[Publib] Have ARC's been hit by the economy? (was Cataloging Advanced Reader Copy (ARC)

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On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 5:01 PM, Lise Chlebanowski <
lchlebanowski at avondale.org> wrote:

>  Have any of you noticed a decline in the number of Pre-pubs you're
> receiving? We used to get a box of about 15-20 titles every month (we
> circulate roughly 10,000 items a month). However, our most recent delivery
> was only about 8 titles. I use these copies as a buying tool and often buy a
> large percentage of the titles for our collection.
>
> Has anyone else noticed this? Are publishers cutting back? Is it a
> reflection of our frozen budget and the reduction in book buying we suffered
> through last fiscal year? Any thoughts?
>
> Lisë Chlebanowski
> Library Manager
> Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library
> 495 E. Western Ave.
> Avondale, AZ   85323
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> 623-333-0260 F
> lchlebanowski at avondale.org
>
> Now Reading on my Kindle: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (trying
> anyway)
> Now Reading: Bones in the Desert by Jana Bommersbach
> Now Listening: Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
>
>
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