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Earlier this month, we launched our new database model. This was a very
big and complicated change to our system, and although it was successful
overall, we have experienced some technical issues. This isn’t unusual
with a project of this size, and many of them have now been resolved
or are in the process of being fixed right now. You can keep updated
on our progress in the Bookseller
Forums, updated daily. The changes that we are making now lay
the groundwork for some important enhancements that are coming soon,
such as HomeBase 3 and a Quantity field. We’ll keep you updated on
those projects here in the Bookseller Digest.
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Updating Your Contact Information
Buyers can view your contact information from your Abebooks homepage.
Students are very unique buyers that often require very specific books on a tight
timeline, and having up-to-date contact information can help them contact you
with their questions. [Learn More]
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to add tracking information after your order is shipped. Using a traceable
means of shipment reassures the buyer that the order has been shipped. Should
the order not arrive by the estimated delivery date, the buyer may initiate
a refund for the book. Tracking information prevents buyers from initiating
returns for the reason "Item Did Not Arrive.”
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Although Abebooks includes address information when we send you an order, it is important to understand that orders should not be shipped upon receipt of the order, but rather after you have processed the order and received confirmation that the credit card has been successfully charged.
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 Celebrate
Hispanic Heritage Month!
September is Hispanic Heritage Month and we will be celebrating on the
Abebooks en Español site with a special contest where visitors can enter
to win a selected collection of Spanish-language books.
Order
your free Abebooks en Español bookmarks to include in
your book packages this September! E-mail us at librerias@abebooks.com if
you are interested. [View Full Bookmark]
Abebooks
Holiday Collateral Available soon! – Give Us Your Feedback!
Abebooks
will again be providing free marketing collateral to our booksellers for
the busy holiday shopping season. Fill out the short survey HERE and tell us what you would like to see offered in support of our holiday campaign.
[Fill Out the Survey]
Upcoming Homepage Features
Get
your inventory ready and ensure your prices are competitive for our
upcoming homepage features & PR:
- Christian
Books
- Pop-Up Books
- Easton Press
- Rare Books:
Erotica
Are you a bookseller who specializes in Erotica? If so, let
us know if you be interested in writing a feature article for the
site.
If you have
items you would like included in any of these features, please submit them
to features@abebooks.com. (Items
must be listed on Abebooks. We cannot guarantee inclusion.)
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Book Care Q&A Contest Winner!
The Brodart Book Care Q&A was an informative success, with Brodart's
Bern Marcowitz tackling your tough questions.
Congratulations to our five winners: Whitchurch Books Ltd., Doss-Haus
Books, Front Page Books, Carnegie Hill Books, and Nautical Wheelers
Books & Gifts.
Bern gave
great advice on many book care and restoration topics. Here’s an
example from a query on cleaning leather bindings:
"...Surface
grime can be removed with a soft lintless cloth slightly dampened with
water, or saddle soap. One should first try to clean an inconspicuous
spot to be certain darkening will not occur..."
To read
more on this and many more tips, please view the entire Brodart
Book Care Q&A.
Roundtable
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