Released on: June 20, 2008, 1:57 am

Press Release Author: Noel Griese

Industry:

Press Release Summary: Librarians from throughout the United States are invited to
attend the Great American Bargain Book Show at Atlanta's Cobb Galleria Centre free
of charge. At the August 1-2 show, they'll be able to buy four times as many books
as they would for the same money from traditional dealers.

Press Release Body:
Atlanta, Ga, June 20 2008 -- Here's good news for librarians looking to make their
book purchase dollars go further in a time when the national economy is contracting
and budgets are shrinking.
When the Great American Bargain Book Show (GABBS) comes to Atlanta's Cobb Galleria
Centre on August 1-2, librarians from around the country are invited to attend free.
Normal admission is $50.

The offer extends to librarians of all types - acquisition librarians, reference
librarians, school media specialists, college and university librarians, special
collections librarians and their supervisors.

Larry May, the show organizer, said the offer is a way to repay librarians for the
public service they provide in making books available to the public. "It's our way
of saying 'thanks' to the librarians for what they do," he said.

According to May, less than 10 percent of the books manufactured in the United
States get sold at full suggested retail price. The rest are discounted. Remainders
- the books that don't sell out at retail or discounted prices, books that are
usually in pristine condition - get sold for as little as 10 cents on the dollar at
shows like GABBS.

About 31 percent of all books published in the U.S. are remaindered or repulped.
That's down from about 40 percent a few years ago, due to more effective inventory
management by publishers.
The Great American Bargain Book Show caters to buyers who purchase 25 or more copies
of individual titles from dealers who specialize in remainders. Librarians and
school media specialists will have an opportunity at this year's GABBS to select
from some 50,000 titles - including past Caldecott and Newbery children's book award
winners and a wide selection of classics - for far less than retail. According to
May, they should easily be able to quadruple the number of books they could buy at
retail with the same dollars.

The Great American Bargain Book Show is one of the three largest remainder shows in
the United States, staged annually in time for retailers to buy inexpensive stock
for marketing during the holiday season. The show is organized by L.B. May &
Associates of Knoxville, Tenn. Further information at www.GABBS.net
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Contact:
Noel Griese
Anvil Publishers, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga
770-938-0289
ngriese@anvilpub.com
http://www.GABBS.net



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Contact Details: Noel Griese
Anvil Publishers, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga
770-938-0289
ngriese@anvilpub.com
http://www.GABBS.net