I've noticed that in least a couple of instances, an ABA title has not
been immediately available via Amazon; it's possible that ABA
"embargoes" their availability via Amazon so that ABA is the exclusive
outlet for the title for a period of time. I can't say that this is a
matter of course, but certainly with a couple of titles in the past
year, I've found that while they were in stock at ABA, they were "not
yet released" at Amazon (the recent title on global climate change was
one that I know for sure was among them).
Tom Gaylord
Law Librarian
Chicago-Kent College of Law
________________________________
From: owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu [mailto:owner-law-lib@ucdavis.edu] On
Behalf Of Kendall F. Svengalis
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:30 AM
To: Janice Leichter
Cc: law-lib@ucdavis.edu
Subject: [LAW-LIB:54589] Re: ABA "Web Store" Library Discount Being
Discontinued
Janice, et al,
For those of you concerned about the loss of the ABA's 20% discount, I
suggest using amazon.com The vast majority of ABA monographs are
available there, most at hefty discounts, which range from 35-55%. The
"Used and new" option produces many new or virtually new copies. I have
excerpted 10 of the more than 20 ABA titles I plan to add in my 2008
Legal Information Buyer's Guide & Reference Manual. The entries below
show the new cost from ABA, the ABA member or Section discount, the
amazon.com cost, and the percentage discount by acquiring the title on
amazon.com.
I try to add the amazon.com cost to the cost line of most of my
treatise/monograph entries.
Moreover, amazon.com places strict guidelines on shipping costs, which
will never produces the nightmares Laura Orr describes.
Knowing this, you can then isolate the issue of whether you use enough
of the ABA package plan periodicals to warrant the plan's continuation.
Guide to HIPAA Security and the Law.
Cost: $79.95 ($69.95 to members; from $51.31 on amazon.com). 35%
Federal Banking Law and Regulation: a Handbook for Lawyers.
Cost: $85.95 ($55.95 to members; from $39.12 on amazon.com). 55%
Toxic Tort Litigation.
Cost: $149.95 ($129.95 to members; from $94.46 on amazon.com). 37%
Slusky, Ronald D. Invention Analysis and Claiming: A Patent Lawyer's
Guide.
Cost: $79.95 ($67.95 to members; from $50.00 on amazon.com). 37%
Siskind, Gregory H., Deborah McMurray, and Richard P. Klau. The Lawyer's
Guide to Marketing on the Internet. 3d ed.
Cost: $84.95 ($74.95 to members; from $49.58 on amazon.com). 41%
Sex-Based Harassment: Workplace Policies for the Legal Profession.
Cost: $34.95 ($29.95 to members; from $22.80 on amazon.com). 35%
Nonprofit Resources: a Companion to Nonprofit Governance. 2nd ed.
Cost: $19.95 ($17.95 to members; from $9.90 on amazon.com). 50%
MacDonagh, Catherine Alman and Beth Marie Cuzzone. The Law Firm
Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills.
Cost: $49.95 ($39.95 to members; $31.32 on amazon.com). 37%
MacCarthy, Terence. MacCarthy on Cross-Examination. Chicago: American
Bar Association, 2007. 1 vol. (221pp.).
Cost: $129.95 ($99.95 to members; from $81.87 on amazon.com). 37%
Kuhne, Cecil C. A Litigator's Guide to Expert Witnesses.
Cost: $84.95 ($68.95 to members; from $49.00 on amazon.com). 43%
Ken Svengalis
Rhode Island LawPress
204 Wyassup Road
N. Stonington, CT 06359
(860) 535-0362
rilawpress.com
On Tuesday, January 29, 2008, at 06:28 PM, Janice Leichter wrote:
Our library received the form letter yesterday, I think.
Such a deal!
The gist is that if you want to continue getting the 20%
discount you need to join the ABA Package Plan. For $819.00 you receive
ALL the ABA serial publications and you get Special Promos as well as
invoicing after the title is shipped. Anything you order is discounted
20%. Alternatively you order using the attorney's ID number. There's
more but I found it depressing.
Janice Leichter, Librarian
Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP
Minneapolis, MN 55402
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