Most book stores get books one of two ways. First, they use one or more of the large distribution companies: Ingram, Baker and Taylor, etc. Second, they order directly from the publisher. All publishers mail catelogs to retailers (which can include museum stores) and some
actually send out sales people. Large chains like Barnes and Nobel may vary how much they purchase and send to stores from their corporate buyers and the amount of store level (cutomized to the local market) ordering they allow. Also, Follett, the largest operator of college
bookstores in the country, has recently begun to move into the museum store business.
Good luck
Greg Maynard
Program Director, Chattanooga Regional History Museum and
former Trade Book Manager
Jessica Callender wrote:
> Questions:
>
> When an ISBN number is given, the book goes into the Books in Print.
>
> How do bookstores order the book? Or do thety order the book automatically?
> Or does the book just sit in Books In Print? How do you get the book on the
> shelves?
>
> Thanks
> Jessica
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Trevor Reynolds" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 8:52 AM
> Subject: Re: ISBN Numbers etc.
>
> I realise I know far too much about ISBN numbers!
>
> ISBN numbers are (or should be) given to each separate binding and edition
> of a book (or book like product). If you have a book which is published in
> serveral volumes each volume should have a separate number (even if not sold
> singly) and there should be a number for the set as a whole.
>
> The ISBN consists of 4 parts:
> 1) The country/language code (e.g. 0 and 1 for most English Language
> countries). Language codes are administered by the international ISBN
> organisation.
> 2) The publisher's (not printer's) code (e.g. 00 for HarperCollins UK) --
> these are issued by national ISBN agencies (Bowker in the US; Whittaker's in
> the UK; for Italy see http://www.bibliografica.it)
> 3) The book number -- in the UK & US allocated by the publisher and notified
> to the national agency.
> 4) A check digit (which may be X), calculated in order to a complex rule,
> there in order to eleminate typing errors.
>
> It is possible for a book to have multiple ISBNs, for example a co-published
> book can be given an ISBN by each publisher. Distributors may also give
> their own ISBN to a book they distribute on behalf of someone else (this
> usually only happens where the publisher is in another country).
>
> When you've got a publisher prefix you can allocate numbers to items on your
> back catalogue without any problem (I know of one occasion where a publisher
> prefix was only issued after they had gone out of business and their back
> catalogue was taken over by another publisher).
>
> In order to get on to Amazon.com if you are outside the US you need to find
> yourself a US distributor. Many smaller specialist publishers will also act
> as distributors for overseas titles in their subject area. They will want
> to make a profit, but should include your books in their catalogues and
> marketing.
> As there is no Italian branch of Amazon, try BOL (www.it.bol.com).
>
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