Jobbers and Suppliers
Book jobbers buy books from the publishers to resell to school libraries at a discount. Advantages to using a jobber are that you create one order opposed to creating an order for each individual publisher. A disadvantage is that you do not always get everything you want, so you have to over-order.
Jobbers
Preferred by Carroll County School librarians for multimedia, books, and related information services to libraries and retailers. This is the required jobber for Howard County.
Specializes in prebinding children's books to withstand the handling at a school or public library.
Preferred by Frederick County School librarians as a wholesale distributor of educational materials.
Sells books and services to public libraries, public and private schools worldwide.
Offers libraries a broad range of print and digital products and complete library services.
Preferred by Carroll County School librarians for their excellent customer service, free shipping, custom collection analysis and reviews from professional journals.
Provides book binding and re-binding services to school and public libraries.
Book distributer with catalogs for high schools, juvenile fiction and nonfiction (K-6) and middle schools (6-8).
Preferred by Carroll County School librarians for providing books, Rigby Guided books, Read-at-Home backbacks and audiovisual materials such as Playaway Digital books, interactive ebooks and reading enrichment programs.
Suppliers
Reference products.
Preferred by Carroll County School librarians for supplies and furnishings.
Promotional supplies.
Library supplies and furniture.
Library supplies and furniture.
Library and school products.
School supplies. Currently contracted by FCPS.
Fixtures and displays.
School supplies and equipment.
Library supplies.
Library furniture and shelving.
Mobile storage and shelving systems.