Local ‘bookies' open doors to special orders
Bookstores offer
service tailored
to campus yens
A book is a book is a book.
Right? Not if you’re shopping
around at the University Books
tore, home of textbooks and
tradebooks alike.
Most people accustomed to
University life are well acquainted
with textbooks, and while the
Bookstore offers these materials,
it also provides An extensive
tradebook market — books car
ried as regular items for general
consumption.
By JANE LEHMAN
Of the Emerald
The large portion of the
Bookstore’s second floor is de
voted to tradebooks. In fact, Tom
Chamblis, tradebook department
manager, claims the Bookstore is
second in the Pacific Northwest
only to the University of
Washington’s facilities in terms of
volume and selection.
The tradebook section pro
vides a variety of services to ac
commodate people in their
search for a particular book. All
the general reading books the
store carries are listed according
to author in files at the tradebook
counter. To locate a book, a per
son can first check this informa
tion to determine if the book is
available, whether it is hardback or
paperback and where it is
shelved.
If the book is listed, but not on
the shelf, it is out of stock. A per
son can then fill out a form re
questing a copy of the book.
When the order arrives from the
Photo by Kim Smith
Large volume, selection and special services are the University Bookstore 's main attractions.
publishers, the customer is
notified one week before the book
is displayed.
The department can also spe
cial order books for customers. A
listing of all books in print in the
country is available. As well as
naming the author and title, the
list provides and approximate
cost and estimate of how long de
livery will take.
Often, though, a student re
searching a paper will need a re
ference that is out of print. In this
case, the tradebooks department
will conduct a book search. To do
so, the prospective buyer fills out
a request form for the used book,
then the department places an ad
in the “Antiquarian Bookmen’s
Weekly,” a magazine going to
used bookstores throughout the
country involved in book
searches.
Upon response to the ad, the
Bookstore notifies the interested
party with information about the
condition of the book and any dis
tinguishing characteristics, such
as watermarked, burned or torn
pages. A price is also quoted to
the customer, including a 20 per
cent markup for the Bookstore to
cover costs. The customer then
can decide whether to order the
book.
According to Chamblis, student
tastes reflect the peculiarities of
the West Coast. Many popular
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East Coast titles, which constitute
the basis of many best-seller lists,
do poorly here. However, western
states have trends which are not
reflected in the East. Chamblis
cites the large success here of
Ernest Callenbach’s "Ecotopia,”
which relates the story of Oregon
and northern California seceding
from the United States, as an ex
ample.
Eugene also has a variety of
other bookstores which carry text,
trade and specialty books.
THE ID BOOKSTORE —
Located at 1340 Alder St., the Id
is the oldest independent books
tore in the area. It offers a ten per
cent student discount and carries
a wide variety of class textbooks.
It carries posters, records,
magazines and some used
books.
THE SMITH FAMILY
BOOKSTORE — Located at
1233 Alder St., (but soon moving
to a new location at 758 East 13th
Ave.), this bookstore carries a
large selection of used hardback
and paperback texts.
THE BOOK & TEA SHOP —
Located at 1646 East 19th Ave.,
the shop offers a selection of ti
tles as well as cards and
children’s books. The store can
also handle special orders.
MERLIN’S LTD — Located at
826 East 13th Ave., the store fea
tures art and gift books, cook
books, children’s books and gar
dening books. A reading garden
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and patio in the rear of the store is
an added feature.
CLIMAX BOOKSTORE —
Located at 60 West 13th Ave.,
this book store caters to the
"adult” reading community.
WALDEN BOOKSTORE —
Located in the Valley River
Center, this bookstore, along with
J.K. Gill's which is located two
stores down, carries a large
selection of trade hardback and
paperback books.
SON OF KOOBDOOGA —
Located close to campus at 651
East 13th Ave., this store (whose
name is "a good book" spelled
backward) carries books and
magazines dealing with art, social
sciences and politics.
EDELWEISS WINE CHALET
& IMPORTS — Located at 34
East 10th Ave., this store houses
a collection of unique foreign
cookbooks, as well as foreign lan
guage dictionaries and paper
RELIGIOUS ED RESOURCE
CENTER & BOOK SUPPLY —
Located at 6 West 17th Ave., this
store carries books on all Christ
ian faiths and has materials deal
ing with marriage counseling and
theology as well as posters,
stationery and gifts.
THE BOOK FAIR — Located
at 1409 Oak St., the Book Fair
has used books, fine art repro
ductions, repair, bookbinding and
book search services as well as
new books.
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