Message "No Booksource Books Met Your Search Criteria" After Running My Search. What Does This Mean?
This means that no titles were found in our database that match your search criteria. Please re-enter your search parameters and check for any spelling errors/typos. If you are still having problems, please contact a customer service representative at 1-800-444-0435.
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- click here to use the advanced seach now
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In the advanced search, select only the fields you wish to use in your search. Any empty fields on the search screen are not factored into the search.
- Basic Search Criteria:
Keyword drop down box includes the following search options:
- Keyword: searches the title, author, annotation, and subject heading fields for matches to the word(s) you entered. Insert "and", "or", and "not" between words if multiple keywords are used.
- Author: provide first and/or last name of author. Providing both will yield better search results.
- Illustrator: provide first and/or last name of illustrator. Providing both will yield better search results.
- Title: complete title name is unnecessary. Example: Enter "Chicka" in the title field and the title Chicka Chicka Boom Boom will appear in search results.
- Publisher: searches for a specific publisher.
- Annotation: searches only the annotation field for the specific word(s) you entered.
- ISBN: enter the 10 digit ISBN(s) for the specific titles you want. Multiple ISBNs may be entered per search-just separate each ISBN with a semi-colon.
- Fiction/Nonfiction: searches for titles that are fiction (F), nonfiction(NF), or both-F and NF.
- Spanish: check this box if you want only books written in Spanish.
- Category: please click here for detailed category instructions.
- Grade/Interest Level: choose a range of grade levels or interest levels suited for your audience.
- Reading Level: select a reading level range using the two drop down boxes. Please note that these levels are determined by publishers and many titles are not assigned reading levels. For improved search results, we recommend using the grade/interest level range.
- Publication Date: enter a range of dates that you want to search. Enter dates in the following format: mm/dd/yyyy. Results include titles new in paperback. To limit results to new hardcovers, complete this field and select hardcover under binding options.
- List Price Range: narrows search to a certain price range.
- Accelerated Reader Level: searches for titles that fall within a specific accelerated reading level. Please note that Booksource does not sell Accelerated Reader tests. For tests, visit www.renlearn.com.
- Accelerated Reader Points: searches for titles that fall within a specific accelerated reading point range.
- Dewey Range: allows you to search for a range of 3 digit Dewey codes.
- Binding Type: use this option to select the binding type you would like. Choices include paperback, hardcover, board books, big books, Vina-Clad, library binding, cassettes, book & cassettes, and books on CD.
- Reviews: choose this option if you would like to look for titles that have been reviewed by a particular publication such as School Library Journal.
- Exclude Unavailable Titles: unfortunately titles go out of print or are at times unavailable from publishers. By checking this box, these unavailable titles are excluded from search results.
Codes you may notice if this box is not selected:
- OP - Out of print
- OSI - Out of stock at the publisher indefinitely
- OSN - Out of stock no due date set by the publisher
- Display Vina-Clad Options in the Search Results: selecting this option will add two columns to your search results: one indicating whether or not the title is suitable for Vina-Clad binding; the other displaying the Vina-Clad price of the title. For more information regarding Vina-Clad, click here.
- Display Thematic Sets in the Search Results: check this box to display all Booksource sets that include one or more of the titles from your search.
- Running the Booksource Search:
- "Search" button: click on the red button titled "search" to start the search based on the criteria you entered.
- "New Search" button: click the red button titled "new search" to clear all fields so that you may perform a new search.
- I Received the Message "No Booksource Books Met Your Search Criteria" After Running My Search. What Does This Mean?
This means that no titles were found in our database that matched your search criteria. Please re-enter or modify your search parameters and check for any spelling errors/typos. If you are still having problems, please contact a customer service representative at 1-800-444-0435.
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click here to use the list manager now
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| What Is a List? Think of a list as a shopping cart. Only our site allows you to save multiple shopping carts (only we call them lists). A list is a where you save titles that you have selected. Once you have a list in your list manager, the list will be
there for you to review, modify, etc in the future.
Lists are also how you place an order. Once you have a list saved, select a list, then view the list. Then from inside list manager, select 'submit order' to review and place your order. |
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Be Posted? Forever. The only way lists go away is if you delete them. |
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| How Many Lists Can I Have? As many as you want. |
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| Before you get started creating a list, make sure you are signed in. If you are, proceed to quicksearch. If not, you will need to go to the login page. |
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| Okay, now that you are logged in, perform a search. On the searchresults screen, enter some quantities next to some titles you would like to save, then click 'add to new list'. Give your list a name and click 'go'. Congratulations, you now have a saved list! You can either add titles to the current list or start creating a new one the same way you created this one. |
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| Manipulating Your Lists: |
Once you have a list saved, you can view the list, print the list, delete the list, merge a list with another list, copy a list, create a price quote from the list, and place an order. You can do all of these from the list manager screen except creating a price quote and submitting an order. You will have to do those from the userlist page, or the page you see when you decide to view a list.
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To be able to place an order, you must be registered with Booksource.com, and also have an account associated with your login.
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